My Background

Dr. Faucette graduated Cum Laude with High Honors in Psychology from Smith College and was inducted into Psi Chi, The International Psychology Honors Society and Sigma XI, the Scientific Research Honors Society. She then went on to earn her Ph.D. in Clinical-Community Psychology from the University of South Carolina and completed her residency at McLean Hospital, a part of the Harvard Medical School System. She held a Clinical Fellowship in Psychology in The Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr Faucette received national recognition from he American Psychological Association Psychologist’s in Public Service Division(Division 18) for the development of a Medical Crisis Intervention Program for Victims of Domestic Violence. 

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She has been in practice for over twenty years and has practiced in a variety of settings including: a partial hospitalization program, a Borderline Personality Disorders Clinic, a psychiatric emergency room, a state psychiatric hospital, a domestic violence agency, correctional institutions, outpatient clinics, and private practices. She specializes in Substance Use Disorders, Dual Diagnosis, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality, and Domestic Violence.  She specializes in diagnostically complicated patients. She is licensed in California and South Carolina and is credentialed by The National Register of Health Service Psychologists.  Please see her curriculum vitae for additional information about her background.

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Dr Faucette moved to The Bay Area in 2019 from Charleston, South Carolina. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her two cats,, hiking with her son, listening to music, reading, and traveling.