Richard G. Beery, Ph.D.

Licensed Psychologist (PSY 3887)
921 The Alameda
Berkeley, CA 94707
(510) 525-4480


Richard G. Beery, Ph.D. is a Licensed Psychologist (PSY 3887) with 30 years of postdoctoral professional experience, specializing in career counseling and psychological testing, in addition to his practice in personal counseling and psychotherapy for individuals and couples.

After earning his Doctorate in Psychology from the University of Iowa in 1966, he undertook a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Wisconsin (sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health) in clinical psychology, biofeedback, and behavior modification.

He moved to California in 1968, completing a year-long postdoctoral internship in Clinical Psychology at the Palo Alto Veterans Administration Hospital.

From 1969 to 1986, he was Counseling Psychologist at the University of California (Berkeley) Counseling Center, serving as administrator of their public career counseling program for six of those seventeen years. While at U.C. Berkeley, he also taught courses in career development and testing for graduate students in the Department of Counseling Psychology and designed training and supervision programs for Counseling Center interns and professional staff.

Dr. Beery has maintained a private practice in Berkeley since 1973, doing career counseling and testing, brief psychotherapy, and training and supervision of other professional psychologists. He has been widely quoted regarding career issues among students and mid-career professionals in national publications, including Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal and U.S. News and World Report.



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