Adriana Kipper-Williams, PhD, HSP

Dr. Adriana Kipper-Williams served as clinical faculty from 2015 to 2018 and rejoined the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences as faculty in 2024. She is a licensed clinical psychologist who completed her undergraduate degree at Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos and her master’s degree in developmental psychology at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, both in Brazil. She earned her PhD in clinical psychology from Fielding Graduate University and completed a predoctoral internship at the Vanderbilt/Veterans Affairs Consortium of Professional Psychology. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship in clinical psychology at the Vanderbilt University Counseling Center.

With over 13 years at the Vanderbilt University Counseling Center, Dr. Kipper-Williams served as a Trainee, Clinical Provider, Clinical Director, and Interim Director. She joined the Work/Life Connections—EAP team in 2022. She is part of the Faculty and Physicians Wellness Program (FPWP) and focuses on promoting workplace well-being. She also facilitates process groups for psychiatry residents. Dr. Kipper-Williams' clinical research has focused on psychodynamic psychotherapy, biofeedback, mind-body approaches and well-being.