Alexandra Leigh Halberstadt

Dr. Alexandra Halberstadt is a compassionate and flexible psychologist with a strong background in direct clinical intervention to treat a range of presenting problems, including trauma, grief and loss, and anxiety and depression. She works within a trauma-informed cognitive behavioral orientation, using CBT-consistent techniques from across orientations, including third-wave CBT, self-compassion, and psychodynamic. Her doctoral research at the Pennsylvania State University focused on interpersonal dynamics, and she draws on this knowledge as a clinician by being attuned to issues of autonomy and intimacy in the session and in her clients’ lives.

Alexandra Halberstadt graduated with her PhD in clinical psychology from the Pennsylvania State University in 2025. She was the Richard F. and Barbara Knoebel Yoder Distinguished Graduate Fellow. She completed her internship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center and was awarded the C.J. Rosencrans Psychology Internship Award for demonstrating “outstanding promise in the field of clinical psychology.” She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Base Cognitive Behavioral in Charlotte, NC.