About

Niela Hirsch, Psy.D., PMH-C is a licensed psychologist in the state of Pennsylvania. She is also licensed to provide telehealth services in all PsyPact states.

Dr. Hirsch received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from La Salle University, and currently specializes in cognitive-behavioral and exposure-based therapies for children, adolescents, and adults. She completed a pre-doctoral internship at the Wilmington Veteran Affairs Medical Center, where she received extensive training in trauma therapies including Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Prolonged Exposure (PE) as well as mindfulness-based approaches. Dr. Hirsch then completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the Anxiety and Agoraphobia Treatment Center, which allowed her to deepen her expertise in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and more specifically exposure and response prevention (ERP) treatment.

Dr. Hirsch is experienced with individual therapy, group therapy, and professional consultation. Additionally, she has held adjunct teaching appointments at Temple University in their undergraduate program, and at La Salle University’s Psy.D. Program where she has taught doctoral level courses including Child Psychopathology and Practicum Seminar. As a licensed psychologist, Dr. Hirsch has also had the privilege of providing clinical supervision to doctoral level graduate students with a special focus on the treatment of anxiety disorders. As part of this role, Dr. Hirsch led weekly group supervision meetings, and provided didactic training to doctoral level students.

In addition to her broad range of clinical and professional experiences, Dr. Hirsch is also certified as a perinatal mental health specialist (PMH-C) and has a particular passion for treating individuals during the perinatal period. Her published manuscript based on her dissertation focused on adapting a measure to assess for distress during pregnancy. The perinatal period is a transformative time for a child bearing person and deserves immense attention and compassion.