SUPERVISORS AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF LISTING Postdoctoral Residency Program Kaiser Permanente Northern California South East Bay Consortium 2012/2013 Training Year

Training Program Administrators

Dawn Barbic, ,D. 510-675-3255 [email protected]

I am the Training Director for the Chemical Dependency Recovery Program as well as a primary supervisor in the post doctoral program. I completed my pre- doctoral internship at the Veteran’s Affair’s Hospital in New York. I currently work with both the adult and adolescent population in the Chemical Dependency Department. Our goal is to ensure that the post doctoral resident in the CDRP has a valuable training experience that allows the resident to work with adults, adolescents and their families. Our training year is tailored to each resident’s interests along with providing a rich training experience that allows the resident to participate in all aspects of services offered in our department.

I was a post-doctoral resident myself in this clinic in 2007 and I can relate to the challenges and rewards of the post-doctoral year. As a supervisor, my approach is to create a collaborative and flexible environment that is tailored to the individual needs of the supervisee. On of my area of interests is in professional development which includes assisting residents in getting ready for the EPPP and licensure, resume writing, interview skills and job searches.

Kate Lenhardt, Ph.D. 510-675-3322 [email protected]

Hello, it’s a pleasure to introduce myself to you more personally. I have deeply enjoyed supervising the clinical work of our postdoctoral residents on the adult team. I have been the Director of Training for our Child and Adult Team Postdoctoral Residency Program since it’s inception in 2003. My greatest pleasure has been to work with my colleagues to create a rich experience for our residents.

I have been a licensed psychotherapist since 1979 and have worked in a number of settings. This has given me a good perspective about the many facets of our field. I will support your growth as a psychologist in a way that feels right to you and brings relief to your patients. My training as a psychologist is psychodynamic and I generally conceptualize from this perspective. I have a keen interest in discussing transference and countertransference to better understand the process in the therapy room. At the same time, I often use cognitive-behavioral interventions with patients, in keeping with evidence-based approaches. Your well-being is also my concern during the residency and I am pleased that our

1 administration is very sensitive to the personal needs of staff and their families. I have been on the Adult Team in Union City since 1998 and wouldn’t want to work anywhere else as a psychologist.

Susanna Mark, Ph.D. 510-248-3152 [email protected]

Dr. Mark received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Davis in 1993 and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Kent State University in 1999. She completed an APA-approved pre-doctoral internship at Friends Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Mark joined Kaiser Permanente in 1999 as a post-doctoral resident at Fremont Kaiser Psychiatry and went on to become a staff member on the Adult Team in 2001. She took on the role of Site Director for Fremont Kaiser in 2005 and the role of Consortium Director for the South East Bay Consortium in 2008. She has been a secondary supervisor since 2006. Dr. Mark works with a wide range of psychiatric conditions and diverse patient populations. In addition to providing individual therapy, Dr. Mark also facilitates various groups including: the Depression Group, Worry Group, Women’s Assertiveness Group, Introduction to Coping Group, and created a Self-Help Coping group. She approaches both her individual and group therapy utilizing evidence based practices and is always mindful of legal, ethical, and diversity issues which may impact her clinical work. She is a member of the triage team providing telephone triage services, face-to-face crisis evaluations and interventions, and 5150 evaluations in the Emergency Department. Dr. Mark is an active member of APA.

Training Staff Fremont and Hayward/Union City Adult Services and Child/Adolescent Services

Briana Carr, Psy.D. 510-675-4899 [email protected]

Hello, my name is Dr. Briana Carr and I am a licensed psychologist in the San Francisco Bay Area. I received my doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the CSPP in 2005. I completed my pre-doctoral internship at UCSF/San Francisco General Hospital Psychosocial Medicine Clinic and my post-doctoral residency at Kaiser Union City working in both Child/Family and Adult Psychiatry Departments. I have been working as a staff therapist in Adult Psychiatry since 2006. I provide individual therapy and facilitate our DBT group as well as an Adjustment to Disability support group. I also work as the on-call emergency consultant for Hayward and Fremont emergency departments responding to requests made by attending physicians for 5150 evaluations. My orientation is integrative, primarily informed by DBT and CBT principles. My specialties include mindfulness/DBT skills for depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and personality disorders. I am

2 also part of a committee that plans and co-facilitates our therapist and psychiatrist departmental meetings.

