Merrill Berger, PhD
I am a seasoned clinical psychologist who has worked with children and adults in a wide variety of settings. Currently, I provide evidenced based psychotherapies in the Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic at the University of Washington Medical Center. This includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Cognitive Processing Therapy for trauma, Trauma informed care, CBT for anxiety and depression, and CBT for Adult ADHD.
I am particularly interested in providing care to health care professionals who have met many challenges over the last few years. I also provide treatment to adults experiencing psychosis and bipolar disorder.
Education
Post Doctoral Fellow in Family Violence, The Children's Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School
Ph.D, Doctor of Philosophy, Educational Psychology, University of Southern California
M.Ed, Master of Educational Psychology, Boston University
BA, Psychology, Magna cum laude.
Clinical Expertise
- Adolescent/young adult
- Adult psychiatry/psychology
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD)
- Bipolar Disorder / manic depression
- Child abuse
- Child and adolescent psychiatry/psychology
- Criminal justice / juvenile justice
- Depression
- Forensic psychiatry/psychology
- General psychiatric illness and conditions
- Geriatric psychiatry/psychology
- Mood Disorders
- Outpatient psychiatry/psychology
- Psychosis
- Schizophrenia-spectrum disorders
- Telepsychiatry/psychology
- Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Brief interventions (specifics)
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Collaborative Care / Integrated Care
- First Episode Psychosis care
- Telepsychiatry
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
