Catherine Johnson, Psy.D., LP, LNHA
Locations
- Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, Long-term Care Facilities
Licensure
- Licensed Psychologist, LP
- Licensed Nursing Home Administrator, LNHA
Services Offered
- Individual, family, and group counseling and psychotherapy for older adults residing in long-term care facilities and in the community.
- Diagnostic assessment and psychological testing for older adults.
- Health care consultation, training and program development: overall mental-health program development, dementia care, life-enrichment programs.
- Teach curriculum in the field of aging and psychology: continuing education units and undergraduate/graduate level students
- Dementia: detection, diagnosis, patient/family treatment and support
- Dementia and behavioral management
- Clinical applications of reminiscence and life review
- Depression in Long-Term care
- The myths and realities of aging
- Models for mental-health services delivery in long-term care settings.
- Gerotranscendence
- Professional writing: grant proposals, educational curriculum, best-practice manuals, program evaluation and articles related to older adult mental-health
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
As a seasoned health-care professional and licensed long-term care administrator, I strive to support the mental-health development of older adults through the creation of a therapeutic milieu. This involves creating a healing environment for the older adult by creating a positive, and creative problem-solving work-life environment for employees and family caregivers.
Educational Background
- Doctorate in Psychology, University of St. Thomas, 2005
- Master’s Degree in Psychology, St. Mary’s University, 2000
- Nursing Home Administrator Licensure, University of Minnesota, 1988
- Bachelor’s of Art in Psychology and Sociology, St Cloud State University, 1973
- Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, Intensive Training, 2006