I have worked as a group supervisor for the past 2 years and I very much enjoy the opportunity to facilitate group supervision. I was a post-doctoral resident myself in this clinic in 2006 and I can relate to the experiences of professional growth, challenges and rewards of the post-doctoral year. My approach to group supervision is to provide a supportive environment where we can collaboratively dialogue and reflect about clinical, legal, ethical, professional and diversity issues that arise in our work. Group supervision can be a dynamic and fun experience and I look forward to the opportunity to share this with you.

Laura Cayan, Psy.D. 510-675-3360 [email protected]

Dr. Cayan earned in her B.A. in Psychology and Spanish at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and her doctoral degree from the The Wright Institute in Berkeley. She completed her pre-doctoral residency at an APA accredited internship at Lincoln Hospital in New York, and her post-doctoral fellowship at Children’s Hospital, Oakland where she focused on working with children and adults in both outpatient and inpatient medical and psychiatric hospital settings. Dr. Cayan also has a joint health psychology private practice in San Francisco where she works with people of all ages, and works as a contractor and consultant for UCSF’s Integrative Pediatric Medicine department. At Kaiser, Dr.Cayan is a Bilingual Psychologist in the Child and Family Psychiatry department and the Postdoctoral Child and Adolescent Assessment Supervisor. She also is the department representative for the Kaiser Grass Roots committee. Dr. Cayan facilitates individual and family therapy, as well as an ASD Teen group and Spanish parenting classes.

Walter E. Christian, Jr., Ph.D. 510-675-4291 [email protected]

Welcome, I am a licensed psychologist, who has been working at Kaiser for ten years. My current position is that of Chief of the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), where I support, supervise and manage a culturally diverse staff of highly trained clinicians. Prior to coming to Kaiser, I worked as a Neuropsychologist Psychologist at several hospitals in the Bay Area. My training, has allowed me to acquire specific knowledge regarding the treatment of a myriad of medical and psychological conditions, as well as the process of supervision. I attained my doctorate from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, in Counseling Psychology, with a minor in Psychological and Cultural Studies. It is my belief that the supervisee must have a consistent and accurate way of conceptualizing the client’s problems. In addition, he or she also needs to be familiar with several models of psychotherapy, as each model distinctively predicts how “change” will occur. Ultimately, the supervisee must possess sound psychotherapeutic strategies and techniques to become an effective clinician. The approach that I believe offers the best results is to initiate supervision based on what is needed to supplement preexisting knowledge. This must includes

3 psychosocial and cultural variables—e.g. gender roles, cultural values, social class variables and their impact on the therapeutic process. I have developed a passion for working with complex and challenging cases, which has allowed me to expand and sharpen my clinical skills. I would appreciate working with you regardless of your passion.

Teresa Flores Backstrom, Psy.D. 510-675-4563 [email protected]

Hello, my name is Teresa Flores Backstrom, and I’m a psychologist and a resident supervisor at Kaiser’s Department of Child Psychiatry in Union City. I earned my B.A in Psychology at UC Berkeley in 1997 and my Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology (now known as Alliant International University) in 2005. I completed several training programs throughout the Bay Area including the Hume Center, EMQ Children and Family Services and Kaiser Permanente, Santa Teresa. I have been a psychologist on the Child Team at Kaiser Union City since 2005 and have served as an individual supervisor to the Post-doctoral Residency Program since 2010. I facilitate a Spanish parenting class, Spanish orientation class and Latina Girls group for teenagers. My clinical interests include parenting, social phobia and ADHD.

Katalin Galasi, PsyD 510-248-3691 [email protected]

(Fremont Adult and Child/Adolescent Services, Individual Supervisor)

Dr. Kalalin Galasi obtained her doctorate degree from the California School of Professional Psychology - Alameda Campus in 2004. As a pre-doctoral intern she worked for two years at the Community Institute for Psychotherapy, a non- profit agency in Marin County serving a culturally and economically diverse population. She completed two post-doctoral residencies at Kaiser, first in San Rafael’s Department of Psychiatry, and then at the Chemical Dependency Services in Union City, where she was later hired as a psychologist working with substance abusing adults and adolescents and their families. She has been working at Kaiser Fremont’s Department of Psychiatry since February, 2008.

