Susan M. Johnson LCSW

Sue Johnson is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) who comes to PeaceHealth from Middle Park Health in Colorado where she was a Behavioral Health Navigator. Sue’s experience includes working with patients in a variety of settings including outpatient mental health, primary care, emergency departments, correctional facilities, assisted living facilities, among other community-based sites. Sue is particularly skilled in supporting patients with depression, anxiety, suicide prevention, grief and trauma care. Sue has extensive experience working with communities after community-wide trauma like the pandemic or a widespread fire. Sue’s practice modalities include motivational interviewing, mindfulness, solution-focused therapy, crisis intervention, collaborative assessment and management of suicidality, somatic experiencing and psychoeducation. Sue is team-focused and adept in working collaboratively with mental health, medical and community partners. Sue shared, “Behavioral health care can be stigmatizing, but all of us deserve to have the same support for our behavioral health as we do our physical health. When I was younger, I struggled with finding kind and helpful mental health support when I needed it. I joined this profession to be able to provide non-judgmental supportive care for my community.” Sue earned her Master of Social Work from University of Denver-Glenwood Springs. She holds a Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering and a Bachelor of Arts in history both from the University of Texas at Austin. When outside of the clinical setting, Sue enjoys hiking, kayaking, reading, roller skating and hanging out with her kids.

• University of Texas at Austin
  Degree: Bachelor of Arts (BA)
• University of Denver Graduate
  Degree: Master of Social Work (MSW)

• Aetna
• Cigna Behavioral Health
• Community Health Plan of Washington
• Coordinated Care Washington
• First Choice Health Network
• Health Net Federal Services
• Humana
• Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington
• Medicaid Washington
• Medicare
• Molina Healthcare
• Multiplan Network
• Optum Behavioral Health
• Pacific Medical Centers
• Premera Blue Cross
• Regence - Oregon & Washington
• TriWest Healthcare Alliance