Johanna Koenig, LCSW-C

Johanna Koenig, LCSW-C attained her Master’s Degree from the University of Maryland School of Social Work, graduating in the top 10% of her class. Johanna is a certified Yoga Instructor (RYT-200) and brings a perspective of mindfulness to her practice with adolescents to help cope with anxiety and depression. Over the last four years of providing over 3500 hours of direct patient care, Johanna has specialized in implementing a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach in working with adolescents and young adults. Johanna is also trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). CPT is a manualized, highly-structured treatment that is a particularly useful evidence-based treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms in adolescents and adults. Johanna has recently completed a course in Polyvagal Theory and its implications in treating trauma. Polyvagal Theory explores the connection between the autonomic nervous system’s communication to the vagus nerve and how this impacts the presentation of psychological symptoms and inner narratives about traumatic experiences and anxiety. Prior to her work at Kentlands, Johanna has worked with at-risk youths, adolescents, adults, and their families in an intensive outpatient setting, focusing on a wide variety of disorders including ADHD/ADD, drug usage disorders, depression, and anxiety. Johanna completed 55 hours of crisis intervention and suicide intervention from the American Association of Suicidology and has worked at the Mental Health Association of Montgomery County as a crisis counselor, serving the Youth Crisis Hotline and National Suicide Prevention Hotline. She has a passion for working with young adults and adolescents in particular, as she is inspired by their openness and zest for progress. Johanna is a dual citizen, having lived in the US and Europe, and brings an international perspective to her practice. She is fluent in English and German.