Mikaela Bernthaler, Psy.D., MS.Ed, M.B.A
Staff Psychologist

Dr. Bernthaler earned her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the George Washington University and completed an APA accredited internship at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Bronx Psychiatric Center, a state inpatient facility specialized in the psychodynamic treatment of chronically mentally ill and forensic clients. She also completed a one year fellowship at the Baltimore-Washington Institute for Psychoanalysis. Throughout her training, she worked primarily in residential and inpatient settings with chronic, multi-problem, under-served and culturally diverse adults and their families, who presented with a wide array of diagnoses to include substance use disorders. In these settings, she provided individual and family psychotherapy, psycho-diagnostic assessments and led groups. Dr. Bernthaler also holds a Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Miami and provided couples and family therapy from a systems perspective. Throughout her training, she has also worked with children and adolescents and was a volunteer in the Guardian ad Litem Program at the 11th Judicial Circuit in Florida. She has considerable experience working with the Hispanic community and is able to provide psychotherapy in Spanish. Dr. Bernthaler is a member of the APA Division of Psychoanalysis. Her primary interests are in psychodynamic psychotherapy, trauma, gender, group psychology and culture.

E-mail Dr. Bernthaler at mbernthaler@cornerstonebh.com