Dr. Anna McCarthy holds a BA in psychology, MA in psychology, and a PhD in clinical psychology. She engaged in clinical training at Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor Medical School, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the VA Long Beach Healthcare System. Dr. McCarthy completed post-doctoral certifications in Cognitive Processing Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy. Dr. McCarthy has extensive experience working with victims of trauma (childhood, interpersonal, sexual, combat, natural disasters etc.) and has worked in residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment facilities, as well as in psychiatric hospital settings. Dr. McCarthy worked as a staff psychologist at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System where, amongst other things, she was the co-supervisor of “The Anxiety, Depression and Relationship Issues Clinic.” She also co-founded, and worked as the program director of, the “Mindful Healing Outpatient Program” – an IOP for primary mental health, and substance use issues. Dr. McCarthy was the co-founder, and is the former clinical director of, “The Mental Health Collective” – a residential treatment program designed to assist individuals with complex primary mental health issues in need of a higher level of care. Dr. McCarthy was the chief of clinical innovation for the Sierra Tucson Group. She is the only person to have ever held this title, and was responsible for designing, implementing, and evaluating clinical programming nationwide for Sierra Tucson. She is the co-founder, and chief clinical officer of “Thru” – an innovative, empirically-supported, on-line treatment platform designed to deliver multiple modalities of mental health care to a nation-wide audience. Dr. McCarthy has spent the last twelve years operating a private practice in Newport Beach, California, where she has provided services to individuals, couples, and families presenting with a wide range of treatment issues. Dr. McCarthy has presented numerous workshops has been invited to speak about psychological issues to wide range of audiences (including many professional groups, residential treatment programs, to other mental health providers, and as an expert panelist on a PBS documentary). She is also has volunteered for many years with the Orange County chapter of StandUp For Kids, a national non-profit organization, with a mission to end child homelessness in the United States.