Cassandra Perret, Psy.D.

Dr. Perret (she/her/hers) is a licensed psychologist (PSY29383) who provides individual psychotherapy to adults. She specializes in cognitive behavioral and other evidence-based treatments for anxiety and OCD, stress, trauma, and perinatal/postpartum mental health concerns. She also has expertise in the mental health of high-performance athletes. She is collaborative, warm, and genuine in her approach, and aims to reduce distress, strengthen resiliency, and increase overall contentment with life.

Dr. Perret received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium in 2016, and completed her internship at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. There, she received specialty training in the treatment of PTSD, including Prolonged Exposure (PE) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). She is a VA-certified CPT provider. Following internship, Dr. Perret completed a postdoctoral fellowship within Stanford University’s School of Medicine, where she deepened her training in evidence-based treatment of depression and anxiety, and in working with elite athletes. She also holds certification in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD through the UPenn School of Medicine, and in perinatal mental health through Postpartum Support International.

Dr. Perret previously held clinical and core faculty positions within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford School of Medicine, and at Palo Alto University, where she provided psychotherapy, and supervision and training to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Prior to her training in clinical psychology, Dr. Perret worked in the tech industry for five years, and was a collegiate Division I All-American volleyball player. She appreciates bringing her non-psychology background to her work to better understand the needs and challenges of living in the Bay Area.