Yolette Johnson

Yolette Johnson
Program Manager
Children’s Equity Project, Arizona State University

Yolette Johnson supports Dr. Evandra Catherine who conducts research to impact and transform policies surrounding early childhood education equity. Yolette is committed to the progression of mental health within marginalized communities through mindfulness practices and psychoeducation group counseling. She is certified in Heart-Centered Connections, an alternative to trauma informed care created by Dr. Niki Elliot of Laverne University. It promotes the healthy co-regulation of school grade educators and children through grounding, breath work, and body awareness. Yolette has served in the mental health space for ten years as an adolescent and adult counselor, receiving her BS in Psychology at University of Houston and her MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Grand Canyon University.

Currently, she is working towards her independent professional counseling licensure. Beyond emphasizing mental health, Yolette is active within her surrounding community. She is a steady volunteer at Heart and Soil People’s Garden in Phoenix, where she teaches and models farming for Black families to permeate and cultivate their own fresh food.