Dr. Celeste Birkhofer is a licensed clinical psychologist and adjunct clinical faculty member at Stanford Medical School, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She maintains a private psychotherapy practice, teaches and supervises Stanford psychiatry residents, and  is on the clinical advisory board for the Jed Foundation—a nonprofit dedicated to promoting emotional well-being in teens and young adults and reducing suicide risk. Her holistic approach to patient care integrates extensive experience and training in contemporary psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapies, grief counseling, couples therapy, dialectic behavior therapy (DBT), and mindfulness and self-compassion practices.

EDUCATION

INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOANALYSIS

PsyD in Psychoanalysis.

Certificate in the Theory & Practice of Psychoanalysis.

WESTERN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY

PhD in Clinical Psychology. CA License #PSY30499.

Dissertation on Marital Satisfaction.

ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY

MA in Marriage, Family & Child Therapy. CA License #MFT25087.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES

BA Psychology. Graduated with Honors