Dr. Katherine Finkelstein

Dr. Katherine Finkelstein is a Licensed Counseling Psychologist and Staff Psychologist at CEH.
She views therapy as an opportunity for growth, self-exploration and understanding, and
enhancing self-compassion. Dr. Finkelstein’s approach to therapy is strengths-based, culturally
responsive, and trauma-informed. She values authenticity and strives to create a warm,
collaborative, and safe environment with her clients to process their lived experiences, explore
personal values and emotions, and learn actionable skills and coping strategies to help them
achieve their therapeutic goals.

Dr. Finkelstein provides evidence-based treatment for young adults and adults for a range of
mental health concerns, including depression, PTSD and trauma-related disorders, OCD and
anxiety-related disorders, adjustment concerns, grief, and life/role transitions. Dr. Finkelstein
draws from a strong foundation in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and other
mindfulness-based techniques and has specialized experience in facilitating trauma-processing.
She provides the following evidence-based treatments: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
(ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged
Exposure (PE), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Motivational Interviewing (MI),
Behavioral Activation (BA), Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR), and
Unified Protocol (UP). Dr. Finkelstein also specializes in working with clients who have
experienced sexual violence/unwanted sexual experiences and provides LGBTQ+ affirming care.

Before joining CEH, Dr. Finkelstein served as a Staff Psychologist at the Wilmington VA Medical
Center within the outpatient Behavioral Health Integration Program (BHIP) where she provided
both individual and group therapy. Dr. Finkelstein graduated from the APA-accredited
Counseling Psychology Ph.D. Program at Seton Hall University and trained across a spectrum of
clinical settings with diverse client populations. She completed her APA-accredited predoctoral
internship at VA Pittsburgh Medical Center where she trained in the following rotations:
Process-Based Therapy, Treatment of Psychotic Disorders, the Trauma Recovery Clinic, and the
Center for Treatment of Addictive Disorders. She has also served as a rape crisis counselor and
medical advocate for the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC).

Dr. Finkelstein is licensed to practice psychology in Pennsylvania (PS020185), New Jersey
(35SI00764200) and across the U.S. by the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional
Telepsychology (APIT) through PSYPACT (#19779).