Robin Berger, MD, MRCPsych
I am a child and adolescent psychiatrist committed to improving outcomes for young people who face complex difficulties and systemic barriers. As a clinician, I aim to establish meaningful therapeutic relationships with young people and those supporting them, while also working to advocate for public policy and health systems that improve access to quality mental healthcare.
My main role includes providing inpatient care to older adolescents at the Child Study and Treatment Center through the Behavioral Health Administration, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, and acting as training lead for psychiatry at this site. My clinical interests include the transition from adolescence to adulthood, the emergence of mood disorder and psychosis, early intervention for personality disorder, and developmental disabilities. I have academic interest in medical education, health service development, and the social determinants of mental health.
Education
Fellowship: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Washington, Seattle, 2024
Residency: Psychiatry, University of Washington, Seattle, 2022
Other: Higher Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK, 2018
Medical School: University of Nottingham, UK, 2010
Department Affiliations
Centers/Programs
Training Programs
Psychiatry Residency Training Program
Psychiatry clerkship
Other Affiliations
Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Unit, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Child Study and Treatment Center
Scholarly Expertise
Clinical Expertise
- Adolescent/young adult
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD)
- Borderline personality disorder
- Child and adolescent psychiatry/psychology
- Delirium and catatonia
- General psychiatric illness and conditions
- Inpatient psychiatry/psychology
- Learning disorders, intellectual disability, & delayed development
- Medically complex
- Mood Disorders
- Psychosis
- Suicidality and self destructive behaviors
- Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Crisis intervention
- Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- Evaluation
- First Episode Psychosis care
- Medication management/psychopharmacology
- Psychosomatic medicine
- Safety Assessments
- Suicide prevention
- Telepsychiatry
- Mentalization-Based Therapy
- CBT for Psychosis