For over 20 years, she has provided individual, marital, and group therapy to adults struggling with depression, grief, anxiety, trauma, self-esteem issues, daily conflicts, and cancer. Dr. Johannessen has presented locally and in Canada on the following subjects: Relational Cultural Theory-Cancer Groups for Couples; Women and Competition; Marital Therapy; Women's Self-Esteem. She is an alumni of the Practitioners Program at the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute, Wellesley College."