Susan G.Goldberg, J.D., Ph.D.

Susan G. Goldberg received a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Fielding Graduate University (2007). She also has a JD from Georgetown University Law Center (1985) and an AB from Bryn Mawr College (1977). Her psychology internship was completed at DC Superior Court Child Guidance Clinic, with rotations at Howard University Counseling Center and the DC Children’s Advocacy Center. Dr. Goldberg has worked as a therapist at the Alexander Institute and at Whitman Walker Clinic. She also volunteered at Whitman Walker Clinic from 1990-97 as a facilitator of a support group for people living with AIDS.

Dr. Goldberg has worked as a forensic consultant to the Reentry and Sanctions Center of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, performing both therapy and psychological assessments. She has also worked as an attorney and as a researcher in the disabilities field. She has conducted qualitative research on the experience of people living and working with psychiatric disabilities. Her dissertation analyzes the social construction of bipolar disorder. Dr. Goldberg is an adjunct professor at Catholic University of America, teaching graduate and undergraduate classes in forensic psychology.

Dr. Goldberg engages in short-term counseling and long-term psychotherapy. She also performs psychological evaluations. Her primary theoretical orientation is psychodynamic; she also utilizes cognitive-behavioral and Gestalt interventions. She has received additional training in family counseling, group relations, core energetics, and somatic therapies. She has worked with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families and her clients have been from diverse backgrounds. She has some familiarity with French, Spanish, and Wolof (a language spoken in Senegal, where she lived in 1975-76).

Dr. Goldberg is the onsite counselor for the University of California, Washington Center (UCDC). Her practice focuses on the concerns of college students, including anxiety, depression, transitions, stress, interpersonal conflict, relationship issues, and career concerns, among other issues.