Kate Berger
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Doctoral Intern
Department
Counseling and Psychological Services
Bio

Education:

  • Bates College – Psychology and Educational Studies, B.A. (2017)
  • Loyola University Maryland – Clinical Psychology, M.S. (2022)
  • Loyola University Maryland – Clinical Psychology, Psy.D. (Anticipated 9/2025)

 Licenses and Certifications:

  • Psychology intern

 Clinical and research interests:

  • Adjustment issues and life transitions (e.g., transition to college, graduate school, cultural adjustment, etc.)
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Depression and mood disorders
  • Family of origin concerns
  • Grief and loss (including traumatic grief)
  • Group therapy
  • Sociocultural identity development
  • LGBTQIA+ affirming care
  • OCD and related disorders (e.g., body dysmorphic disorder)
  • Personality disorders
  • Refugee/asylum seeker and immigrant mental health
  • Relationship/interpersonal issues
  • Spiritually-integrated psychotherapy
  • Trauma/PTSD

 

Theoretical orientation:

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
  • Interpersonal process therapy
  • Psychodynamic/attachment-based psychotherapy
  • Relational-cultural therapy
  • Trauma-informed therapy

 

Professional Activities, Awards, Memberships:

  • American Group Psychotherapy Society (AGPA)
  • Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)
  • APA Division 29 (Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy)
  • APA Division 36 (Psychology of Religion and Spirituality)
  • Mid-Atlantic Group Psychotherapy Society (MAGPS)
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Address

550 Brandon Ave Charlottesville VA 22908