Dr. Viktoria Walda grew up in Los Angeles and has lived on the East Coast, in the American South, and in Europe. She holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology with an emphasis in depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute; an M.A. in applied linguistics from California State University, Los Angeles; and a B.A. in cultural anthropology from the University of California at Santa Barbara. 

Dr. Walda's professional background includes work in education, public health, publishing, social justice activism, and the arts. She now resides in the redwood forest along the coast of Northern Humboldt County in California. With training in psychoanalytic and Jungian analysis, Dr. Walda approaches her work from a place of curiosity and genuine care, acknowledging the importance of every aspect of one's life experience and the necessity of providing individualized treatment.