Jeff Johnston
Psychotherapist at Mindful Tides Therapy
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJeff Johnston is a licensed psychotherapist and clinical supervisor in Pittsburgh with 27 years of professional experience blending clinical care, supervision, and technical problem-solving. He pairs a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy with frontline behavioral health roles across hospitals and community agencies, while currently leading clinical services at Mindful Tides Therapy. Before focusing full-time on mental health, Jeff spent several years as an Apple Genius and certified Macintosh and Apple Mobile Device Technician, where he led technician training, complex repairs, and even opened new stores—skills that inform his practical, systems-oriented approach to clinical operations. He also contributes to open-source Java tooling, having refactored and modernized parts of the eclipse jdt language server, demonstrating an uncommon mix of clinical insight, hands-on technical expertise, and attention to code quality. Outside work he channels performance skills into community theatre, bringing strong communication and presence to both therapy and leadership.
27 years of coding experience
Master of Science in Education (M.S. Ed.), Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling, Master of Science in Education (M.S. Ed.), Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling at Duquesne UniversityCertificate, Human Resources Management, Certificate, Human Resources Management at Pace University
English
Github Skills (7)
javas10
refactoring10
code-migration10
language-server-protocol10
java10
eclipse9
api-design8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
eclipse-jdtls/eclipse.jdt.ls
Jul 2018 - Jul 2019
Java language server
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:14 commits, 28 PRs, 24 comments in 1 year
Contributions summary:Jeff's primary contribution revolved around refactoring the Java language server code. This involved migrating to newer refactoring APIs, specifically those from `jdt.core.manipulation`, and removing local implementations of several corext.fix classes. The commits demonstrate a strong focus on code modernization, dependency updates, and ensuring the project's alignment with current libraries. The user also removed jdt.ls copies of internal classes in favor of jdt.core.manipulation versions, streamlining and consolidating the codebase.
language-javalsplanguage-servereclipselanguage-server-protocol
jjohnstn/org.eclipse.linuxtools
Feb 2022 - Mar 2025
Eclipse plugins integrating Linux technologies - Docker, SystemTap, Kernel Perf, Valgrind, GGov, GProf, Vagrant, RPM, ...
Contributions:19 pushes, 150 branches in 3 years 1 month
kernelperfvalgrindsystemtapvagrant
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