Pia Johnson is owner and founder of Transformation Counseling Services as well as a Licensed Master Social Worker with a concentration in clinical social work. She graduated with a BA in Psychology from SUNY Empire State College and an MSW from Hunter College School of Social Work. Pia brings many years of public service and nonprofit experience from a variety of clinical settings. She has worked with individuals diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness, substance use disorders, LGBTQ populations, depression, anxiety couples and individuals with chronic medical illness for 20 years. She works from a blended theory’s approach with emphasis on a strength based and client focused perspective to provide support and foster healthy therapeutic relationships.