{"id":2884,"date":"2026-01-04T12:45:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T12:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balancia.vamtam.com\/?page_id=2884"},"modified":"2026-01-04T12:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T12:45:19","slug":"emily-johnson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.webdudes.in\/nityagurukula.org\/therapists\/emily-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"Emily Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2884\" class=\"elementor elementor-2884\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-753c6a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"753c6a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-97219c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97219c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Welcome to Balancia Mental Health Counseling (MMHC), founded by Sara Parker, LMHC. We make high-quality mental health care more accessible across New York\u2014because your wellbeing matters.<br \/><br \/>Dr. Parker brings a rare depth and breadth of clinical experience, having served as Chief of an inpatient dual-diagnosis unit, lead attending psychiatrist in two psychiatric emergency departments, and Lead Physician of an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team before founding his private practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a799c8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1a799c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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H., &amp; Tatnell, R. (2025). Readiness assessments prior to gender-affirming medical care: The processes and perspectives of Australian healthcare practitioners. 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Australian Psychologist, 1\u201312. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/26895269.2025.2498750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Link here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a3fe565 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a3fe565\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-10867732 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"10867732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-6e5c7de3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e5c7de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Joint United Nations Programme on HIV\/AIDS (UNAIDS). 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