Adriana Westby-Trent, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist who has accompanied others on their healing journey for over 25 years. Fifteen of those years were in a non-profit setting with individuals and families from marginalized communities. She joined the PCH family in March of 2014: First as a Program Director in the OCD and Anxiety Clinic and then as the Executive Clinical Director in May 2016.
Adriana has extensive experience working with children, adolescents, adults, families, and communities who have been impacted by trauma. She is trained in several trauma-responsive approaches as well as other treatment approaches for working with the myriad of physical, mental, and emotional issues we experience as humans.
Adriana earned her B.A. in Clinical Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles; her M.A. in Clinical Psychology (Summa Cum Laude) from California State University, Northridge; and her Ph.D. (Summa Cum Laude) in Clinical Child Psychology from the Reiss Davis Graduate School.