Kimberly Copeland, Psy.D.
Military Internship Behavioral Health Psychologist
Center for Deployment Psychology
Kimberly A. Copeland, Psy.D. is a Military Internship Behavioral Health Psychologist with the Center for Deployment Psychology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. Physically based at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, she is an integral part of the core training committee responsible for teaching and supervising Interns and Fellows in the Navy’s APA-accredited Pre-doctoral internship and Postdoctoral fellowship programs. She has also provided training and consultation in evidence-based treatments to Psychiatry Residents and other staff members, both Active Duty and Civilian, treating active-duty service members and their families. She does extensive group work and supervision of individual cases, and has been trained in DBT, CBT, PE and CPT for PTSD. Prior to joining the CDP, Dr. Copeland worked within Portsmouth Naval’s Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation Program.
Dr. Copeland received her bachelor’s degree in biology from James Madison University and her master’s and doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology from Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA. She is a graduate of the Vanderbilt University VA Medical Center Consortium, where she completed health- focused rotations at both the Murfreesboro and Nashville VA Hospitals, in addition to working at the university medical center. Her experiences are not limited to but included extensive assessment, work within adult and child neuropsychology, forensic evaluation of impaired professionals and leading a PTSD group for Vietnam Veterans. She later pursued postdoctoral training working with children and military families in a residential hospital setting. She has worked with a diverse group of patients in various settings providing in-depth psychological and neuropsychological assessment and therapy.
Her professional and personal experiences have dovetailed to shape her interests in the treatment of anxiety and depression, PTSD/trauma and health, spirituality and healing, working with families (military and civilian) impacted by war, and multicultural competency within the treatment and training settings. Highlights of her clinical experiences thus far include working with families in East Africa impacted by HIV, forgiveness work with vets suffering from PTSD and moral injury, witnessing the growth of service members in groups and having the privilege to work with amazing teams focused on training up the next generation of mental health providers.