Dr. Galasi works with individual adults patients as well as adolescents and their families. She is a co-leader of the Dialectical Behavior Skills Training Group and runs a relaxation group. As a member of the Immediate Service Team, she provides resources and initial screenings for patients as well as crisis intervention services. She has a special interest in mindfulness and meditation.

Seth Goldberg, Psy,D. 510-675-2136 [email protected]

Hello, my name is Seth Goldberg, and I’m a psychologist and a resident supervisor at Kaiser’s Department of Child Psychiatry in Union City. I received

4 my doctorate in clinical psychology from the Wright institute in 2006. I completed my postdoctoral residency here in Union City, working in both the Child/Family and Adult Psychiatry Departments and have been a full time staff psychologist since 2008. In addition to providing individual and family therapy, some of my clinical responsibilities include facilitating a social development group for nine to twelve year olds, a DBT-informed group for teens, as well as providing crisis coverage one day a week.

While my initial training in graduate school was primarily psychodynamic, my experiences at Kaiser have allowed me to take a more eclectic approach to psychotherapy including CBT, structural family systems, and solution focused interventions. As a supervisor, I believe in creating a collaborative, consultative environment where each resident can continue to develop their own individual approach to the work. As a fairly recent post doc myself, I will help you to navigate the excitements and challenges of the residency year with an eye towards you soon becoming a licensed, independent psychologist.

David Kerner, Psy.D., MSW. 510-675-4538 [email protected]

I have been a supervisor in the Chemical Dependency Recovery Program (CDRP) for the last 7 years, and I serve as the Assistant Director of the CDRP. The fellowship here in the CDRP is an exciting one, where fellows work with a demanding client population, as our clients present with addictive disorders, often alongside other psychiatric conditions. As a result, our clinic is incredibly busy and challenging, which requires our team to work very closely with each other, as we all treat all the clinic’s patients. This “milieu” approach includes daily case conferences, and each staff member is often integrally involved, in one way or another, with every patient in our clinic. We are in a unique position here in the CDRP, as we are afforded the opportunity to help people make dramatic changes in their lives, often in a relatively short period of time. Our Post-Docs become a member of our team, and as such are treated as equals and valued for their input every step of the way. As a supervisor, my focus is to help Post-Docs further consolidate their repertoire of clinical approaches, as well as their burgeoning professional identity. This is the last step in your training process: one where, for the last time in your careers, you’ll receive intensive supervision, support and guidance. In our work together, I will encourage you to try different things, challenge assumptions, make mistakes, learn from your mistakes, and keep moving forward. If you throw yourself into this process, and soak it in, I have no doubt that this next year will be an exciting one.

Charlene Laffaye, Ph.D. 510-248-3624 [email protected] (Fremont Adult Services, Program Evaluation Supervisor)

Dr. Charlene Laffaye received her B.A. in Psychology at UC, Berkeley in 1996 and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from San Diego State University/University

5 of California, San Diego in 2006. Dr. Laffaye completed an APA approved pre- doctoral internship at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System in 2005 and a postdoctoral research residency at the VA Palo Alto and Stanford University in 2008. Dr. Laffaye has worked at Kaiser Psychiatry in Fremont since 2009 and has served as a supervisor for the postdoctoral program since 2011. She is a therapist on the adult team providing individual and group treatment at Kaiser Fremont and is a member of our triage team. Dr. Laffaye is the new program evaluation supervisor for our clinic which involves providing guidance and support to residents on completing their program evaluation/research project. She is bilingual in Spanish and English and provides services to our monolingual Latino members. Dr. Laffaye serves as a member of the Kaiser Permanente best practices committee for eating disorders.

Jessica Lande, Psy.D. 510-248-3255 [email protected] (Fremont Adult Services, Group Supervisor)

Dr. Jessica Lande earned her doctoral degree at The Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA in 2007. She started working at Kaiser in 2006 as a predoctoral intern in Fresno through the APA accredited program, Central California Psychology Internship Consortium (CCPIC). Her internship involved working with children and adults in an outpatient setting. She continued with Kaiser and completed her postdoctoral residency in 2008 at Kaiser Fremont. Her residency also included working with both children and adults, with an emphasis on treatment of anxiety disorders. She is now pleased to be on staff in the Department of Psychiatry at Fremont as a licensed clinical psychologist.

