Author Biography

Lee Johnson(1954-) was born in WA, but relocated when two years
old to San Francisco, Ca. He was raised and influenced during the
cultural movement of the 1960s and 70s. His interest in psychology
developed out of a curiosity to understand the colorful street people of that
era. This resulted in receiving a Bachelor Degree in psychology from
San Francisco State University. He graduated from Fresno State University
with a Masters of Social Work with a psychiatric focus in 1978. He
published A Pilot Study of Personality Type Change that was a result of
thesis research in 1980. This began his counseling career that led to
becoming a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in 1981. This licensure
allowed him to conduct psychiatric therapy and marriage counseling
in a private practice setting.

He graduated from the Biofeedback Institute of Los Angeles and began
treating psychophysiological disorders on both an out and in-patient basis.
A transition to medical social work on cardiac and medical-surgical units
required conducted bereavement family counseling. This led to death and
dying counseling for a home health care hospice. He credits the hospice
experience for enlightening him to the end of life issues. After that, he
established a workers compensation private practice treating and advocating
for injured employees. He became an instructor/counselor for a diet clinic
advising on mental heath issues and eating. He established a stress reduction
and anxiety management program for the diet center. After relocating to
Arizona, he continued his practice of psychotherapy for hospitalized patients.  

Due to broad interests, Lee began to study business investments and became
a registered representative or stockbroker. Combining this with an insurance
license allowed him to offer annuities for 401k and 403b tax deferred
retirement plans. The accumulation of this diverse is evidenced in his current work for women.
  • California
  • JoinedAugust 24, 2014


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