Sue Johnston, BA, MSW, LICSW, has practiced as a psychotherapist for over 30 years, specializing in the treatment of stress disorders, psychological trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout. She provides stress/traumatic stress consultation and intervention services to hospitals, emergency service departments (police, fire and EMS) and nonprofit organizations. For seven years, she was the Clinical Director of the Metro Critical Incident Stress Management Team, and, in that capacity, coordinated interventions for the first responders to the 35W bridge collapse. She is a national trainer for the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation. Sue also has special expertise in cross-cultural mental health: She has provided training and consultation for refugee resettlement agencies and refugee community-based organizations in the Twin Cities and served a mission with Doctors Without Borders in Myanmar (Burma).