As a general practitioner, Jessica Lande works with a variety of patient populations in the department. She is on the committee for domestic violence awareness and attends quarterly regional meetings where the latest research in this field is presented. She is an active group leader and runs groups on mindfulness, coping skills, and couples communication. As a member of the triage staff, Jessica Lande offers consultations and completes psychiatric evaluations for the emergency room and manages crisis calls to the psychiatry department as well as routine phone calls. She is an active member of the APA.

Joe Racklin, Ph.D. 510-675-4787 [email protected]

My name is Joe Racklin, and I’m a psychologist and resident supervisor at Kaiser’s Department of Psychiatry in Union City. I have been a primary clinical supervisor for the past three years, and have been with Kaiser since 1998. While my graduate training was primarily psychodynamic in nature, my clinical experiences since graduate school have allowed me to expand my clinical approach to include CBT in my generally eclectic approach to psychotherapy. Most recently, I have been integrating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). At Kaiser, I am involved in the Regional Best Practice Committee for Anxiety Disorders, and run several anxiety groups at our clinic including OCD,

6 GAD, Panic, and Social Anxiety Group. As a supervisor, my main focus is helping each resident to refine their own style of therapy and to have a meaningful training experience. I do not stress any particular orientation with residents, but do share my perspectives and ask questions in the service of finding effective clinical strategies that are consistent with each resident’s individual style.

Mark Warner, Psy.D. 510-675-3312 [email protected]

My theoretical approach to supervision is grounded in my training from a psychodynamic perspective, and truly I enjoy formulating cases from this vantage point. However, the current “real world” environment of short-term treatment and focus on evidence-based interventions frequently requires a broader view. This means that even as I formulate many cases in dynamic terms, how I choose to intervene with a client is often much more wide-ranging. I work quite a bit from a CBT perspective, especially with issues such as depression and anxiety, and am happy to work from this perspective in supervision if there is an interest.

As far as my approach to the supervision process itself, I try to maintain flexibility. All supervisees are different, so one single approach seems no more appropriate than taking only one approach with all of our patients. This flexibility is needed in both the supervisor and the supervisee. Open-mindedness of the supervisee and ability to respond non-defensively to constructive feedback are important. Each supervisee has different strengths that they can build on and areas they may be interested in shoring up. Some newer providers may be relatively independent in some respects, but may need extra support or feedback in others. Supervision can be a safe place to learn new skills, try out new strategies or techniques, a sounding board, and a place to deal with and normalize unavoidable anxieties related to being a new practitioner. Of course there are basic skills that need to be in place, but otherwise the direction of supervision can (and I believe should) be directed by the needs/interests of the supervisee. I am more interested in helping to develop the professional identity of the supervisee, rather than commandeering that identity.

Judy Yuen, Psy.D. 510-675-4611 [email protected]

Hi, my name is Judy Yuen, Psy.D., and I am the assessment supervisor for the post doctoral residents on the Adult Team and in the CDRP. I did my post- doctoral residency at Kaiser Union City working in both Adult and Child/Family Psychiatry Departments. I have been working as a psychologist in Adult Psychiatry since 2009. As a recent post doctoral resident myself I will work with you to navigate through the post doc year. My approach to supervision is developmental where I meet you at where you are and work collaboratively with

7 you in each step of the assessment process from generating inferences from the clinical/test data, to writing the report, providing feedback to patients, and helping you to grow in your identity as a psychologist.

My theoretical orientation in working with patients is eclectic and consists of cognitive behavioral, biopsychosocial, multicultural and developmental theories. In addition to working with patients, I am passionate about leveraging technology to assist clinicians in providing patient care and am the coordinator in the clinic for a web based application to treat patients with depression. I am the Adult Psychiatry Chronic Pain liaison, working with the chronic pain department to coordinate treatment for patients. My specialties include anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and developing cultural competency in working with a diverse population. I look forward to meeting and working with you.

