About Our Psychologists

Loretta S. Malta, PhD is a licensed psychologist who specializes in anxiety and stress-related problems. These include generalized anxiety, chronic worrying, social anxiety, phobias, insomnia, panic attacks, and obsessive-compulsive behaviors. She also assists individuals coping with problems in their relationships, at work, and those coping with stress related to physical conditions such (headaches, irritable bowel, cancer) and with grief and loss. Dr. Malta received her doctoral degree from the State University of New York at Albany in 2004. She completed her internship at the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and her postdoctoral training at NYU School of Medicine Center for Trauma and Resilience. Prior to establishing her private practice in Albany, Dr. Malta was a member of the faculty and group practice at Weill-Cornell Medical College Program for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Studies. After moving to Albany in 2008, she worked at the Stratton VA Medical Center as a staff Psychologist in the posttraumatic stress program and as a faculty member for the Psychology Internship and post-doctoral training programs. She continues to serve as a volunteer Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at Weill-Cornell Medical College and Albany Medical College. Dr. Malta has coauthored a book and published several articles on anxiety and stress-related disorders.