Santia Berberena, PsyD

Dr. Berberena, who is also referred to as Dr. Nina by several of her patients and colleagues, is a Connecticut native and proud UConn alumnus. After completing her bachelors degree in psychology at the University of Connecticut in 2006, she then went on to complete a masters degree in health psychology at Central Connecticut State University. In her desire to learn more about the developing role that mental health providers have in medical settings, she pursued a doctorate in clinical psychology at William James College with a specialization in health and provision of behavioral health services in community mental health and hospital settings. Dr. Berberena’s training experiences have granted her the opportunity to provide both individual and group psychotherapy to patients throughout the lifespan within both inpatient psychiatric and outpatient settings. Presently she offers clinical services to patients in gastroenterology, oncology, and adult sickle cell clinic.