Dr. Rushton is a licensed psychologist who helps patients cope with traumatic stress, enhances resilience, encourages post-traumatic growth, and promotes well-being by integrating a collaborative, strength-based approach with evidence-based practices. She is trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR). She emphasizes cultural sensitivity in the therapeutic relationship. Her clinical interests include trauma therapy, complex trauma, culturally sensitive treatments, LGBTQ health care, and expressive therapies.

Dr. Rushton earned her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. She completed a residency and Postdoctoral Fellowship at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She sees patients ages 8 and older and specializes in adolescents and young adults.