Dr. Robert Berchick
Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist

“Dr. Berchick has fused a wealth of knowledge of cognitive and behavioral models and strategies with a highly accessible, authentically down-to-earth delivery style.  He has devoted himself to ethical, competent, and caring practice”.— Dr. Ruth Greenberg, University of Pennsylvania Colleague.

Robert J. Berchick, Ph.D., ABPP, A-CBT, CCTP, has been involved in various roles and functions in professional psychology, beginning immediately after college.  He was an original staff member of the clinics started by the renowned Aaron T. Beck, founder of Cognitive Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania. In his early work at the clinics, Dr. Berchick had the opportunity to participate in influential research on cognitive therapy and supervise many individuals who have become leading international researchers, clinicians, and educators in this innovative and always-evolving form of psychotherapy.  From 1982 to 1990, Dr. Berchick was Clinical Director of Dr. A.T. Beck’s University of Pennsylvania’s Center of Cognitive Therapy.

Dr. Berchick then developed a vibrant and multifaceted private practice among other professional activities, including graduate and post-doctoral level teaching, research, consulting, and specialized clinical services, e.g., hostage negotiation. His primary aspiration at this point was to integrate Mindfulness, Gestalt, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Behavioral Activation, Prolonged Exposure, Exposure and Response Prevention, Motivational Interviewing, and other empirically-based approaches into his practice.

As of 2004, the scope of Dr. Berchick’s former professional practice has been reduced. Nevertheless, besides his limited private practice, he maintained his appointment as Clinical Faculty of Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine until 2022. In addition, Dr. Berchick had held Auxiliary Health Care Provider Privileges at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania for over four decades.

Dr. Berchick is Board Certified in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (2014) and is an Honorary Founding Fellow (1999), Certified Cognitive Therapist, and Certified Trainer/Consultant of the Academy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Dr. Berchick is also a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional by the former International Association of Trauma Professionals Board, now branded Evergreen. 

As of October 2022, Dr. Berchick's practice is exclusively virtual. As a member of PSYPACT, Dr.Berchick can practice Telepsychology in at least 39 states and Washington, DC. Please go to https://psypact.site-ym.comhttps://psypact.site-ym.com to see if you live in a PSYPACT state.

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