Counselor, communication innovator, trainer, curriculum developer, and author.
For over 30 years Julie L. Johnson successfully worked on several fronts applying groundbreaking techniques to:
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Teach individuals how to manage their states of mind
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Defuse inappropriate resistance
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End intimate partner abuse
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End rebound relationships
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Enhance relationships with self and others
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Teach parents how to foster their child's abilities and prepare them for the world
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Teach individuals techniques to navigate through life's detours and transitions
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Executive and staff coaching to bridge admin/employee "stuck" points
Johnson holds a Master of Arts Degree in Transformative Language Arts from Goddard College in Plainfield, VT, a Master of Science Degree in Psychology from Berne University in Wolfeboro, NH, and earned graduate credits in Art Therapy and Psychology from Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA. Ms. Johnson later became an Adjunct professor teaching Art Therapy/Methods and Theory and Art Therapy Studio at Seton Hill University. Johnson also taught Communication Skills and Social Psychology at various community colleges and technical schools.
As the clinical training director for the Domestic Abuse Counseling Center (DACC) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the largest batterer intervention program in western Pennsylvania, Johnson introduced metaphor, art therapy and the multi-sensory techniques to the agency with outstanding success.
After leaving DACC, Ms. Johnson developed The P.A.U.S.E. Program; writing curricula and developing psycho-educational programs blending Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with metaphor, art therapy and multi-sensory techniques.
The multi-dimensional P.A.U.S.E Program yielded completion rates well above the national average for batterer intervention programs. The P.A.U.S.E Program's tools and techniques have been used in the:
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Facilitation of over 130 training workshops for: counseling and rehabilitation centers, judges, probation departments, teachers, and students in both the U.S. and Canada on how to use metaphor and art therapy techniques to defuse resistance among highly resistant clients.
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Program development and facilitation for an adolescent alternative education program.
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Counseling of women and youth in victim-service programs.
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Training of counselors in order to decrease their no-show rates.
"With her innovative techniques, unique style, quick wit and seasoned expertise, Julie Johnson transforms abstract concepts into practical applications with notably effective results."
PUBLICATIONS...
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The P.A.U.S.E. Program training techniques were featured in RESPECT, a United Kingdom professional publication.
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Cited as an expert on domestic violence intervention techniques in Leading Groups in Corrections: Skills and Techniques, published by The American Correctional Association.
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Starting Points; A One-Woman Play
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The Healing Journal: A guide to journaling, childhood sexual abuse and recovery, published by The Menninger Foundation.
Dubbed The Queen of Metaphor, I have trained hundreds of clients, clinicians, and educators, etc., on how to rewire their programmed thinking by using a unique cognitive behavioral approach in tandem with metaphor, multi-sensory tools and art therapy techniques in order to stop problematic behaviors.
