Brandi Pritchett-Johnson

Dr. Pritchett-Johnson is a generalist mental health clinician providing individual, group, and crisis interventions for the full student body. Her roles far exceed providing direct therapeutic care but extend to include teaching and training and/or supervising master's and doctoral level counselors utilizing a social justice framework. Dr. Pritchett-Johnson simultaneously serves as the executive director of a Michigan based organization, Future 4 Teens (F4T). Dr. Pritchett-Johnson received her undergraduate degree from Clark Atlanta University before receiving her master's and doctorate in counseling psychology from Western Michigan University. She is the wife of Mr. Joe Johnson and the mother to son "Baby Joe".

Current Work:

Dr. Pritchett-Johnson's applied work experience has nurtured research interests and will focus on strengthening a social justice framework in the provision and training of clinical services in the field of psychology. Most specifically, Dr. Pritchett-Johnson is focusing on integrating a social justice frame in pre-doctoral training through her Diversity Process Series model at University of Florida. Secondly, she is working on culturally responsive modalities of group therapy and utilization of outreach as one social justice framework to help seeking amongst underrepresented populations. 

Dr. Pritchett-Johnson also intends to expand upon her dissertation research entitled, African American Experiences of Race Relations in the Supervision Dyad, as well as nurture interests investigating outreach as a social justice intervention to meet ever increasing counseling center clinical demand challenges. Her future endeavors will include further exploration into the psycho-social costs of racism to counselors and possibly scale development in the realm of socio-emotional development within community based organizations.

Research Area(s):

• Counselor Education
• Counseling Psychology