Alexandra Halberstadt, PhD

 
 

Postdoctoral Fellow

Available in September

alexandra@findyourbase.com

CLINICAL FOCUS

  • Trauma / Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder  

  • Stress / Worry / Generalized Anxiety 

  • Depression / Grief 

  • Life Transitions / Adjustment / Relationship Concerns

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) 

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

AGES SEEN

  • Adults

LOCATION

  • North Carolina

EDUCATION

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

  • Master of Science in Clinical Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

  • Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

TRAINING

  • Pre-doctoral Internship at the University of Alabama Birmingham Medical Center, Birmingham, AL 

  • The Pennsylvania State University Psychological Clinic, University Park, PA

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Richard F. and Barbara Knoebel Yoder Distinguished Graduate Fellowship, The Pennsylvania State University (2019-2024)

  • Matthew Ryan Serafino Graduate Scholarship award, The Pennsylvania State University (2024) 

  • Mary S. Cerney Award, The Society for Personality Assessment (2023) 

  • Psi Chi Best Teaching Assistant Award, The Pennsylvania State University (2022)

  • Gretchen Goldsmith Lankford Teaching Award, Carnegie Mellon University (2019)

  • Dietrich Honors Fellowship, Carnegie Mellon University (2018)

PUBLICATIONS

  • Halberstadt, A.L., Thomas, K.M., Pincus, A.L., & Hopwood, C.J. (2025). Personality traits and interpersonal behaviors in romantic couples. International Journal of Personality Psychology,11, 53-64. 

  • Halberstadt, A. L., Asan, A. E., & Pincus, A. L. (2024). Development and feasibility of a protocol to improve clinical trainees awareness of interpersonal processes using continuous assessment of interpersonal dynamics. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 18(4), 386–398. 

  • Bliton, C.F., Halberstadt, A.L., Asan, A.E., & Pincus, A.L. (2023). Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Pathological Narcissism. In Encyclopedia of Mental Health (3rd Ed). Elsevier. 

  • Halberstadt, A.L., Pincus, A.L., Mogle, J.A., & Ansell, E.B. (2023). Interpersonal Complementarity and Affect in Daily Life. Motivation and Emotion, 47, 270-281.

  • Halberstadt, A.L., Skrzynski, C.J., Wright, A.G.C., & Creswell, K.G. (2022). Predicting smoking and nicotine dependence from the DSM-5 Alternative Model for Personality Pathology. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 13(1), 84-95. 

  • Pincus, A.L., Cain, N.M., & Halberstadt, A.L. (2020).Importance of self and other in defining personality pathology. Psychopathology, 53, 133-140.

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