Brandi Johnson, MSSW, is a family therapist with the Adoption Support and Preservation program in the North East Tennessee region. Brandi graduated from East Tennessee State University in 2004, with a Bachelor's degree in Social Work. She received her Master's degree in Social Work from the University of Tennessee- Knoxville in 2006. Her professional experience includes working with children and adolescents in an acute inpatient setting, as well as providing therapy to a diverse population in an outpatient treatment facility. Brandi has experience facilitating groups with adolescent sex offenders, male batterers, non-offending parents, and teens in foster care. She also co-developed, implemented, and co-facilitated a peer support group for adolescent girls at University School in Johnson City, TN from 1996-1998. Before joining Harmony, Brandi most recently worked as the Continuum Clinical Coordinator at Florence Crittenton Agency in Knoxville. There she provided individual / family / group therapy and case-management services to adolescent girls in foster care. Brandi has an extensive history of volunteer work, including acting as a peer mediator with Teens Encouraging Anger Management (T.E.A.M.), working with Food Not Bombs to help feed the homeless, building houses with Habitat for Humanity, and participating in ETSU's Alternative Spring Break. Brandi resides in Jonesborough, TN, with her roommate and her dogs. She loves to travel, play board games, read, and laugh in her spare time, and she also plays a mean game of Rock Band!