About Dr. Eckart

As a Liver­more native, it is my plea­sure to serve clients in the Tri-Valley and sur­round­ing areas.

Raised in a family of scientists and engineers but fascinated by people, figuring out what makes humans (not things) tick is endlessly interesting and also very meaningful to me.

 
Education
 
Stanford University, BA in Psychology

UC Berkeley, PhD in Clinical Science

• My research in the Stanford Psychophysiology Laboratory focused on emotional regulation in healthy college students. My research in the Berkeley Psychophysiology Laboratory focused on emotional functioning in patients with neurodegenerative disease.

 
Clinical Experience

California Maritime Academy

• Provided therapy to college students addressing issues related to depressed mood, anxiety, substance misuse, and interpersonal difficulties. Also developed and implemented outreach activities regarding responsible drinking, stress reduction, depression and anxiety, and safe sex practices.

Berkeley Psychology Clinic

• Provided therapy to UC Berkeley students as well as adults, children, and teens from the surrounding community. Therapy targeted mood difficulties, anxiety disorders, familial discord, and personality disorders.

Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center

• Provided therapy to veterans in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, metro area. This work included individual outpatient therapy with veterans suffering from mood difficulties, anxiety disorders, and chronic pain; group outpatient therapy with veterans struggling with substance misuse; outpatient individual and group Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) with veterans diagnosed with borderline personality disorder; primary clinic-based work seeing veterans identified by primary care physicians as needing mental or behavioral health care; and inpatient work in geriatric units as well as in locked and step-down psychiatric units.

Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System

• Provided therapy to veterans at the Modesto Outpatient Clinic, including outpatient individual therapy and group therapy. Treatment targeted mood and anxiety disorders, tobacco use disorder, insomnia, chronic pain, and post-deployment readjustment difficulties.

 
Publications
 
Verstaen, A., Eckart, J.A., Muhtadie, L., Otero, M.C., Sturm, V.E., Haase, C.M., Miller, B.L., & Levenson, R.W. (2016). Insular atrophy and diminished disgust reactivity. Emotion, 16(6), 903-912.

Woolley, J.D., Strobl, E.V., Sturm, V.E., Shany-Ur, T., Poorzand, P., Grossman, S., Nguyen, L., Eckart, J.A., Levenson, R.W., Seeley, W.W., Miller, B.L., & Rankin, K.P. (2015). Impaired recognition and regulation of disgust is associated with distinct but partially overlapping patterns of decreased gray matter volume in the ventroanterior insula. Biological Psychiatry, 78(7), 505-514.

Sturm, V.E., Yokoyama, J.S., Eckart, J.A., Zakrzewski, J., Rosen, H.J., Miller, B.L., Seeley, W.W., & Levenson, R.W. (2015). Damage to left frontal regulatory circuits produces greater positive emotional reactivity in frontotemporal dementia. Cortex, 64, 55-67.

Eckart, J.A., Sturm, V.E., Miller, B.L., & Levenson, R.W. (2012). Diminished disgust reactivity in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia. Neuropsychologia, 50(5), 786-790.

 
Professional Associations
 
American Psychological Association

Northern California Cognitive Behavior Therapy Network
 
 
 
(925) 831-2144

janet@trivalleycbt.com

8 Crow Canyon Court, Suite 110
San Ramon, CA 94583

 
Please note: This website is for informational purposes only. Direct consultation should be sought for any specific questions or problems. Use of this website does not constitute professional service, advice, or the establishment of a professional relationship with Dr. Eckart.