Sonja Kubota Johansson, PsyD

Dr. Johansson is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at Dynamic Psychotherapy. She is also the Global Wellness Counselor at New York University (NYU) in Washington, D.C., and teaches therapeutic yoga in both private and group capacities in the tri-state area. Dr. Johansson completed her undergraduate degree at NYU, where she studied Studio Art. She received her Doctorate of Psychology from The George Washington University, completed her clinical internship at Stanford University, and a post-doctoral fellowship at Georgetown University. She was awarded the 2017 Multicultural Concerns Scholarship by the American Psychological Association’s Division 39, and is a graduate of fellowship programs at the Washington Center for Psychoanalysis (‘16), Contemporary Freudian Society (‘17), and Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis (‘17).

Dr. Johansson specializes in working with adults from various backgrounds who are struggling with relationship conflicts, identity formation, and exposure to trauma. She uses behavioral approaches to help reduce active symptoms, while promoting insight through insight-oriented, exploratory processing. Dr. Johansson utilizes a holistic approach to therapy and is especially interested in the mind-body connection as it relates to an individual’s suffering. Additional areas of practice include neuropsychological and psychodiagnostic assessment, as well as couples and group counseling.