ALISON JOHNSON, PSYD, M.DIV

Associate Director

Licensed Psychologist #3292​

PSYPACT Certified

Specializations and Expertise: 

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• Adult (individual) therapy; child and adolescent therapy; family therapy; couple therapy; group therapy (Adult Alcohol and Drug Recovery Groups, "Roaring Twenties" Young Adult Psychotherapy Group)

• Drug and alcohol abuse and addiction; problem gambling; codependency; eating disorders; QuitSmart smoking-cessation program; grief and loss; anxiety; depression; women's issues; general adult issues; self-esteem issues; adoption issues

• Psychodynamic therapy; object relations therapy

• Spiritually informed Psychotherapy

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Co-founder, Formerly Managing Director, and now Associate Director of SPS, Dr. Johnson has been a psychologist for more than 30 years. She specializes in a broad range of addictions and mental health issues, and she counsels individuals, couples, families, and groups of all ages. Intensely driven to help others on their journeys, Dr. Johnson combines empathy, creativity, and a playful sense of humor. She gives on-site trainings to schools and community organizations in her areas of expertise.

Having recently completed her Masters in Divinity at Drew Theological School, Dr. Johnson is interested in developing a non-profit Mental Health Ministry in Summit, to serve families and individuals from lower income families in the community.  

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Education: 

PsyD in Clinical Psychology, Pepperdine University

MA in Psychology, Edinburgh University (Scotland)

Masters in Divinity, Drew Theological School, New Jersey

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Professional Association Memberships: 

New Jersey Psychological Association

American Psychological Association​

Contact: 

(908) 273-5558 ext 112

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“After the challenges and transformations in my own life, I have a personal commitment to helping kids in the difficult preteen and teen years, and to helping people recovery from addiction. I believe a therapist can only take their clients as far as they have gone themselves, which makes my growth and personal development one of my highest priorities.  I am now embarking in a new direction in my career by integrating my spiritual recovery and education.  Going forward Psychotherapy will not longer be just my vocation, but now represents a response to a calling"