Miranda Pinckert, PhD
For decades, I have studied how humans communicate, form connections, and navigate mental health. Today, I apply that deep clinical architecture to two distinct pillars: treating individuals in clinical practice and advising AI engineering teams on human-centered interaction models.
AI & PRODUCT CONSULTING
I partner with AI engineering labs, digital health startups, and research teams to build algorithmically sound, clinically safe, and human-centered technology.
Core Capabilities
AI-Human Interaction & Guardrails: Evaluating conversational outputs to ensure empathetic alignment, linguistic accuracy, and robust clinical safety boundaries.
Psychometric Scale Development: Building proprietary assessment models, behavioral data architecture, and custom scoring frameworks for algorithmic profiling.
Product Advisory & UX Design: Collaborating directly with software developers and product teams to translate clinical workflows into intuitive user dashboards.
Strategic Experience
Advisory Council Member
Served as a clinical subject matter expert on a Thoughtful Expert Council for a conversational AI platform.
Evaluated model outputs to ensure strict adherence to safety guardrails, empathy protocols, and evidence-based communication frameworks.
Clinical Consultant & SME | Stanford University Ecosystem Project (2021)
Provided targeted clinical consultation to a joint graduate research initiative crossing the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school) and the Mental Health Technology & Innovation Hub.
Collaborated on UX/UI design frameworks by identifying core workflow barriers, clinical preferences, and usability requirements for digital health applications.
Chief Science Officer & Co-Founder | XylaFriends (2019-2023)
Co-founded a behavioral science startup, transforming complex relational psychology into a scalable, consumer-facing algorithmic compatibility platform.
Developed proprietary psychometric models, scoring frameworks, and data collection pipelines to drive automated user matching.
Clinical Foundation
Licensed Clinical Psychologist | Private practice & Wellspring Psychology Group (2017-present)
Apply advanced behavioral interventions to optimize behavior change, emotional regulation, and therapeutic communication patterns.
Synthesize real-world insights on human interaction to advise tech teams on realistic user needs, clinician workflows, and systemic privacy requirements.
Evidence-Based Clinical Practice
Providing collaborative, insightful, and culturally responsive cognitive and behavioral therapy for adolescents, adults, and couples.
Clinical Focus
Evidence-Based Modalities: Integrating tailored cognitive interventions to optimize emotional regulation, mindfulness, and behavioral change.
Life Transitions & Identity: Navigating major identity shifts, career evolution, and age-related life adjustments.
Specialized Cognitive Assessments: Providing robust cognitive baseline assessments and clinical diagnostic evaluations for older adults and aging populations. Supplying initial screening for ADHD.
| Format | In-person / Telehealth (Secure, HIPAA-compliant video sessions) |
| Population | Adolescents, Adults & Couples |
| Availability | Accepting new clients for consultation and baseline assessments |