Position:

Clinical Educator

Contact Information:

eheinemeyer@paloaltou.edu

Other Positions:

Mental Health Clinic (MHC) Captive Practicum Program Co-Director, Palo Alto VA, Menlo Park Division

Clinical Supervisor

Instructor

Programs:

PAU-Stanford PsyD Consortium

Education:

PsyD, Clinical Psychology, PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium

MS, Clinical Psychology, PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium

BS, Molecular and Cell Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Biography:

Dr. Erin Heinemeyer holds a Doctor of Clinical Psychology (PsyD) degree from the PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium at Palo Alto University. She completed her internship at the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System and a Postdoctoral Fellowship in General Adult Psychology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Heinemeyer has a background in research across molecular biology, neuroscience, and clinical psychology.

Currently, Dr. Heinemeyer is a core faculty member of the PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium, where she contributes in various capacities, including supervision, teaching, advising, and serving on dissertation committees. She co-directs the VA Palo Alto Mental Health Clinic Practicum Program, training and supervising second-year Consortium students in evidence-based treatments. Additionally, she co-leads the Supervision Training Rotation for Stanford Postdoctoral Fellows in Adult Clinical Psychology, where she trains and supervises the fellows’ supervision of practicum students.

In addition to her work at the Consortium and Palo Alto University, Dr. Heinemeyer provides psychotherapy to adults in a private group practice in Palo Alto. Her clinical expertise focuses on treating adults with complex trauma, PTSD, Functional Neurological Disorder, and various mood, anxiety, and personality disorders. Dr. Heinemeyer’s therapeutic approach includes several evidence-based modalities, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), EMDR, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). She combines these approaches with a foundation in psychodynamic and attachment theory, tailoring her treatment to meet the unique needs of each client.

Areas of Interest:

Trauma, PTSD, personality disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, functional neurological disorder, psychotherapy training and supervision, biological bases of behavior

Selected Publications:

Sudheimer, K., Duvio, D., James, D., Heinemeyer, E., Pirog, S., Williams, N., Schatzberg. A.F. (2019). F140. The Effects of Cortisol Administration on Emotion, Stress Reactivity, and Brain Activity in Depression. Biological Psychiatry, 85(10), S267.

Sudheimer, K., Keller, J., O'Hara, R., Hantke, N., Karna, R., Duvio, D., Beaudreau, S., Heinemeyer, E., Reiss, A., Murphy, G., Gomez, R., Garrett, A., Tennakoon, L., Schatzberg, A.F. (2016). Genetics of the HPA-Axis Predict Limbic Connectivity Patterns. Neuropsychopharmacology, 41, S164.

Sudheimer, K., Heinemeyer, E., O’Hara, R., Duvio D., & Schatzberg, A.F. (2015). Cortisol Administration Inhibits Sadness-Related Subgenual Cingulate Activity in Depression. Neuropsychopharmacology, 40, S326-S327.