Imani Johnson

Imani Johnson, MSW, LCSW, earned her bachelor’s degrees in psychology and in French and francophone studies at Columbia University in 2015. She spent the next two years working as a case planner for Family Foster Care in the Bronx to assist families in achieving permanency. She later pursued her MSW at Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, focusing on clinical practice with individuals, families, and groups. After obtaining her MSW in 2019, Imani began providing family therapy at a nonprofit organization in Durham, where she used several evidence-based models, including parent-child interaction therapy and attachment and biobehavioral catch-up. She also worked as a mental health provider at a group psychotherapy practice in Raleigh that provided treatment to adults. Imani’s current research interest involves interventions related to child welfare, including those that support reunification with the family of origin when possible. Professor of the practice Allison Metz will serve as Imani’s research mentor.