Beverly Wertheimer
Biography
Beverly Wertheimer is an in-person and online adjunct professor of psychology at Pepperdine University’s Graduate School of Education and Psychology. She teaches courses in behavioral theory, cognitive treatment interventions including CBT, DBT, and ACT, and instructs and builds curriculum on individual, couple, and family development across the lifespan.
Wertheimer is a licensed clinical social worker/psychotherapist and doctor of psychology specializing in youth and family therapy at Daybreak Health. She is an active member of Daybreak Health's clinical practice advisory board and has led clinician continuing education training courses.
Previously, Wertheimer was a therapist at USC Telehealth, working primarily with diverse populations of lower socioeconomic status. She also served as a school-based clinician, providing therapy to at-risk youth and their families. Wertheimer is a grief counseling and trauma specialist, is certified in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, and holds a specialization in Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. She is also an ICF-certified life coach/CEO at BeWorthy.com, where her work is built on a holistic, strengths-based approach inspired by positive psychology, mindfulness, and spirituality.
A former broadcast journalist (including anchor, on-air reporter, and bureau chief) at various news affiliates and at Entertainment Tonight and CNN, Wertheimer is now a published mental health columnist. Her numerous articles have been featured in publications including The New Social Worker magazine, Brainz magazine, and Medical Care Review.
Industry Expertise
Youth Mental Health, Meaning-Centered Therapies, Cognitive-Based Therapies, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Education
- PsyD, Graduate Theological Foundation
- DMin, Andersonville Theological Seminary
- MSW, USC
- BA, UCLA