Dr. Staci Berkowitz

Providing compassionate, effective mental health care so you can reclaim your life from anxiety, OCD, trauma, or stress.

Does anxiety or stress get in the way of living your most meaningful life?

Is worry or panic in the driver's seat, clouding your decisions?

Do intrusive, unwanted thoughts or painful traumatic memories overwhelm you?

You deserve support and strategies that lead to real change.

Meet Dr. Berkowitz

Hello, I’m Staci Berkowitz, PhD (she/her), a licensed clinical psychologist and the founder of Anxiety and Wellness Psychological Services. I practice in New York and Florida.

I specialize in assessing and treating anxiety, OCD, and trauma-related distress. I work with people on getting unstuck from thoughts, emotions, and coping patterns that take them away from the life they want to lead.

I provide evidence-based therapy that is backed by science. I offer concrete strategies that help my clients understand and address their emotional distress. I deliver individual psychotherapy from the following approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and exposure therapy.

I am passionate about helping others live personally meaningful, enriching lives. I have a collaborative style and personalize care to each client’s individual needs. I take the time to understand my clients’ experiences as well as the tangible, lasting change they want and deserve. I love helping clients not only reduce their suffering but also thrive.

Dr. Berkowitz uses science-backed strategies to support adults with:

Anxiety / Stress

OCD

Social Anxiety

Fears / Phobias

Intrusive Thoughts

Depression

Sleep Difficulty

Shame

Panic Attacks

Worry / Overthinking

PTSD / Trauma

Health Anxiety

Intense Emotions

Perfectionism

Life Transitions

Dating / Relationship Distress

Dr. Berkowitz: Education, Training, and Experience

  • Postdoctoral fellowship (specialty training): University of Pennsylvania’s Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety

  • Predoctoral Internship: Minneapolis VA Medical Center

  • Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology: Drexel University

  • B.A. in Psychology: Emory University

I was fortunate to spend years training with world-renowned experts in the assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders, OCD, and PTSD. During my postdoctoral fellowship, I worked under Dr. Edna Foa who developed and wrote the book on some of our most cutting-edge psychotherapy treatments for PTSD and OCD. I gained advanced training in the delivery of exposure-based therapy, including Prolonged Exposure for PTSD and Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD.

I am passionate about training and teaching student clinicians. I have supervised over a dozen clinical psychology doctoral students, many of whom are now licensed providers of their own. I have also taught multiple graduate-level courses on the delivery of evidence-based psychotherapy, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

Types of Individual Therapy Offered

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

  • Exposure Therapy

Dr. Berkowitz is currently offering virtual therapy to clients in New York and Florida.


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