Clearwater Founders/Owners
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Jocelin Saks, PhD
Assessment Director
Read more: Jocelin Saks, PhDDr. Saks has been with Clearwater since its inception, and has been the Director of the Assessment program since 2006. Dr. Saks graduated with honors from Brown University and received her doctorate degree from Alliant University (formerly California School of Professional Psychology). Dr. Saks has extensive experience working with children and families, including pre- and post-doctoral…
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Erika Swanson, PhD
Clinical Director
Read more: Erika Swanson, PhDDr. Swanson is a senior supervising Clinical Psychologist (PSY26599) and Clinical Director for the DBT Program at Clearwater. Since 2009, Dr. Swanson has specialized in DBT and trauma healing for adolescents, adults, and families.
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Karen Erickson, LMFT
Assistant Clinical Director
Read more: Karen Erickson, LMFTKaren is a senior supervising therapist and Assistant Clinical Director for the DBT Program at Clearwater. Ms Erickson was intensively trained in DBT in 2008. Prior to that, she specialized in trauma therapy, non directive play therapy, and attachment issues. Ms. Erickson works with children, teens, and adults, and provides parent coaching, with a primary…
Assessment Team
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Jocelin Saks, PhD
Assessment Director
Dr. Saks has been with Clearwater since its inception, and has been the Director of the Assessment program since 2006. Dr. Saks graduated with honors from Brown University and received her doctorate degree from Alliant University (formerly California School of Professional Psychology). Dr. Saks has extensive experience working with children and families, including pre- and post-doctoral…
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Rachel Gorham, MEd
Rachel Gorham, MEd is an intern at Clearwater completing assessments. She is supervised by Dr. Jocelin Saks. She is a fourth year Clinical Psychology PhD student with Saybrook University and is currently working on her dissertation focusing on ADHD in children. She has her MEd in Child Development and has extensive experience working with children of…
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Cori Cafaro, MSc, MA
Cori Cafaro, MSc, MA, is a psychological assessment clinical trainee at Clearwater Clinic under Dr. Saks’ supervision. She’s also a PhD candidate in Clinical and Community Psychology at DePaul University. Originally from Eugene, Oregon, Cori completed her bachelor’s in behavioral neuroscience at the University of San Diego and later, a master’s in global health from…
DBT Team
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Catherine Shaddix, Psy.D.
Catherine Shaddix, Psy.D. is a licensed Clinical Psychologist (PSY29695) providing individual DBT therapy for children, adolescents, and adults at Clearwater since 2016. In addition, Dr. Shaddix has extensive clinical training in early intervention with mothers and children (pre-natal period to 3 years of age), with children ages 6-11, and contemplative practice in the Buddhist and yogic traditions….
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Casey Crossin Sasner, AMFT
Casey Crossin Sasner, AMFT is a registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist working under the supervision of Karen Erickson, LMFT. Casey is a graduate of California Institute of Integral Studies where she received a Masters in Counseling Psychology in Community Mental Health. Her coursework and clinical training at San Francisco’s Clinic Without Walls incorporated the approaches…
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Hannah Sabet, MS
Hannah Sabet, MS is a queer, multiethnic, multilingual and highly sensitive PhD student in the Humanistic Clinical Psychology program at Saybrook University. They are a clinical trainee at Clearwater under the supervision of Dr. Erika Swanson. Hannah was pre-med during their undergrad at Sarah Lawrence College, and also studied Spanish Literature and Poetry. They completed an…
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Hilary Ferris White, LCSW
Hilary Ferris White, LCSW is a senior DBT clinician on the DBT team and affiliate of Clearwater. She specializes in adolescents, parenting work and family therapy. Hilary is involved in training the intern staff and is leads DBT skills class instructor for multi-family teen and younger teen (10-12 year olds) DBT skills classes, as well as an…
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Patricia Porter, BA
Psychology Trainee
Patricia Porter, BA is an extern at Clearwater working under the supervision of Dr. Erika Swanson. She is a fourth-year PhD student in UC Berkeley’s Clinical Science Program and received her bachelor’s degree from Carleton College. Her research explores developmental pathways leading to self-harmful behaviors and ways to improve interventions for youth with learning differences, such…
Admin Team
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Melissa Sweeney, MA
Office Manager
Melissa brings two decades of work experience as an organizational administrator to Clearwater as well as an educational background in Marriage and Family Therapy. As an undergrad, Melissa was in the Family Social Science Program and invested in Child Abuse and Prevention Studies (CAPS). An avid advocate for social/racial justice, she focused her research and…