Education & Training
Dr. Herbst earned her Bachelor’s of Arts in psychology, with a minor in sociology from the University of Richmond. After working as a research coordinator in a psychiatric and behavioral genetics lab, Dr. Herbst began her graduate training in clinical psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University. At VCU, Dr. Herbst practiced across a variety of settings, including pediatric hematology/oncology and primary care. She also conducted research related to the therapeutic alliance and shared decision making in psychotherapy. Dr. Herbst then completed her pre-doctoral internship at the West Virginia University School of Medicine, where she focused on early childhood neurodevelopmental assessment. She earned her PhD in clinical psychology, with a concentration in child and adolescent mental health from VCU in 2024.
Current Work
Dr. Herbst currently practices in Richmond, VA at Partners in Parenting. She conducts multisystemic child and parent evaluations as well as conducts autism assessments for children. Dr. Herbst also sees youth and their families as well as emerging adults for ongoing therapy. She helps clients with concerns such as trauma, eating disorders, behavioral disorders, and depression, with specialties in anxiety and related concerns (e.g. OCD).
When she is not seeing clients, Dr. Herbst also supervises doctoral students in VCU’s clinical psychology PhD program.