{"formatVersion":"1.1","id":"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/rychel-johnson","path":"/people/rychel-johnson","url":"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/rychel-johnson","title":"Rychel Johnson, LCPC","family":"People profile","description":"Rychel Johnson is a licensed professional counselor and medical reviewer with a Master's Degree in Psychology from The University of Kansas.","language":"en-US","access":{"audience":"public","indexable":true},"provenance":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/rychel-johnson","wordpressId":"2332","contentCompleteness":"complete","dateScope":"original-source"},"authors":[],"dates":{"datePublished":"2023-12-19T15:02:35Z","dateModified":"2025-10-11T03:26:15Z"},"content":{"html":"<nav class=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people\">People</a></li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">Rychel Johnson</span></li></ol></nav><div class=\"people-profile\" data-profile-template=\"person\" data-default-profile-view=\"contributions\"><header class=\"person-header\"><div class=\"person-overview\"><div class=\"person-identity\"><h1>Rychel Johnson, LCPC</h1><p class=\"person-role\">Medical Reviewer</p><p class=\"person-credentials\"><span class=\"person-credential-group\" data-credential-kind=\"licenses\">LCPC</span></p></div></div><img class=\"person-avatar\" src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/optimized/9f1bc9f9a0438af8e19c05bb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" decoding=\"async\"></header><p class=\"person-summary\">Rychel Johnson is a licensed professional counselor and medical reviewer with a Master's Degree in Psychology from The University of Kansas.</p><nav class=\"person-nav person-actions\" aria-label=\"Person profile\" role=\"tablist\"><a id=\"tab-about\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/rychel-johnson#about\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"about\" aria-selected=\"true\">About</a><a id=\"tab-contributions\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/rychel-johnson#contributions\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"contributions\" aria-selected=\"false\">Contributions</a></nav><div class=\"person-body\"><div class=\"person-content\"><div class=\"person-main\"><section id=\"about\" class=\"person-panel person-view\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-about\" tabindex=\"0\"><p>Rychel Johnson is a member of the Medical Affairs team, serving as a dedicated medical reviewer. As a licensed clinical professional counselor, Rychel brings specialized expertise in anxiety treatment and social skills development to her writing. Her academic achievements include a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology from The University of Kansas and a Bachelor of General Studies with a focus on Psychology and Behavioral Sciences.</p>\n<p></p><section><h2 id=\"education\">Education</h2><p><span>The University of Kansas<br>Master's Degree, Counseling Psychology <br>2008 - 2010<br><br>The University of Kansas<br>Bachelor of General Studies (BSc), Psychology; Behavioral Sciences <br>2005 - 2007</span></p></section><section class=\"person-regional-communities\" aria-labelledby=\"local-communities\"><h2 id=\"local-communities\">Local Communities</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/local/kansas\">Kansas</a></li></ul></section><section class=\"person-related-communities\" id=\"topic-communities\" aria-labelledby=\"topic-communities-heading\"><h2 id=\"topic-communities-heading\">Topic Communities</h2><div class=\"person-community-links\"><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/community/anxiety\">Anxiety</a></div></section><section data-reference-list=\"\" data-reference-style=\"author-date-title-source\" class=\"article-sources\"><h2 id=\"references\">References</h2><ol><li id=\"breeze-wellbeing\" value=\"1\" data-reference-number=\"1\" data-reference-format=\"393\"><em class=\"reference-title\">Rychel Johnson.</em> (n.d.). Breeze Wellbeing. <a href=\"https://breeze-wellbeing.com/editors/rychel-johnson/?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=libra&amp;utm_content=external_resource&amp;utm_id=site-people-rychel-johnson&amp;utm_source=mentalhealth.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" class=\"reference-source\">breeze-wellbeing.com</a>. Accessed October 10 2026.</li><li id=\"private-practice-website\" value=\"2\" data-reference-number=\"2\" data-reference-format=\"393\"><em class=\"reference-title\">Rychel Johnson.</em> (n.d.). Private Practice Website. <a href=\"https://rycheljohnson.com/?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=libra&amp;utm_content=external_resource&amp;utm_id=site-people-rychel-johnson&amp;utm_source=mentalhealth.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" class=\"reference-source\">rycheljohnson.com</a>. Accessed October 10 2026.</li></ol></section><div class=\"person-credential-details\"><div><h3>Professional licenses and registrations</h3><p>LCPC</p></div></div></section><section id=\"contributions\" class=\"person-panel person-contributions person-view\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-contributions\" tabindex=\"0\"><h2>Contributions</h2><div class=\"person-contribution-list\"><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-editorial-contribution data-contribution-category=\"Library\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/library/borderline-personality-disorder-favorite-person\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/optimized/4b5c225def75aaa48b21a816.webp\" alt=\"A man takes a quiet pause on a sofa at home.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"/assets/responsive/69e3a5fe473bd97878875392.webp 800w, /assets/optimized/4b5c225def75aaa48b21a816.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1200px\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Medically reviewed</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>Borderline Personality Disorder 'Favorite Person'</h3><p>People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) often have intense feelings of affection towards a particular person, known as a 'favorite person'.</p></div></a></div></article></div><button class=\"person-secondary person-more\" type=\"button\" data-contribution-more=\"\" aria-expanded=\"false\" hidden=\"\">Show all contributions</button><p class=\"person-contribution-count\" role=\"status\" data-contribution-count=\"\">1 contributions</p></section></div></div></div></div>","text":"Home People Rychel Johnson Rychel Johnson, LCPC Medical Reviewer LCPC Rychel Johnson is a licensed professional counselor and medical reviewer with a Master's Degree in Psychology from The University of Kansas. AboutContributions Rychel Johnson is a member of the Medical Affairs team, serving as a dedicated medical reviewer. As a licensed clinical professional counselor, Rychel brings specialized expertise in anxiety treatment and social skills development to her writing. Her academic achievements include a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology from The University of Kansas and a Bachelor of General Studies with a focus on Psychology and Behavioral Sciences. Education The University of Kansas Master's Degree, Counseling Psychology 2008 - 2010 The University of Kansas Bachelor of General Studies (BSc), Psychology; Behavioral Sciences 2005 - 2007 Local Communities Kansas Topic Communities Anxiety References Rychel Johnson. (n.d.). Breeze Wellbeing. breeze-wellbeing.com. Accessed October 10 2026. Rychel Johnson. (n.d.). Private Practice Website. rycheljohnson.com. Accessed October 10 2026. Professional licenses and registrations LCPC Contributions Medically reviewedBorderline Personality Disorder 'Favorite Person' People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) often have intense feelings of affection towards a particular person, known as a 'favorite person'. 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