Archival folders, academic papers, and a research notebook on a wood table.

professional provenance

The people and places behind the work.

This is a factual map of documented training, collaboration, affiliation, and supervision in cognitive therapy.

The records below provide professional context, not institutional endorsement. Dr. Berchick continues to serve as faculty to the Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania from a video-only residential office.

a source-led record

Training and collaboration, named carefully.

This is a source-led record of the people and institutions connected to Dr. Berchick's professional work. Historical roles are presented as such; current service is labeled explicitly.

— Taught by— Worked with— Supervised

central reference

Dr. Robert J. Berchick

Ph.D., ABPP · Historical context for the professional work and relationships documented on this page.

Taught by

Documented relationships, in context.

  • Aaron T. Beck

    Relationship

    Post-doctoral and internship supervisor; later research and consulting collaborator.

    Period

    1975–2017

    Institution or setting

    University of Pennsylvania, Center for Cognitive Therapy, and Depression Research Unit

    Read the Aaron T. Beck Papers guide
  • Raymond Harrison

    Relationship

    Clinical supervisor; later a professional setting where Berchick worked under Harrison’s supervision and license.

    Period

    1979–1983

    Institution or setting

    Center for Cognitive Therapy and Bucks Psychology Associates

  • Arthur Freeman

    Relationship

    Clinical supervisor; later a professional setting where Berchick worked under Freeman’s supervision and license.

    Period

    1979–1983

    Institution or setting

    Center for Cognitive Therapy and Bucks Psychology Associates

  • Jeffrey Young

    Relationship

    Supervisor for individual psychotherapy and diagnostic/treatment evaluations.

    Period

    1979–1980

    Institution or setting

    Center for Cognitive Therapy, University of Pennsylvania

  • Peter Filicicetti

    Relationship

    Behavioral therapy supervisor for individual and group psychotherapy.

    Period

    1979–1980

    Institution or setting

    La Salle University Counseling Center

  • Marvin Epstein

    Relationship

    Behavioral therapy supervisor for adult outpatient community mental-health work.

    Period

    1978–1979

    Institution or setting

    Northwest Mental Health Center

These cards describe documented historical training, collaboration, affiliation, and supervision. They are not current-practice endorsements. Quotations and dedicated person pages remain withheld until source permissions are recorded.

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