About Peggy
Dr. Peggy Loo is the Founder and Clinical Director of Manhattan Therapy Collective, a group therapy practice based in NYC. Dr. Loo earned a PhD from Columbia University in counseling psychology, where she trained with leaders in the field of multicultural psychology.
In addition to being well versed in trauma-focused therapies and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dr Loo incorporates mindfulness, neuroscience, and active teaching about how mental health works in her clinical work with adults. She has somatic training through the Embody Lab, the Trauma Research Foundation, and the The Center for Excellence in EMDR Therapy. She is a certified perinatal mental health professional (PMH-C) and passionate about centering women’s health and matrescence as an act of social justice.
In addition to her supervisory work with postdoctoral fellows and psychology graduate students, Dr. Loo is on the advisory board for SPEAK, a non-profit organization elevating Asian American mental health in Westchester County, NY. She is also a member of the NYC Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Association, the Asian American Psychological Association, and the Women’s Mental Heath Consortium. Her views have been featured in media outlets like Well+Good, Forbes Health, Real Simple, and the New York Times. Dr. Loo loves to bring her dog Hamilton to work, hike, watch stand-up comedy, and (nearly) anything pickled.
Areas of expertise
Role at Psychology.com
Peggy is the named reviewer for Psychology.com's trauma, perinatal mental health, and multicultural psychology content, including the tests and tools in those sections. Pages she has personally reviewed carry a "Reviewed by" line with the date. She checks each page against current clinical guidelines and peer-reviewed research and flags anything that needs correction or added nuance.
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Reviewed by Peggy Loo on Psychology.com
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