Christine Valdez, PhD

Concierge Psychology clinical psychologist, San Francisco, CA

Mind Therapy Clinic

Christine Valdez is a clinical psychologist and trauma therapist who practices part-time at Mind Therapy Clinic.

2299 Post St, Ste 104, San Francisco, CA 94115

At a glance

Practice model

Patients pay the clinic directly

Faculty

Clinical psychology, CSU Monterey Bay

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About Christine Valdez

Valdez is a clinical psychologist and trauma therapist at Mind Therapy Clinic, where she practices part-time. She is a licensed clinical psychologist. Her interests are psychological trauma and posttraumatic stress.

Her clinical work includes treating interpersonal violence. She facilitates the Post-Traumatic Growth Group at the clinic. She is on the clinical psychology faculty at California State University, Monterey Bay.

She teaches courses in research methods and data analysis, psychopathology and psychology service learning. She also mentors student researchers in the Trauma Outcomes and Recovery (TOAR) Lab. She is an affiliate of the University of California, San Francisco, where she does research at the UCSF/SFGH Trauma Recovery Center.

Her research looks at the thinking and emotional processes behind trauma reactions, and at recovery from trauma. She has served as Early Career Psychologist Representative for Division 56 of the American Psychological Association, the Trauma Psychology division.

Membership and fees

Mind Therapy Clinic offers transparent pricing.

Patients pay the clinic directly, and their insurer may reimburse them if their plan includes out-of-network coverage.

Services

Trauma therapy PTSD and trauma treatment Post-Traumatic Growth Group Interpersonal violence

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Hospital and practice affiliations

Part-time clinician, Mind Therapy Clinic

Clinical psychology faculty, California State University, Monterey Bay

Affiliate, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF/SFGH Trauma Recovery Center)

Location

2299 Post St, Ste 104, San Francisco, CA 94115

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Recognition and research

Teaching and research roles

Teaches research methods and data analysis, psychopathology and psychology service learning at CSUMB, and mentors student researchers in the TOAR Lab

Research on the thinking and emotional processes behind trauma reactions and on recovery from trauma

Publications

Co-author of "Posttraumatic Rumination: Content, Correlates, and Processes", Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2017

Co-author of "Self-Compassion and Trauma Processing Outcomes Among Victims of Violence", Mindfulness, 2016

Co-author of "Present Moment Contact and Nonjudgment: Pilot Data on Dismantling Mindful Awareness in Trauma-Related Symptomatology", Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 2016

Co-author of "Attachment Anxiety as a Risk Factor for Subsequent Intimate Partner Violence Victimization: A 6-Month Prospective Study Among College Women", Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2016

Co-author of "What psychology students want from service-learning", Teaching of Psychology, 2021