Where Faith, Healing, and Perseverance Rise Together

Hi, I'm Dr. Navita
 

 Founder of Perseverance Academy™

Dr. Navita K.J. Johnson-Belcher, DMin., LPC, LCDC, CART is also an Ordained and Licensed Minister and U.S. Air Force Veteran with over 16 years of clinical experience and over 15 years of ministry experience. She earned her Bachelor of Science (Summa Cum Laude) in Human Services and Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling (Valedictorian) from Springfield College, where she was inducted into the Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences. She holds licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC) in the State of Texas, and is certified as a Certified Anger Resolution Therapist™ (CART) through The Center for Anger Resolution, Inc.

Dr. Johnson-Belcher earned her two-year Certificate of Achievement from Potter’s House School of Ministry in 2023 and successfully defended her doctoral dissertation on March 3, 2026. She graduated with her Doctor of Ministry degree from George Fox University/Portland Seminary in collaboration with Jakes Divinity School on May 7th, 2026, where she also received the 2024–2025 Outstanding Student Award. Her doctoral research produced The Perseverance Model™ — the DTI-BB-MHE™ (Digital, Trauma-Informed, Biblically-Based, Mental Health Education) framework — equipping individuals and faith communities to address trauma and mental health through a biblical lens. She is also the founder of Perseverance Academy™, a digital, trauma-informed, biblically-based, mental health education platform operating under Perseverance Counseling & Consulting, LLC™, her telehealth mental health practice.

Ordained since 2011 (Universal Life Church) and separately licensed to preach the Gospel through Abiding Fellowship Christian Church in 2024, Dr. Johnson-Belcher founded Perseverance Ministries in 2021 — a 501(c)(3) online ministry dedicated to teaching the Word, healing the mind, and strengthening the spirit. With over 16 years of experience serving trauma survivors, incarcerated individuals, individuals challenged with substance use disorders and dual-diagnosis, students, couples, families and faith communities, she is uniquely prepared to lead a ministry where biblical truth meets emotional healing.