Paula Domenici, Ph.D.,is Director of Training & Education at the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) in Bethesda, Maryland. She leads Star Behavioral Health Providers (SBHP), a national training and referral initiative that expands access to mental health care for service members, veterans, and their families, with a particular focus on the National Guard. Through SBHP, community-based civilian providers receive tiered training to strengthen their ability to serve military-connected populations and can join an online therapist directory that helps military and veteran clients connect with qualified clinicians.

Dr. Domenici specializes in trauma and the treatment of PTSD, with expertise in Prolonged Exposure Therapy, and trains clinicians nationwide in these areas. She joined CDP in 2006, beginning her work at the National Naval Medical Center in both the outpatient clinic and the inpatient casualty care unit. Earlier in her career, she served as an APA Congressional Fellow, and as a Staff Psychologist at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. She is a licensed psychologist in Virginia and California.