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Laura L.C. Johnson’s Bio

By Laura L.C. Johnson on January 1, 2007 – 12:00 pm No Comment

Laura L.C. Johnson

Laura L.C. Johnson, MBA, MA, is working toward licensure as a marriage and family therapist in California. Visit www.lauralcjohnson.com. Laura practices a positive therapy approach to help her clients learn skills to build positive emotions, optimism and resilience while decreasing unhelpful thinking, behaviors and emotions. Laura is a marriage and family therapist intern #58081 under the supervision of Terryann Sanders, LMFT #41760, in a private practice focusing on eating, mood and anxiety disorders. Laura also works with a variety of child and family issues at Kaiser Permanente in San Jose, CA.

Laura received her MA degree in Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University, with an emphasis in health psychology including positive psychology and mindfulness. Laura also has an MBA from Columbia Business School with over 16 years of organizational experience leading marketing and corporate philanthropy initiatives at Fortune 500 companies in the high tech, financial services and travel industries. Bringing together her psychology and business experience, Laura has a special interest in positive therapy for women in business and their families.

Laura is passionate about integrating the science of positive psychology with the psychotherapy and counseling experience.

Laura writes on the 25th of every month, and her past articles appear here.

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