Megan A Barthle-Herrera

Megan A Barthle-Herrera, Ph.D., PMH-C

Assistant Professor

Department: MD-PSYCHIATRY
Business Phone: (352) 265-4357
Business Email: meganbarthle@ufl.edu

About Megan A Barthle-Herrera

Megan Barthle-Herrera, Ph.D. completed her doctoral degree in counseling psychology. She has completed an APA-approved predoctoral internship in clinical and health psychology and a postdoctoral fellowship in psychology.

Dr. Barthle-Herrera has professional clinical experience in university counseling centers, school settings, medical specialty clinics, psychiatric hospitals, and psychology outpatient facilities. She has experience treating individuals across the lifespan. Dr. Barthle-Herrera has extensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Exposure and Response Prevention (CBT-E/RP) and Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). She is a certified PCIT therapist. She specializes in the treatment of Anxiety, OCD and related disorders, Perinatal Anxiety and OCD, and Disruptive Behavior Disorders in children aged 2-7.

Dr. Barthle-Herrera’s teaching experience includes undergraduate courses of Abnormal Psychology, Psychology of Personality, and Eating Disorders, as well as invited lectures on OCD and related disorders.

Dr. Barthle’s research interests include treatment outcomes for CBT-E/RP and PCIT treatment interventions, as well as topics associated with OCD and related disorders.

Accomplishments

Excellence in Mentorship Award
2022 · Division of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida
Exemplary Teacher Award
2022 · College of Medicine, University of Florida
Trainee of the Year Award
2019 · Division of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida
Dereck Chiu Training and Research Scholarship
2015 · Dereck Chiu Training and Research
Psychology and Family Studies Mini-Grant
2015 · Center for Pediatric Psychology and Family Studies

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2014-2015
PPE3003 Psychology of Personality
2023
BMS6813 Intro Clin Med 3

Board Certifications

  • Certified PCIT Therapist
    PCIT International
  • Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional
    Postpartum Support International
  • Certified Within Agency Trainer
    PCIT International
  • Psychology
    American Psychology Association

Clinical Profile

Specialties
  • Psychology
Subspecialties
  • Clinical Child / Pediatric Psychology
  • Clinical and Counseling Psychology
Areas of Interest
  • Adjustment disorder
  • Agoraphobia
  • Generalized anxiety disorder
  • Generalized anxiety disorder in children
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Panic disorder
  • Phobia – simple/specific
  • Psychoeducational and Neuropsychological Assessment
  • Separation anxiety in children
  • Social anxiety disorder

Research Profile

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0002-9119-8977

Areas of Interest
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Exposure and Response Prevention
  • Obsessive compulsive disorder
  • Parent Child Interaction Therapy
  • Perinatal Mental Health
  • Pregnancy and Postpartum Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Publications

Academic Articles
2024
Conceptualizing Co-occurring Autism Spectrum Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Gender Diversity in Adolescents: A Narrative Review
Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 20(2):97-110 [DOI] 10.1177/09731342241252560.
2024
Implementation and Preliminary Outcomes of an Exposure-Based Summer Camp for Pediatric OCD and Anxiety
Behavior Therapy. 55(3):543-557 [DOI] 10.1016/j.beth.2023.08.006.
2023
Case report: Co-occurring autism spectrum disorder (Level One) and obsessive-compulsive disorder in a gender-diverse adolescent.
Frontiers in psychiatry. 14 [DOI] 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1072645. [PMID] 37260756.
2022
An examination of obsessive-compulsive symptom domains, depression, and quality of life within an online survey sample
Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic. 86(2):133-158 [DOI] 10.1521/bumc.2022.86.2.133.
2015
Treatment of Sexual Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms During Exposure and Response Prevention
Clinical Handbook of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. [DOI] https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17139-5_3.

Education

Ph.D., Counseling Psychology
2017 · University of Florida
M.S., Psychology
2013 · University of Florida
B.S., Psychology
2010 · University of Florida

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 265-4357
Emails:
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
4197 NW 86th Terrace
DIVISION OF PSYCHOLOGY
GAINESVILLE FL 32606
Business Street:
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY
4197 NW 86th Terrace
DIVISION OF PSYCHOLOGY
GAINESVILLE FL 32606