About Juanita

Juanita Johnson, M.A., C.T. is a retired mental-health counselor, grief therapist, and school-crisis educator. She has been facilitating small groups for over forty years.

Juanita holds a Bachelor of Arts from Empire State College. She earned a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling from the Norwich University at Vermont College, where she specialized in Life Transitions and Rituals.

Juanita is certified as a grief counselor and death educator by the Association of Death Education and Counselors.

She has been the featured speaker for numerous keynotes and conferences, and was honored with a Silver Apple Award for her highly acclaimed "Inner Views of Grief" video.

She also served as a national Trainer-of-Trainers for Active Parenting.

Juanita was a highly requested instructor at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Duke University, where she was awarded a certificate for teaching 25 courses. 

Juanita is an avid gardener, reader, and lifelong learner. 

She lives in beautiful Durham, North Carolina.

Read a profile of Juanita from OLLI.