Johanna
Williams
Johanna Williams
- Campus: Washington, DC
- Department: Clinical Psychology
- Institution: The Chicago School
- Address: 901 15th Street NW Washington, DC 20005
Biography
Dr. Williams earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Howard University in Washington, D.C. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She has over 17 years of clinical experience across college counseling, psychiatric, forensic, and private practice settings. Dr. Williams' area of expertise focuses on trauma stressor related disorders, ADHD, and health care disparities. Her orientation and training is in psychoanalytic-psychodynamic theory using a practitioner-scholar model. Dr. Williams joined the Clinical Psychology Department at The Chicago School, Washington, D.C. in 2022 as an adjunct professor to teach Family Systems and Psychodynamic Theory courses. In 2023, Dr. Williams became the Associate Director of Clinical Training. She's been recognized on public platforms such as PGCTV's Wake Up America and the Brooklyn Paper for her advocacy in social justice issues, professional presentations, and authorship.
Education History
Degree Institution Year Ph.D. Howard University , Washington, D.C. 2017 Pre-doctoral Internship Baylor University , Waco, TX 2016 M.A. Long Island University - Brooklyn , Brooklyn, N.C. 2011 B.S. Villa Julie College (Stevenson University) , Stevenson, M.D. 2009 Professional Memberships
Role Organization Member American Psychological Association Member Association of Black Psychologists Presentations
Title Location Date Preserving and revitalizing African ideology in a regressive education system Association of Black Psychologist 2025 "P.S. You're Cancelled! Signed, The Culture" Association of Black Psychologists Annual Convention 2019 Identities from the 4th: Exploring 4 unique aspects of the self to foster leadership engagement, cultural sensitivity, and academic success Baylor University 2017 Soup of Sup of Sup: Exploring Ethnic and Gender Base Dynamics within Triadic Peer Supervisory Relationships Baylor University 2017 Advocating for a social justice stance: Exploration of intersectional microaggressions, systemic microaggressions, and historical trauma National Multicultural Conference Summit 2015 Race and Gender as Factors in Access to Health Insurance and Utilization of Healthcare Service American Psychological Association Annual Conference (D.C.) 2014 "We want you!" the psychology of stop and frisk American Psychological Association Annual Conference (D.C.) 2014 Hoodies up: media and social justice highlighting the Trayvon Martin case Winter Rountable Conference, Columbia University (NY) 2014 The Psyche of Christopher Dorner Association of Black Psychologists Annual Convention (NOLA)) 2013 The silent treatment: therapeutic implications for African American caretakers of family members with Psychotic Disorders Winter Roundtable Conference, Columbia (NY) 2013 Areas of Expertise
Area Expertise Clinical Psychology / Mental Health ADD/ADHD Personality Disorders Diversity Cultural Issues Marriage & Family Couples Counseling PTSD/Trauma Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Licenses
Clinical Psychologist , Virginia Media Exposure