Matthew T. Smith, Psy.D. 510-248-7424 [email protected]

(Fremont Adult Services, Group/Individual Supervisor)

Dr. Matthew Smith received his B.S. in Psychobiology from the University of California, Riverside. He earned his doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology at The California School of Professional Psychology/Alliant University, Fresno in 2003. His previous clinical training had included Behavioral Medicine, Substance Abuse Treatment Centers, A Spiritual Counseling Center, AND community/county sponsored clinics for the underprivileged. Dr. Smith joined Kaiser Permanente in 2003 as a post-doctoral resident with the Fremont Kaiser Psychiatry Dept where he worked with both children and adults and later was hired and a licensed psychologist. Dr. Smith joined the supervision team in 2007 as a delegated supervisor and assumed the role of primary supervisor beginning in 2010. A significant portion of his duties are as the Group Treatment Coordinator for adult psychiatry services and as the Behavioral Health Education Coordinator. In this role he has led and/or developed approximately 15 different treatment programs based on research from Kaiser’s best practice guidelines or his own independent review of the current literature (i.e. ACT, Mindfulness based approaches, Impulse control treatment, Social Anxiety, PTSD). He is also a member of the Immediate Service Team providing crisis intervention and resources to patients that come to the Outpatient Psychiatry clinic or to the Inpatient unit of the hospital and ER. Additionally he is a designated on-call specialist providing assessment and consultation in the Emergency room overnight. Dr. Smith also maintains his own private practice outside Kaiser where he conducts Disability/psych testing evaluations and provides treatment focusing on diversity around spirituality, sexuality and ethnic identity.

8 Nancy Solano, Ph.D. 510-248-3535 [email protected]

(Fremont Adult Services, Assessment Supervisor)

Dr. Nancy Solano received her B.A. in Psychology at UC, Berkeley in 1994 and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2000. During her PhD. Program, Dr. Solano received a Gerontology Research Training Fellowship Award from the APA Minority Fellowship Program. Dr. Solano completed an APA approved pre-doctoral internship at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System in 2000 and a postdoctoral residency at the VA Palo Alto and Stanford University in 2001. Dr. Solano has been at Kaiser Psychiatry in Fremont since 2002 and has served as a supervisor to the postdoctoral program since 2006. Dr. Solano works on the adult team providing individual and group therapy, conducts testing with adult patients, and is a member of our triage team. She is the testing coordinator for our clinic which involves ordering new assessment instruments for the clinic, triaging all testing referrals we receive, and assigning cases to staff members as well as postdocs. She is also an on call consultant for the ER and hospital units. She is bilingual in Spanish and English and provides services to our monolingual Latino members. Dr. Solano serves on the Kaiser Fremont hospital ethics committee and on the Northern California Regional Psychiatry Best Practices committee for Cultural Diversity.

Jennifer Staveley, Psy.D. (Child/Adolescent Services, Individual Supervisor)

Dr. Jennifer Staveley joined the Kaiser Fremont staff in 1999 after completing her post-doctoral training at Kaiser Santa Rosa’s psychiatry department. Dr. Staveley’s training has included work in a variety of settings including community clinics, school sites and psychiatry departments in hospital settings. Dr. Staveley’s pre-doctoral internship was at California Pacific Medical Center’s psychiatry department where Dr. Staveley completed two year long rotations on the child and adult teams respectively. Dr. Staveley then went on to complete her post doctoral training at Kaiser Santa Rosa in their combined child and adult psychiatry post doctoral program. Dr. Staveley serves several roles in the Fremont Psychiatry Clinic. She works primarily on the child and adolescent team but also is a member of the Immediate Services Crisis team, serves as the child team liaison to the Immediate Services crisis team, is a member of the best practices group for Adolescent Eating Disorders and is the eating disorder specialist on the child psychiatry team. Dr. Staveley also co-facilitates the Autism Social Thinking group for children. Dr. Staveley has served as the child team supervisor for the post doctoral residency program since 2006.

9 Alex Wang, Ph.D. (Fremont Adult Services, Individual Supervisor)

Dr. Alex Wang started working at Kaiser Fremont in September, 2007 as a Clinical Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of California, Berkeley majoring in biochemistry in 1989 and has worked in pharmaceutical research, computer programming, and teaching. He completed his doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology-SF Bay Campus in 2006 with a pre-doctoral internship at the San Francisco General Hospital, Psychosocial Medicine Clinic. He completed a post doctoral residency at the Kaiser Vallejo Psychiatry Department in 2007. He is a member of APA.

He currently works with individual adult patients and has led groups for treating depression, anger management, positive alternatives to substance use, and the MacFarlane multi family group for patients with Schizophrenia and their family members. He has been supervising postdoctoral residents for several years and also serves as one of the co union stewards.

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