Dr. Nastassia Riser
Psychologist, MS, PhD
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Encinitas, CA 92024
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Dr. Riser has over 10 years of experience providing Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and various other evidence-based approaches for the treatment of mood, anxiety, and personality disorders with special interest in emotion regulation, self-harm, and suicidality. Dr. Riser is an integrative psychologist, utilizing science-based interventions while also taking a holistic, mind + body, indivualized approach to treatment. Dr. Riser earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago Medical School/RFUMS with a concentration in psychopathology.
Dr. Riser has worked as a DBT research therapist in an NIMH clinical trial at The University of Chicago. She has also worked in inpatient, outpatient, primary care, hospital, VA, and forensic settings. She has presented at national and international conferences and authored papers in the areas of emotion regulation, personality disorders and forensics.
Dr. Riser completed an APA-Accredited Adult Forensic Internship at Tulane University School of Medicine followed by an APA-Accredited Postdoctoral Fellowship at UCSD—VA San Diego where she received specialized training in evidence-based treatments for borderline personality disorder, mood and sleep disorders, and in crisis and short-term interventions.
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Dr. Nastassia Riser
Psychologist, MS, PhD
Qualifications
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Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Personality Disorders
- Depression
- Anxiety
Expertise
- Addiction
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Career Counseling
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Difficulties regulating emotion
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Gambling
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Phobias
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Sports Performance
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma and PTSD
- Veterans
- Video Game Addiction
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
Endorsement
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Group
Communities
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Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Group
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Evidence-based (i.e., science driven) approaches
- Experiential Therapy
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Neuro-Linguistic (NLP)
- Person-Centered
- Positive Psychology
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Strength-Based
Location
Nearby Areas
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Dr. Nastassia Riser
Psychologist, MS, PhD