Licensed Clinical Psychologist
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Dr. Burke attended and received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in the City of New York in 2003 with a research and clinical focus on cultural and racial identity theory. He commissioned as a Naval Officer in 2002 and began his clinical and military career at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego.
Dr. Burke has served in a variety of setting within the military, to include an aircraft carrier, naval hospitals, special operations commands, embedded Marine commands, and branch health clinics. He has had the opportunity to work with active duty Sailors and Marines within the hospital and operational settings and has been fortunate to also be able to support military families throughout most of his career.
Dr. Burke has multiple combat deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan and with forces afloat and has a history of work with military trauma with specific training and experience in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). Dr. Burke was selected for specialty training and from 2013-2014 attended a Harvard Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology at Boston Children’s Hospital. His follow on work in Japan involved conducting comprehensive testing evaluations for children being served through the DoDEA schools.
His leadership experiences as a Department Head, Director, OIC and XO as well as his clinical work in operational theaters and coordination with commands give him a unqiue perspective on the military experience for active duty and family members. He has experience with trauma, depression, anxiety, mood disorders, sleep and transition problems, LGBTQ+ and routine stressors of military life for active duty and family.
Dr. Burke is a diplomat of the American Board of Professional Psychology.
Dr. Burke grew up in the midwest but has lived in and around the U.S., Asia and Europe for the past 25 years. He has settled down in San Diego with family and enjoys cycling, woodworking and camping.
A life lived means experiencing challenges and pain. These events and the meaning we give them does not need to define us. Therapy is about providing a safe place to connect and better understand a healthy way forward.
