Johana Carrillo, M.Ed

Johana specializes in substance abuse, trauma, and depression. Her work experience started at a substance abuse and mental health treatment center working with veterans, active military clients, and first responders. Johana also has experience working with a variety of domestic and interpersonal dynamics. Her clientele includes individuals, couples, and families. Johana also offers therapy in Spanish.

Johana graduated with her B.A. in Psychology from the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University. Her honors thesis was on the effects of mindfulness on free recall memory on positive, negative, and neutral stimuli. Additionally, her undergraduate research project was on the effects of acute stress on working memory. Johana then went on to complete her Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Florida Atlantic University. During her Master’s program, Johana was trained in Adlerian Therapy - a holistic approach that views individuals with relation to their social contexts and personal values. Johana does not believe that there is a “one size fits all” counseling approach. Therefore, she integrates different therapeutic approaches tailored to each individual's needs. These therapy approaches include Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP), and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT).

Johana shares her own personal journey with trauma and believes that individuals have the responsibility of healing not only one's trauma for oneself but also to break the intergenerational trauma passed on for those that come after us. Johana grew up in a country that experienced the longest-running civil war, and the enormous casualties of war included depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Through this experience, she learned that individuals are immensely resilient. Her goal in counseling others is to bring awareness to individuals who have experienced trauma or any other stressful event(s) in their life. Johana's message to her clients is that, although our past is important and can makes things probable, it does not determine what will happen for the rest of our lives.