She received her Doctorate of Psychology degree in Clinical Psychology in 2009 from California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University. She received her Master of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology from Notre Dame de Namur University in 2004 and her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from San Francisco State University. Dr. Auranicky completed her Doctoral internship and Post-Doctoral Fellowship training at San Mateo Medical Center, Medical Psychiatry Services prior to joining the team as a clinical supervisor and staff psychologist.