About Dr. Cartwright
It is so important to be listened to,
because being listened to means that you are seen.
Beverly Cartwright, Psy.D
Education and Training
Dr. Beverly Cartwright is a Washington State licensed clinical psychologist with over thirty years of experience with specialties in trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, and OCD. She has received training and has experience with Prolonged Exposure Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She is certified as a Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, and provides Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, EMDR, and clinical hypnosis for clients with PTSD.
Dr. Cartwright earned her Psy.D in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, Illinois. She has extensive experience working with children and adolescents, having worked as a school psychologist in Wisconsin and Washington State. Along with her training at the Zablocki Veterans Administration Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Dr. Cartwright has also worked with adjudicated mentally disabled individuals who struggled with homelessness and systemic barriers to services. She has also conducted court-ordered custody evaluations focusing on family reunification with neurodiverse adults, young children and adolescents experiencing cognitive and mental health challenges.
Dr. Cartwright emphasizes a strengths-based perspective that emphasizes respect for the client’s journey. She understands the wisdom of acquiring a sense of balance and understanding in the face of emotional, physical, and environmental forces in life that can undermine the difficult work of recovery and healing. Dr. Cartwright brings her awareness of social injustice that can interfere with the client’s access to and use of their environmental and inner resources to help navigate their daily lives.