Systemic Oppression and Depression in Black Women: A Study and Pastoral Way Forward

Rochelle Johnson is a womanist theologian whose research centers on Black women of faith living with clinical depression and practical approaches to pastoral care. She is also a licensed clinical social worker with a private practice in Chicago. Her primary passions include teaching, parish work, and mental health. Johnson has extensive clinical social work experience in the Chicago area, including work at community mental health centers, churches, hospitals, and public schools. In addition to her theological degrees, she holds a certification from the Center of Religion and Psychotherapy. She is an ordained reverend in the United Church of Christ and holds a PhD from Garrett Theological Seminary's Pastoral Theology, Personality, and Culture program. She serves as the Emotional Well-Being Consultant for Advocate Health, Midwest Region, offering her expertise to clergy and congregations. Johnson lives in Matteson, Illinois.