Dr. Coleman completed her B.A. at Brown University and earned her M.S. and Ph.D. at Binghamton University (SUNY), where she conducted research on trauma, anxiety disorders, and mental health stigma within the Binghamton Anxiety Clinic. Dr. Coleman completed a full-time clinical internship at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System specializing in trauma treatment. Before going into private practice full time, Dr. Coleman worked for 13 years at VA Pittsburgh as a specialist in PTSD where she worked with veterans with a wide-range of traumatic life events including combat, rape, childhood sexual and physical abuse, natural disasters and other life-threatening events.  She served as Team Lead of VA Pittsburgh’s Combat Stress Recovery (PTSD) Clinic and chair of the Employee Threat Assessment Team.

In addition Dr. Coleman is a leading expert and trainer in evidence-based practices and trauma-informed care. She has served as a clinical supervisor for pre-doctoral psychology interns, post-doctoral psychology fellows, psychiatry residents and other mental health professionals with a focus on the application of cognitive-behavioral therapies. Dr. Coleman is a certified provider in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD, Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy-PTSD (CBCT-PTSD). She has also served as a consultant for the National Center for PTSD in Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy.

Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Services was co-founded by Dr. Coleman with the intention of helping individuals improve their overall well-being and to assist people in attaining their goals with greater success.  Dr. Coleman takes an individually-tailored and collaborative approach in her work with clients. Her clients note her warm and genuine manner and her emphasis on their individual goals, values, and needs.

Education

• B.A. Brown University

• M.A. Binghamton University (SUNY)

• Ph.D. Binghamton University (SUNY)

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

• PA License #PS017185