Dr. Maria E. Johnson, MD

Dr. Maria E. Johnson is a board-certified psychiatrist with a deep commitment to helping patients who have struggled to find relief through conventional treatments. She founded Lightworker Ketamine Center with a singular vision: to create a healing space where science, compassion, and the innate capacity for human renewal come together.

Dr. Johnson completed her medical training and psychiatric residency with a focus on treatment-resistant mood disorders and the neurobiology of healing. Over the course of her career, she witnessed firsthand how many patients — despite trying medication after medication — continued to suffer. When the evidence for ketamine's rapid antidepressant effects became undeniable, she pursued advanced training in ketamine-assisted therapy and never looked back.

Dr. Johnson believes that healing is not simply the absence of symptoms — it is the rediscovery of the self that existed before illness took hold. She approaches every patient as a whole person, not a diagnosis. Her psychiatric background means she can evaluate the full complexity of your mental health history, coordinate with your existing treatment team, and design a protocol that is truly yours.

Outside the clinic, Dr. Johnson is a lifelong student of contemplative traditions, integrative medicine, and the science of consciousness. Her interest in the intersection of spirituality and psychiatry informs the warm, intentional atmosphere she has created at Lightworker — a place where patients feel seen, held, and genuinely cared for.