Dr. Jonathan Lassiter

Raised in Augusta, Georgia, in a family of low socioeconomic status, Dr. Jonathan Lassiter learned early what resilience demands. Born with Sickle Cell Anemia, he turned lived experience into professional purpose, earning his PhD in clinical psychology in 2014 from the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University-San Francisco, where he specialized in clinical health psychology. His doctoral internship at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center sharpened his focus on primary care psychology and trauma therapies.

After graduation, an NIH-funded postdoctoral fellowship from 2014 to 2016 at The Center for HIV Educational Studies & Training at Hunter College built his expertise in HIV care, substance use treatment, research design, and statistical analysis. He later served as Visiting Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California, San Francisco, and held tenure-track posts at two US-based universities.

Today he is Founder, Owner, and Chief Psychology Officer of Lassiter Health Initiatives, a boutique psychotherapy and wellness practice, and Artistic Associate at The Black Acting Methods Studio. Licensed in New York, New Jersey, and 42 other PSYPACT states, he brings over 15 years of clinical and research experience to culturally informed psychotherapy, health inequities research, and spiritually grounded care for performers, activists, and high-achieving professionals.

A Black same-gender-loving author, choreographer, and educator, he trains future cultural scientists and champions holistic health, treating mental, physical, spiritual, and socioeconomic wellbeing as inseparable.