• Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

• M.A. in Speech and Language Pathology from Ithaca College. Ithaca, NY

• B.A. in Psychology from Cornell University. Ithaca, NY

Dr. Gelberg’s ancestors used their writing skills to fight for social justice, celebrate diversity, and advocate for the underserved. Her great-grandfather, Jacob Riis, is viewed as America’s first photojournalist and documented poor living and working conditions in NYC. His photographs and books (e.g., How the Other Half Lives) led to federal laws to improve the living and working conditions of the poor. Her great uncle, Alfred Owre, advocated for universal free dental care, as documented in a book written by his colleagues about him: Alfred Owre – Dentistry’s Militant Educator. Her father, J. Riis Owre, a Professor of Spanish Literature, wrote a Spanish textbook and translated Generales y Doctores – A Novel of Cuban Life by Carlos Loviera.

• Consulted locally and nationally on

           cultural competency issues and

           multicultural counseling.

• Presented at local, state, and national professional conferences

• Published books and articles on

           mental health, culture, and

           career issues.

As a college student, Dr. Gelberg worked as a volunteer for a migrant child care program. After earning her MA, she was a speech and language pathologist in a public school for the deaf. During her doctoral training, she was a hospice volunteer and was also nominated as an “Outstanding Instructor” for her activities as a teaching assistant, where she taught an undergraduate course entitled, “Child Development for Elementary School Teachers

In her work as a multicultural psychologist, she helped people cope with depression, anxiety disorders, trauma (including complex trauma and intergenerational trauma), life threatening illnesses, job concerns, relationship problems, adjustment issues, life planning, and substance use issues. She has worked in private practices, community mental health clinics, hospitals, universities, substance abuse centers, penitentiaries, employee assistance programs, and a state psychiatric hospital.