Hi, I’m Victoria.
My practice is rooted in empowerment, curiosity, and the belief that therapy should create greater balance and connection in your life. I take a trauma-informed, culturally humble approach, informed by a decade of work in global health.
With expertise in anxiety, depression, trauma, and complex health experiences, I bring a nuanced understanding of how culture, identity, relationships, and health intersect. Together, we’ll develop an approach that honors your experience while helping you move toward your life of meaning.
Specialities
Oncology
Supporting patients and caregivers through cancer diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and palliative care.
Gastroenterology
Treating GI conditions like IBS using cognitive-behavioral techniques, stress regulation, and gut-directed psychotherapies to reduce symptom burden and improve quality of life.
Chronic Pain
Applying patient education, mindfulnesss, and biopsychosocial models to improve mood and reduce pain.
Reproductive and Perinatal Health
Providing emotional support and targeted interventions across preconception, infertility treatment, pregnancy, matrescence, postpartum adjustment, loss, and reproductive decision-making.
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Postdoctoral Fellowship- Wave Therapy
Doctoral Internship- Behavioral Medicine Services, Kaiser Oakland
PsyD- University of San Francisco, Clinical Psychology
Dissertation- Clinician Perspectives on Obstetric Fistula Mental Health in TanzaniaClinical Practica- Queer LifeSpace, Cancer Support Community, Department of Psychiatry Kaiser SSF
BA- Brown University, Politics and Religion
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Honorary Lecturer, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Executive Functioning Specialist
WHO Collaborating Center for Global Mental Health at Columbia University
Princeton in Africa Fellow- Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania
Universal Promise Leadership and Empowerment Liaison
Victoria Leonard, PsyD, Registered Psychological Associate (PSB 94029411) supervised by Knute Ayhens Johnson, PhD (PSY 26111)