Executive Director - Clinical Staff Member

Dr. Chernick is a Senior Staff Psychologist and Executive Director at the Berkeley Therapy Institute.

Areas of Interest and Expertise:

Brief and long-term psychotherapy for adolescents, adults, and the elderly
Crisis intervention and treatment
Mood and anxiety disorders
Work-related stress
Post-traumatic stress disorder (treatment for survivors of violent crime, war atrocities, and natural disasters)
Intergenerational transmission of trauma
Substance abuse and addictions
End-of-life issues
Grief therapy (death, dying, and bereavement – treatment for those with chronic and terminal illnesses, as well as those grieving the loss of significant others)
Couples therapy
Sexual dysfunction
Supervision
Training and education of future therapists and psychologists
Consultation

Dr. Chernick is also a founding member of COPE, the Consortium Of Psychoanalytic Educators.

Joe Chernick, PhD

Executive Director

Berkeley Therapy Institute

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