Ryan Johnson has a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Houston and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Texas. He is a licensed clinical social worker supervisor and a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor. Ryan has been in practice for over a decade and has worked in a variety of clinical settings. Before joining J. Flowers, he spent seven years as a Behavioral Health Consultant at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). He has also worked in crisis response teams, inpatient psychiatric hospitals, outpatient substance use treatment, and as a health educator. In addition, he has years of experience in private practice therapy.
Ryan is trained in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). Ryan has spent much of his career working with LGBTQ+ populations and those with chronic health conditions. His special areas of interest are crisis intervention, substance use, anxiety disorders, and mood disorders.
In his free time, Ryan enjoys gardening, spending time with family and animals, travel, and all things Italian.
