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About Dr. Heinz
In addition to her private practice, Dr. Heinz is a research scientist at the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder at the Palo Alto VA Health Care System and Stanford University.  Within this organization she conducts  research to improve treatments for trauma and addiction, develops mobile mental health apps, and facilitates implementation of mobile health technology into VA care nation-wide.  Dr. Heinz also works as a consultant advising on mental health strategy in the work place and specializes in entrepreneur well-being.   Recently, she served as Vice President of the Redwood Psychological Association and is striving to increase global awareness of the intersection of climate change and mental health.      
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Education and Training
Research
Professional Affiliations
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Selected Media Interviews

Education and Training

​Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,  and Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System,  Postdoctoral Fellowship
San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California San Francisco, Department of Psychiatry, Predoctoral Internship
University of Illinois at Chicago, M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Minor in Statistics
National Institute on Drug Abuse, Clinical Pharmacology and Treatment Branch, Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A. in Psychology, Minor in Cognitive Science

Dr. Heinz completed her Bachelor of Arts in psychology with a minor in cognitive science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Following graduation, she completed a post-baccalaureate fellowship at the National Institute on Drug Abuse in Baltimore, MD.  She completed her Masters of Arts and Ph.D. in clinical psychology with a minor in statistics at the University of Illinois at Chicago.  She trained at the San Francisco VA and the University of California San Francisco for internship and then completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford School of Medicine and the Palo Alto VA with a special emphasis on anxiety, trauma, and substance use disorders.       

Dr. Heinz’s clinical training has broadly focused on biopsychosocial assessment and treatment of individuals with anxiety, trauma, and problematic substance use using evidence-based interventions.  Dr. Heinz’s training experiences have occurred in inpatient settings as well as urban medical centers and outpatient community clinics, and span a range of diverse populations including veterans, LBGTQIA+ individuals, survivors of natural disasters, patients with chronic medical conditions, adolescents, and families. 

Research


Dr. Heinz’s research complements, informs, and inspires her clinical practice.  Dr. Heinz has been awarded over 1.5 million dollars in federal and private funding to conduct clinical research grants aimed at improving treatment for problematic substance use and PTSD.  She has published over 50 manuscripts in leading scientific journals including Nature Reviews Neuroscience, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, and Psychological Services.  Dr. Heinz has presented her findings at numerous national and international conferences, and serves as a reviewer for high-impact journals in psychological science.

Specifically, Dr. Heinz is interested in learning how to democratize access to science-based mental health treatments by harnessing technology.  She has worked in public-private partnerships to develop technology solutions to better serve at-risk populations and widen the mental health safety net.  Finally, Dr. Heinz studies employment as a social determinant of health and aims to understand factors that promote well-being in the workplace, particularly for entrepreneurs and individuals with  mental health conditions. 

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Professional affiliations 
  • American Psychological Association
    • Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology 
    • Division 12: Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology 
  • Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy
    • Addictive Behaviors Special Interest Group
    • Neurocognitive Therapies and Translational Research Special Interest Group
  • Association for Contextual Behavioral Science
  • Association for Psychological Science
  • College on Problems of Drug Dependence
  • International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
  • Northern California Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Network
  • Research Society on Alcoholism
  • Redwood Psychological Association
  • Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
Selected Media Interviews
  • Wired Magazine. March 12th, 2021. https://www.wired.com/story/the-perplexing-psychology-of-returning-to-normal/
  • Wired Magazine.  December 7th, 2020.  https://www.wired.com/story/who-will-we-be-when-the-pandemic-is-over/
  • Slate. November 23rd. 2020.  https://slate.com/technology/2020/11/coronavirus-psychogy-moral-decision-making.html​
  • KSRO Radio.  August 19th, 2020. https://www.ksro.com/2020/08/19/interview-adrienne-heinz-on-fire-related-ptsd/
  • Press Democrat.  August 14th, 2020. https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/lifestyle/running-on-empty-how-the-pandemic-has-left-many-of-us-feeling-cranky/
  • Medium, Elemental. July 15th, 2020. https://elemental.medium.com/yes-you-might-be-becoming-a-bit-of-a-jerk-2bb1bc9e225
  • Wired Magazine. June 4th, 2020.  https://www.wired.com/story/crisis-fatigue/
  • Wired Magazine. May 4th, 2020. https://www.wired.com/story/this-mental-health-app-is-tailor-made-for-your-pandemic-woes/
  • Sonoma Magazine. April 23rd, 2020.  https://www.sonomamag.com/local-experts-develop-covid-19-mental-health-self-care-app/?fbclid=IwAR0yUKNIZ0DNniAKGELpiw0w-UR56j1DCO6uXF1WqoX2FgPiebOOICYusD8
  • CNN.  April 29th, 2020. https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/20/health/only-child-shelter-in-place-coronavirus-wellness/index.html
  • Wired Magazine.  March 31st, 2020. https://www.wired.com/story/why-life-during-a-pandemic-feels-so-surreal/
  • Teen Vogue. November 19th, 2019.  https://www.teenvogue.com/story/california-wildfires-why-happening
  • Wired Magazine. October 8th, 2018. https://www.wired.com/story/wildfires-mental-health/
  • Northern California Public Media. September 12th, 2019. https://norcalpublicmedia.org/video/mediaitem/sciencehealthvideo/fire-recovery-youth-health/wildfireandyouthhealth?fbclid=IwAR0GtrXVbw5S3j8Fv3x63F47HbDSEgtY9pXWvSOSBlwIKVORengij34CDFI
  • The Guardian.  August 26th, 2019. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/26/climate-change-mental-health-wildfires-santa-rosa?fbclid=IwAR1643l8shg7lRdFQfucQMW7twO4LS61TO0z58uinX60NkudR0qoMau_xN4
  • US News and World Report.  May 23rd, 2018.  https://health.usnews.com/health-care/patient-advice/articles/2018-05-22/accessing-the-mental-health-benefits-of-music-therapy
  • Press Democrat. March 4th, 2018. http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/8051277-181/mental-health-collaborative-tackles-fire-related
  • CNN. February 10th, 2016. http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2016/02/10/mostly-human-tech-entrepreneurship-silicon-valley-depression-suicide.cnnmoney/index.html.
  • The San Francisco Chronicle.  September 5th, 2015. http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Tech-offers-little-help-to-founders-struggling-6487537.php
  • Reuters Health. February 21st, 2014. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/21/us-hookah-harmless-idUSBREA1K1VX20140221
  • ABC.  January 30th, 2014. http://www.abc.net.au/health/thepulse/stories/2014/01/30/3934877.htm
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Adrienne Heinz, Ph.D.      Phone: (415) 656-8210     Email: adrienne@dradrienneheinz.com     Location: Healdsburg, CA 95448