Heather Johnson^MSW^Aspen Middle School Clinician

Heather was born and raised in Nebraska but has called Aspen home for the past 8 years. She began her journey in social work by recognizing a need for more supports for youth and families in the school system. She received her PreK-12 School Social Worker Certificate from Colorado State University in 2020.  From this experience, she knew that social work was her calling and began her Master’s degree.  She graduated the University of Denver with her Master’s degree in Social Work with a focus on clinical practice.

Heather has a passion and focus for working with youth and families. She enjoys providing individual and family therapy for youth and their caregivers and helping them navigate the stressors in their lives. Heather’s approach is trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and applied through a biopsychosocial lens. Her training includes CBT, TF-CBT, CAMS, and trained in integrated behavioral health. Working as a clinical social worker in a community mental health center also helped her understand the need for wraparound care and community support for families.  This experience ignited her desire to also look at systems level influences on families and the best ways in which to support the families in our community. 

In Heather’s free time she enjoys hiking, biking, cooking, and spending time with her husband.