Dr. Monica Johnson

02/09/2026

“Emotional safety is a basic human need and an essential building block for all healthy human relationships.”

“Emotional safety is the visceral feeling of being accepted and embraced for who you truly are and what you feel and need.”

- Helene Brenner, Ph.D., and Larry Letich, LCSW-C (Psychology Today)

02/06/2026

In collaboration with Understood.org, Dr. Monica explains why crushes can feel so intense in part 1/4 of her ADHD and Dating series.

02/04/2026

Grief is a natural and normal response to loss. It is a complex and multifaceted experience that can affect individuals emotionally, cognitively, physically, and behaviorally. So how do you make it through after a loved one dies?

Dr. Therese Rando is a psychologist and grief specialist who developed what is called the Six R’s of Grief. Her process of mourning is a model for understanding the grieving process and helping individuals cope with the emotions and experiences associated with loss. Her model emphasizes the importance of actively engaging in the mourning process and offers a framework for understanding the complex and often unpredictable nature of grief. Rando’s process of mourning includes six stages. Let’s take a look at each stage and how to carry on while experiencing grief.

02/02/2026

Individuals with ADHD can encounter several issues that impact intimacy in relationships, such as limerence, rejection-sensitive dysphoria, inattention, and impulsivity. Here are some ways to navigate intimacy in relationships when you have ADHD:

01/30/2026

In collaboration with Understood.org, Dr. Monica explains how to reduce ADHD related workplace stress.

01/27/2026

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01/27/2026

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Routines aren’t about perfection. They’re about keeping the peace and developing a sense of stability. In this episode, Dr. J explains why traditional routin...

01/26/2026

Recovering from burnout can be extremely taxing, especially when you don't have access to certain resources. Here are some ways you can recover from burnout when you don't have the money for activities/excursions and/or cannot take time off from work/school:

1. Accumulate Positive Experiences
2. Journal
3. Seek professional help via school-based services or employee assistance programs
4. Practice small acts of self-care
5. Practice the PLEASE skill
6. Lean on your supports
7. As a last resort: Consider other occupational options and/or transition to something less taxing.

01/23/2026

In collaboration with Understood.org, Dr. Monica explains how caffeine can impact ADHD, particularly in women.

01/21/2026

Did you know: Dr. Monica Johnson, founder of Kind Mind Psychology and co-author of Addressing Race-based Stress in Therapy with Black Clients, has adapted Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) techniques to address relevant cultural issues impacting mental health, such as race-based stress.

If you're looking to receive culturally competent care, book with one of our therapists by clicking on the link in bio! If you're a therapist looking to expand your skills in providing care with cultural humility, then consider purchasing: Addressing Race-based Stress in Therapy with Black Clients by Monica M. Johnson, Psy.D, and Michelle L. Melton, Psy.D. Available on Routledge.com and Amazon.com!

01/19/2026

"Courage is an inner resolution to go forward in spite of obstacles and frightening situations; cowardice is a submissive surrender to circumstance. Courage breeds creative self-affirmation; cowardice produces destructive self-abnegation. Courage faces fear and thereby masters it; cowardice represses fear and is thereby mastered by it. Courageous men never lose the zest for living even though their life situation is zestless; cowardly men, overwhelmed by the uncertainties of life, lose the will to live. We must constantly build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear."

— Strength to Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings, by Martin Luther King Jr

01/17/2026

In collaboration with Understood.org. Dr. Monica explains how to age with ADHD.