McKayla Roberts is a psychological associate, 4th-year doctoral candidate, and co-lead of the Black Student Union at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California. She is also a proud boy mom! Her academic background includes a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Oral Roberts University and a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Montclair State University.

McKayla’s clinical experience includes working across the lifespan, beginning with children as young as 10 through adolescents, young adults, and adults, with a particular emphasis on serving individuals, couples, and families within the Black community. Her therapeutic work has addressed a wide range of concerns, including depression, complex posttraumatic stress disorder, postpartum depression, grief, life transitions, and chronic medical conditions such as idiopathic intracranial hypertension, type 1 diabetes, fibromyalgia, and lupus. She has also supported clients managing anxiety related to family dynamics, cultural trauma, academic stress, social communication challenges, specific eating disorders, and performance anxiety in athletic settings.