Johnson VAMC in Charleston, SC, with a clinical faculty appointment at the Medical University of South Carolina. She obtained her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis in children and families, from the University of Mississippi in 2007, after completing a child and family internship at the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Petty then went on to a post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric research, before moving on to the VA system in 2009. During her time at the VA, she has received extensive training in couples work, primarily Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy (IBCT), and now enjoys conducting couples and family therapy within the VA system, supervising trainees, and co-developing a research database for couples and family data. She is also a national consultant and trainer for IBCT. Dr. Petty does not have any relevant financial relationships or conflicts of interest to disclose.