About Me

Hi, I'm Leticia Berg. Thanks for being here!

I am a registered psychological associate currently providing in-person and virtual therapy sessions in the California office of Dr. Kristen McDonald, PhD. My clinical specialties are the treatment of OCD, trauma, and anxiety-based disorders.

Although I started full-time work as a psychotherapist in private practice in 2019, I have been practicing intermittently as a personal development counselor since 2009.

I earned my 1st Master’s Degree in Humanistic Psychology at the Michigan School of Psychology in Farmington Hills, Michigan and my 2nd Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology at Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, California, where I am also a Doctoral candidate in Applied Psychological Science.

My Doctoral research focuses on Black women, COVID-era trauma disclosure, and race-based traumatic stressors. 

I specialize in OCD spectrum and anxiety disorders, and I have a wide array of clinical experiences within the UCLA Health System, residential treatment, and community mental health centers. I completed my pre-doctoral clinical and research training at UCLA's Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. I first served as an Emergency Medical Research Associate, screening patients for enrollment in clinical trials and observational studies. At Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, I provided behavioral therapy for patients with moderate to severe OCD in the Adult Intensive Outpatient Program, and in the Department of Psychiatry, I consulted with patients on cognitive behavioral treatment approaches for insomnia in the Sleep Medicine Clinic. Additionally, I have worked as a crisis counselor at Stuart House, a treatment center for teen and adult survivors of sexual assault at Santa Monica Hospital.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Candidate in Applied Psychological Science - Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara 

M.A. in Clinical Psychology - Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara 

M.A. in Humanistic Clinical Psychology - Michigan School of Psychology

CLINICAL TRAINING & WORK EXPERIENCE 

University of California, Los Angeles - Adult Intensive Outpatient Program for OCD at Semel Institute 

Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA - Insomnia Clinic

Santa Monica Hospital - Stuart House Rape Treatment Center

Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center - Forensic Residential Facility - Los Angeles

Arbor Wellness Center - Ann Arbor, Michigan

The Relationship Institute - Royal Oak, Michigan

Center for Relationship & Sexual Health - Royal Oak, Michigan

Affirmations Community Mental Health Center - Ferndale, Michigan

I am a member of the American Psychological Association, the Michigan Psychological Association, the APA Division of Trauma Psychology, the Association of Women in Psychology, the Association of Black Women in Higher Education, and the Association of Black Psychologists.

To learn more about the therapeutic process for personal and emotional development, contact me at:

(818) 732-4556

Or fill out the form on this page.

Practice Supervision: Kristen McDonald, PhD., LP; Pursuant to California Business & Professions Code 2913C(1)