About Dr. Berlá

Dr. Berlá (pronounced Ber-LAY) earned her undergraduate degree at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, and her masters and doctorate in counseling psychology from the University of Louisville. She completed her predoctoral internship at Madison State Hospital in Madison IN, and subsequently her post-doctoral training in a Louisville private practice. Dr. Berlá’s dissertation topic was “Children’s Adjustment to Divorce,” using data from the Families in Transition Program in Jefferson County, KY.

Dr. Berlá is a licensed psychologist, and is a member of the Graduate Faculty of the University of Louisville. She is also on the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Psychoanalytic Institute. Dr. Berlá has authored the column “Family Matters,” appearing monthly or bi-monthly in Kentuckiana Health Fitness Magazine since February 2005.

In private practice since 1997, Dr. Berlá has extensive experience with children, adolescents and adults. Her expertise is in the areas of depression, anxiety, sexual dysfunction, personality disorders, occupational distress, bereavement, and marital or other relational problems. Dr. Berlá works primarily from a developmental, dynamic and attachment perspective and offers a range of clinical services including individual, couple and family psychotherapy. Additionally she offers services related to child and family custody matters, including consultation and custody evaluations. Dr. Berlá also provides expert witness testimony in matters of custody, parent/child relationships, and other psychological issues.

Dr. Berlá is available for speaking engagements and presentations to professional associations and other groups. Past presentations include topics at the Kentucky Counseling Association, Bellarmine University Counseling Center, and the Louisville Bar Association.

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