Rory Tolentino Pettigrew, PsyD

Counselor Faculty

Licensure/Certifications:

  • Licensed Psychologist, State of California, PSY 35642

Academic Training:

  • Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology, PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium (2023)

Internships:

  • Predoctoral Internship and Post-Doctoral Residency at San José State University's Counseling & Psychological Services 

Professional Affiliations:

  • Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy - Northern California (ISTDP NorCal)
  • International Experiential Dynamic Therapy Association (IEDTA)

Areas of Special Interests:

Difficulties associated with:

  • Depression (lack of motivation, self-critical thoughts/patterns, emotional numbness/detachment, low self-esteem, tearfulness, hopelessness)
  • Anxiety (physical/body tension, mental worry, intrusive thoughts, overthinking, gastrointestinal problems, migraines, social anxiety)
  • Intimacy and Relationship struggles (closeness & intimacy, communicating or asserting needs, betrayal, leaving or getting into a relationship, loosing emotional balance during conflicts)
  • Sexual Trauma, physical trauma, and/or emotional trauma
  • Medically unexplained physical symptoms
  • Identity issues (cultural, gender, sexuality, or spiritual)
  • Grief/loss. 

Theoretical Orientation:

  • Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy
  • Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy 

Other Information:

  • Fluent in Spanish and English