Michelle Eisenberg, PhD
Licensed Psychologist
CA PSY31000
michelle@penbh.com
I use evidence-based, cognitive behavioral treatments to help people recover from post-traumatic stress, anxiety, and depression. My goal as a therapist is to work collaboratively with you to understand the obstacles that are preventing you from living the life you want. We will work together to develop a treatment plan and engage in the steps that will lead to a fulfilling life. I approach treatment from a cognitive-behavioral perspective, meaning that your treatment will focus on finding new behaviors and ways of thinking that will help you achieve your goals. Expect to be active in your treatment and to practice the skills you will learn both during sessions and at home.
Dr. Eisenberg specializes in treating clients with a history of trauma. She has expertise in evidence-based treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress, including Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure. She also has extensive experience treating depression and anxiety, including social anxiety, panic disorder, and specific phobias.
Dr. Eisenberg received her Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in Clinical and Cognitive Psychology, where she received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and the Olin Fellowship. She completed her clinical internship at the VA Maryland Healthcare System, with a concentration in trauma treatment. She then completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship at Stanford University and the Palo Alto VA, with a clinical and research focus on developing new treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress. Throughout her research and clinical work, Dr. Eisenberg has focused on how Post-Traumatic Stress impacts the way people understand information and the world around them. Her primary goal is to help her clients gain the skills they need to be more successful in their personal and professional life.
Education & Training
Research and Professional Affiliations
Publications
Flores, S., Bailey, H. R., Eisenberg, M. L., & Zacks, J. M. (2017). Event segmentation improves event memory up to one month later. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 43(8), 1183-1202.
Eisenberg, M. L., Sargent, J. Q., & Zacks, J. M. (2016). Posttraumatic Stress and the Comprehension of Everyday Activity. Collabra, 2(1), 1-10.
Eisenberg, M. L. & Zacks, J. M. (2016) Ambient and focal visual processing of naturalistic activity. Journal of Vision, 16(2), 1-12.
Eisenberg, M. L. & Zacks, J. M., & Flores, S. (2019). Dynamic prediction during perception of everyday events. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications 3, 53.
Sargent, J. Q., Zacks, J. M., Hambrick, D. Z., Zacks, R. T., Kurby, C. A., Bailey, H., Eisenberg, M. L., & Beck, T. M. (2013) Event segmentation ability uniquely predicts memory across the lifespan. Cognition, 129(2), 241-255.
Zacks, J. M., Kurby, C. A., Eisenberg, M. L., & Haroutunian, N. (2011). Prediction error associated with the perceptual segmentation of naturalistic events. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 23, 4057-4066
Campbell, M. W., Carter, J. D., Proctor, D., Eisenberg, M. L., & de Waal, F. B. M. (2009). Computer animations stimulate contagious yawning in chimpanzees. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 276, 4255-4259.
Licensed Psychologist
CA PSY31000
michelle@penbh.com
I use evidence-based, cognitive behavioral treatments to help people recover from post-traumatic stress, anxiety, and depression. My goal as a therapist is to work collaboratively with you to understand the obstacles that are preventing you from living the life you want. We will work together to develop a treatment plan and engage in the steps that will lead to a fulfilling life. I approach treatment from a cognitive-behavioral perspective, meaning that your treatment will focus on finding new behaviors and ways of thinking that will help you achieve your goals. Expect to be active in your treatment and to practice the skills you will learn both during sessions and at home.
Dr. Eisenberg specializes in treating clients with a history of trauma. She has expertise in evidence-based treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress, including Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure. She also has extensive experience treating depression and anxiety, including social anxiety, panic disorder, and specific phobias.
Dr. Eisenberg received her Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in Clinical and Cognitive Psychology, where she received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and the Olin Fellowship. She completed her clinical internship at the VA Maryland Healthcare System, with a concentration in trauma treatment. She then completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship at Stanford University and the Palo Alto VA, with a clinical and research focus on developing new treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress. Throughout her research and clinical work, Dr. Eisenberg has focused on how Post-Traumatic Stress impacts the way people understand information and the world around them. Her primary goal is to help her clients gain the skills they need to be more successful in their personal and professional life.
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, VA Palo Alto Healthcare System
- Predoctoral Internship., VA Maryland Healthcare System, Trauma Track
- Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, Clinical and Cognitive Psychology
- M.A., Washington University in St. Louis, Psychology
- B.A., Washington University in St. Louis
Research and Professional Affiliations
Publications
Flores, S., Bailey, H. R., Eisenberg, M. L., & Zacks, J. M. (2017). Event segmentation improves event memory up to one month later. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 43(8), 1183-1202.
Eisenberg, M. L., Sargent, J. Q., & Zacks, J. M. (2016). Posttraumatic Stress and the Comprehension of Everyday Activity. Collabra, 2(1), 1-10.
Eisenberg, M. L. & Zacks, J. M. (2016) Ambient and focal visual processing of naturalistic activity. Journal of Vision, 16(2), 1-12.
Eisenberg, M. L. & Zacks, J. M., & Flores, S. (2019). Dynamic prediction during perception of everyday events. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications 3, 53.
Sargent, J. Q., Zacks, J. M., Hambrick, D. Z., Zacks, R. T., Kurby, C. A., Bailey, H., Eisenberg, M. L., & Beck, T. M. (2013) Event segmentation ability uniquely predicts memory across the lifespan. Cognition, 129(2), 241-255.
Zacks, J. M., Kurby, C. A., Eisenberg, M. L., & Haroutunian, N. (2011). Prediction error associated with the perceptual segmentation of naturalistic events. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 23, 4057-4066
Campbell, M. W., Carter, J. D., Proctor, D., Eisenberg, M. L., & de Waal, F. B. M. (2009). Computer animations stimulate contagious yawning in chimpanzees. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 276, 4255-4259.
