Berkeley Therapy Institute

(510) 841-8484

Populations Served

Adolescents, Adults, Children, Couples, Elders, Elders/Seniors, Ethnic Minorities, Gay/Lesbian/Transgender, Homeless, Infants, International, Low Income, Outpatient, Rural, Students, Teens

Provide a brief demographic and/or diagnostically descriptive statement about the population your program serves:

Complete diagnostic range. The population is economically and ethnically diverse.

POPULATION (approximate percentages of clients in each category):

Life Cycle %
Children (ages 0-12): 1
Adolescents (ages 13-17): 1
Adults (ages 18-64): 90
Families: 5
Elders/Seniors (>65): 3
Gender %
Male: 45
Female: 54
Transgendered: 1
Dysfunction Level %
High: 5
Moderate: 55
Mild: 40
Ethnic/Cultural Identity (% = 75)
African-American: 15
Asian & Asian-American: 10
Euro-American: 47
Latino/Latina: 20
Native American: 1
Bi-racial: 7
Other Group Identified %
Gay/Lesbian: 30
Clients with disabilities: 15
Other (International subsets, etc.):
  • County - Alameda
  • Contact Person Title - Director of Training
  • Contact Person - Chehrzad Shadman, PsyD
  • Dir. of Training Title - Director of Training
  • Dir. of Training - Chehrzad Shadman, PsyD

  • Last Updated - 07 November 2023

  • Number of Applicants Last Year - 30

  • Participating in CURRENT Match process - Yes

  • CAPIC Program ID - I-121
  • CAPIC Member Since - 1991
  • Region - No. Cal
  • Internships Status - Half
  • Statuses approved by CAPIC
    • Half-Time 1 Year - Yes
    • Half-Time 2 Years - Yes
    • Full-Time 1 Year - No
  • CAPIC Internship Types Available:
    • Half-Time 1 Year - Yes
    • Half-Time 2 Years - Yes
    • Full-Time 1 Year - No

Primary Location

  • Executive Director - Joseph Chernick
  • 1749 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
  • Berkeley, CA 94709
  • Phone - (510) 841-8484
  • Fax - (510) 841-8484

Training/Clinical Services Offered

  • Brief
  • Consultation
  • Couple
  • Crisis
  • Family
  • Group
  • Individual
  • Long Term
  • Outpatient