Meet Our Team

Management Team

Linda Dimeff

PhD, Director
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Andrew White

PhD, ABPP, Associate Director
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Loren Wampler

Loren Wampler

Business Operations Director
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Brianna Johnson

Clinical Operations Director
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Team Leads

Bryce Brooks

LCSW, Southern Oregon Team Lead
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Trevor Cole

PhD, SUD/PTSD Team Lead
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Raquel Friedman

PsyD, Eating Disorder Team Lead
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Ashley Maliken

PhD, Teen and Family Team Lead
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Mandy Porter

PsyD, ABPP, Salem Team Lead
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Clinical Staff

Heather Adams

LPC
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Lex Bedevian

LPC
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Amanda Bennett

CSWA
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Nicole Cherek

LPC
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Brian Comer, LPC

Brian Comer

LPC
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Stephenie Davis

LPC
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Portland DBT Institute

Catherine Esperanza

Post-Doc
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Maggie Frasure

LCSW
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Jason Fritts, LCSW

Jason Fritts

LCSW
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Kathi Gerspach

LPC
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Jennifer Heinlein, LCSW

Jennifer Heinlein

LCSW
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Sarah Howeth

LMFT
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Nicole Humphrey

PsyD
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Tiffany Kerns, RD, LD

Tiffany Kerns

RD, LD
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Danielle LaBruzzo

LPC, NCC, CADC I
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Lea Larch

LPC
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Eleshia Ledridge

LPC
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Rachel Mackintosh

RD, LD
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Leigh Moralez

Professional Counselor Associate
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Gina Patriarca

LPC
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Joe Rhinewine

PhD
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Christal Rothrock

LPC
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Bonnie Rudder

LCSW
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Emelie Santarlasci

LMFT
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Jillian Schlotfeldt

QMHA
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Kristen Schuch

LPC
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Michele Sharp, PMHNP

Michele Sharp

PMHNP
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Aubrey Shaw Hetland

CSWA
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Leah Smart-Gordon, LCSW

Leah Smart-Gordon

LCSW, DBT-LBC
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Theresa Steele Mitchell

LMFT
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Daniel Swenson

LCSW, CADC I
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Erica Tan

PsyD
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Emily Teegarden

LPC
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Kim Van Beek

MS
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Alisha Wells

LCSW
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Administrative Staff

Kasey Bumgardner

IOP Clinic Operations and Research Associate
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April Davis

Accounts Representative and Biller
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Stacey Doyne

Training Division Associate
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Chloe Jaques

IOP Clinic Operations and Research Associate
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Shawna Naethe

Billing Specialist
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Prin Ocea

Client & Training Support Specialist
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Katy Sanchez

Financial Controller
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Gaby Senises

Intake Coordinator
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Jacinto Silva

IOP Clinic Operations and Research Associate
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Tanner Snell

IOP Concierge and Intake Coordinator
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Oak VanSlyke

HR Administrator
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Catherine Wiese

IOP Concierge and Intake Coordinator
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DBT Training Calendar

(Free CE Hour) Treating PTSD in Dialectical Behavior Therapy: The DBT Prolonged Exposure Protocol
July 9, 2025
Melanie Harned, PhD, ABPP, DBT-LBC


(EXCLUSIVE) DBT and Chronic Pain: A Dialectical Workshop on Treating Sensory Dysregulation
July 11, 2025
Deborah Barrett, PhD, LCSW


(EXCLUSIVE) Incorporating Loved Ones into DBT Treatment: Strategies and Skills for Effective Sessions and Enhanced Relationships
July 18, 2025
Tali Wigod, PsyD, DBT-LBC


(EXCLUSIVE) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Moral Injury (ACT-MI): An Experiential Approach to Exploring Meaning while Holding Moral Pain
July 25, 2025
Lauren M. Borges, PhD
Jacob K. Farnsworth, PhD


(Free CE Hour) How to Think Like an Adherence Coder: The DBT AC-I in Practice
August 13, 2025
Sara Schmidt, PhD, DBT-LBC


DBT in a Nutshell: Treating Multi-Diagnostic, Complex Individuals
August 21-22, 2025
Jason Fritts, LCSW, DBT-LBC


DBT for People with Substance Use Disorders
September 11-12, 2025
Dorian Hunter, PhD, DBT-LBC


(Intensive Training) DBT CITI Part I
October 6-8 & 14-15, 2025
Andrew White, PhD, ABPP, DBT-LBC
Ashley Maliken, PhD, DBT-LBC


DBT in a Nutshell for Adolescents and Caregivers
October 16-17, 2025
Tali Wigod, PsyD, DBT-LBC


Maximizing Individual Therapy in DBT: Moving Beyond Life Threatening Behavior
October 30-31, 2025
Leah Smart-Gordon, LCSW, DBT-LBC


Diving into DBT Skills
November 6-7, 2025
Jason Fritts, LCSW, DBT-LBC


Ethics, Boundaries of Competence, Avoiding Harm, and Risk Management: Working Well with the Suicidal Patient
December 5, 2025
Andrew White, PhD, ABPP, DBT-LBC


(EXCLUSIVE) Dialectics can be Challenging and Freeing: Tools for Teaching and Applying Dialectics
December 12, 2025
Andrea Gold, PhD
Jesse Finkelstein, PsyD


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