Get to Know Claudia Johnson

​​Claudia Johnson, MA, LMFT-S, CST, ABS, is a Latina Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, and an AAMFT-approved Clinical Supervisor. She currently serves as President-Elect of the Washington Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (WAMFT) and previously held the role of inaugural Chair of the Technology and Networking Committee. 

Claudia is the Owner and Clinical Director of the PNW Sex Therapy Collective, where she oversees clinical standards, therapeutic direction, and clinician development. Her leadership is grounded in systemic, intersectional, and sex-positive frameworks, with a strong emphasis on ethical care, relational accountability, and authenticity. She is deeply committed to cultivating clinicians who practice with integrity, cultural humility, and attunement to power, identity, and social context. 

In her clinical work, Claudia supports individuals and relationships in exploring, reclaiming, and redefining their sexual and relational narratives. Her approach centers pleasure, agency, and authenticity, particularly for clients navigating the complexities of culture, religion, and marginalized identities. 

Claudia earned her Master’s degree in Couple and Family Therapy, with a concentration in Sex Therapy, from Antioch University Seattle. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Human Sexuality at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and serves as adjunct faculty in the Couple and Family Therapy program at Antioch University Seattle. 

Her research focuses on the intersections of sexuality, religion, and culture, with particular attention to how gender and marginalized communities, especially within Latinx populations, experience, negotiate, and express sexual pleasure.