Psychologist

Saadia McLeod, Ph.D.

I respect and appreciate my clients' courage to seek help and create change in their lives. I view the quality of the therapeutic relationship and the establishment of trust as essential to healing. My treatment plans integrate a variety of therapeutic approaches and are customized to each client's unique needs. My initial focus tends to be reducing debilitating symptoms using evidence-based treatment, but therapy should also improve insight, understanding, and quality of life — with healthier relationships and more effective coping skills.

Along with a cognitive-behavioral approach, I integrate psychodynamic conceptualizations and mindfulness techniques into treatment. I work with adults, adolescents, and children across a range of issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, learning/attention, and relational problems. I also conduct psychodiagnostic testing aimed at clarifying diagnoses and informing the treatment process.

I am an adjunct professor at California Polytechnic University, Pomona, with clinical and research experience in anxiety, trauma, women's gender roles, and cross-cultural factors. I also supervise doctoral and master's-level post-graduate clinicians.