Sorrel Johnson, Psy.D.
Psychologist. Postdoctoral Fellow.
Approach & Availability
Clinical Focus:
Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Grief, Life Transitions, Identity and LGBTQ+ concerns.
Modality:
In Person, Telehealth
Languages:
English
Insurance:
Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Curative, Oscar, UnitedHealthcare
Age Groups:
Adults
Availability Across States:
No
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About
Dr. Sorrel Johnson is a psychologist who provides individual therapy in English for adults, in person in Houston and online across Texas. Her clinical background spans university counseling, outpatient care for children and families, and a state psychiatric hospital, with experience in both brief and long-term care.
Her work is grounded in a relational and psychodynamic orientation and informed by psychoanalytic thinking, attentive to the patterns that repeat in a person's life. She has spent years studying what actually happens between therapist and patient over the course of a therapy, and that research shapes how she listens. Where clinically indicated, she draws on more structured techniques, like cognitive behavioral and acceptance-based approaches, to work with symptoms more directly.
Dr. Johnson is also trained in psychological assessment and has conducted diagnostic evaluations with children and adults. Much of her training has been with adults and young adults, though she has worked across the lifespan and in settings where crisis and long-standing mental illness are part of ordinary clinical life. She has experience in providing LGBTQ+-affirming therapy, including group work with LGBTQ+ college students. Dr. Johnson also remains attentive to how culture, identity, and social position shape how a person feels and how they present themselves to the world.
Her focus areas include anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, and life transitions that unsettle a person's sense of who they are.
Strongest Fit
Adults and young adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, or difficulty in relationships;
LGBTQ+ adults and young adults seeking affirming therapy;
People who want longer-term, exploratory work rather than symptom management alone;
Patients with complex presentations, including those whose diagnosis has shifted across previous providers.
Training & Background
Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology, dual-orientation training in psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral approaches;
Training across outpatient and inpatient treatment facilities; trained in psychological assessment;
Training in LGBTQ-affirming and culturally responsive care;
Postdoctoral Fellow, supervised by Dr. Adriane Barroso.
Empty Chairs and Open Wounds: Comparing Three Expert Therapists' Approaches to Grief Across Theoretical Orientations.
2026, Practice Innovations.
Grief, Emotional Expression, and Crying: Navigating the Use of Technique Related to Loss and Emotional Expression in Psychotherapy.
2025. Panel presented at the Society for Psychotherapy Research Annual Meeting, Poland.
Selected Publications and Presentations
A sample of this clinician's published research, clinical writing, and presentations.
Sorrel Johnson, Psy.D. provides individual therapy for adults in Houston and across Texas via telehealth. Her work focuses on anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, life transitions, and LGBTQ+-affirming care, from a relational and psychodynamic orientation. Sessions are offered in English, in person and via telehealth. Postdoctoral Fellow, supervised by Dr. Adriane Barroso (License: TX 37992). To verify a license, click here.