Dr. 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.

She has received intensive training in DBT Prolonged Exposure (DBT PE), which treats PTSD in adults and adolescents, as well as attachment-focused EMDR, an integrative trauma therapy developed by Laurel Parnell. She is a lead instructor for adult and multi-family DBT skills classes. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and an M.A. in School Psychology from Teachers College. She completed her undergraduate degree in a joint program with Columbia University and Manhattan School of Music. Dr. Swanson brings a strong research background to her clinical work. Her original research has been published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. Dr. Swanson is the mother of a middle-schooler and two elementary-aged twins. She currently supervises Sinclaire O’Grady, M.A., and Hannah Sabet, M.S., both doctoral-level graduate students. Dr. Swanson is dedicated to her own healing work for C-PTSD and medical/health adversities. She strives to bring sincerity, respect, collaboration, and humor to her work with clients. 

Dr. Swanson is not accepting new clients at this time. She may have limited availability in Summer 2024.