Jaclyn Johnson

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) & Mindfulness Practitioner

Hello! My name is Jaclyn. I am a mother of three, a Marriage and Family Therapist, a certified Mindful Schools Educator, and an author of a children's mindfulness book, Eagle Eyes. For the past 17 years, I’ve provided therapeutic services to youth and families in a variety of settings—including residential treatment centers, the foster care system and reunification services, in-home support, and private practice. Over the last decade, my focus has been on school-based mental health, where I’ve had the opportunity to educate teachers and caregivers on mental wellness and offer practical tools to help youth regulate their bodies and emotions.

After recognizing the benefits of teaching mindfulness lessons in classrooms and parents’ circles, I created the Mindful Trail Blog as a space to share research-based tools, creative wellness ideas, and accessible mental health insights for parents, teachers, and youth. Additionally, I wrote and published a children’s mindfulness book! Eagle Eyes: Mindful Trail Book series is part 1 of a book series for kids, offering one lesson per book. The hope is to share simple, playful mindfulness practices that can grow with continued use. My book aims to support caregivers, educators and clinicians in nurturing mindful, socially, and emotionally aware children.

My family and I were won over by the Pacific Northwest in 2022 and have fully appreciated the gorgeous outdoor landscape ever since. I have incorporated the spirited beauty of this area into my mindfulness lesson for the reader to enjoy.