Carlota Dorn (she/her/hers)

I work with individuals and groups on stabilization to manage symptoms and prepare for trauma processing treatment. My stabilization approach includes using the Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR) protocol, and trauma processing including Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

I am a certified IPT therapist and supervisor with the International Society of Interpersonal Psychotherapy. IPT emphasizes the powerful connection between mood and life circumstances, focusing on the interpersonal patterns, transitions, losses, and conflicts that contribute to depression. My certification as an IPT supervisor allows me to train other therapists in the model, ensuring high-quality, research-aligned treatment is available to individuals seeking relief from depression.

I specialize in treating Bipolar Disorder using Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT). As a certified IPSRT therapist with the International Society of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (ISIPT), I help patients stabilize mood, strengthen routines, and improve relationships through structured, evidence-based care.

I am certified in Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression (IPT-D), and act as a consultant in my role at the Department of Veterans Affairs to train other clinicians in the protocol. I help individuals address depression stemming from life transitions, interpersonal conflict with important persons in their lives, grief, and long-standing loneliness and isolation.

I am certified in Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression (IPT-D), and act as a consultant in my role at the Department of Veterans Affairs to train other clinicians in the protocols. I help individuals address depression stemming from life transitions, interpersonal conflict with important persons in their lives, grief, and long-standing loneliness and isolation.

I have extensive experience in the treatment of depression. My work is anchored in Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), one of the most rigorously researched and effective treatments for depressive disorders. As a Certified IPT therapist and supervisor with the International Society of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (ISIPT), I bring both advanced clinical skill and a high level of fidelity to the model.

I spent 11 years working for the Department of Veterans Affairs, including within the PTSD specialty clinic with the Palo Alto VA Medical Center. I treat PTSD from all forms of trauma, including combat, sexual assault, childhood abuse (physical, sexual, emotional, and neglect), intimate partner violence (IPV), and single-incident events. I am trained in CPT, PE, and EMDR, all of which are evidence-based treatments for PTSD.