Andrea DePetris, Ph.D.

Andrea DePetris, Ph.D., completed her doctorate at the University of Connecticut, her predoctoral internship at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, and her postdoctoral training at Columbia University. She has conducted research at the Cambridge Health Alliance Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research and the University of Connecticut. Her research focuses on mental health disparities, the impact of racial discrimination, and multiracial identity formation. Dr. DePetris represented Connecticut as the state’s Diversity Delegate to the American Psychological Association in 2016 and 2017. She is an award recipient of the Connecticut Psychological Association and the Connecticut Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology. Dr. DePetris previously served as Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Yale Health Mental Health & Counseling. She has earned certificates in Executive Leadership Coaching and Influence and Persuasion through Harvard University’s Division of Continuing Education.

Dr. DePetris recognizes that mental health is shaped by the interplay of physical health, emotional well-being, spiritual needs, and social and environmental contexts. Her training in clinical health psychology, Kripalu yoga, and health coaching through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition informs her holistic approach to care. She enjoys tailoring her approach to an individual’s unique needs, strengths, and socially-embedded experiences. Dr. DePetris is especially attuned to the multidimensionality of individuals and their layers of identity — including the identities that are socially-imposed and those that are self-affirmed.