Maria del Pilar Bratko, MFT, Ph.D.

Maria Pilar Bratko has been in practice for 18 years serving a wide range of clients. She has held a number of administrative roles at Bay Area training clinics, from didactic instructor to clinical director. Her M.A. in clinical psychology is from New College of California and her Ph.D. was completed at Smith College School for Social Work. 

Pilar Bratko's research focuses on treatment considerations when working with an immigrant psychology. She maintains a private practice specializing in working with immigrant psychologies, among other marginalized identities. Recently, she acquired her license to practice in New York in addition to California. 

At Smith College this year, Pilar Bratko is teaching a course covering contemporary psychodynamic theories.