Meet Our Team

Ariana Arenas

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  • Case Manager, LCSW

Emily Caruthers

Amelia K Cutten LCSW

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  • Case Manager
• Summary of Expertise

  • Amelia has particular interest and expertise working with former foster youth, undocumented students, first-generation students, transfer students, and the veteran student population. Amelia also has particular interest in working with substance use, harm reduction and recovery, Latinx students, trauma, interpersonal conflicts, grief/loss, and supporting community-building. Amelia is bilingual in English and Spanish.

Susan J Gulbe Walsh PhD

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  • Licensed Psychologist
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  • Susan is particularly interested in cultural, identity, eating, grief and loss, parenting, life transition, and sexual orientation issues while sustaining a professional passion about community mental health, social justice, and the interface between psychology and religion. Her therapeutic approach is integrative with an emphasis on interpersonal, imaginal, existential, feminist, and psychodynamic perspectives.  Susan also draws on alternative treatment modalities to talk therapy such as expressive arts, mindfulness, and somatic practices.

Dean Jal Khambatta LMFT

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  • Multicultural Psychotherapist
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  • Dean’s approach to therapy is person-centered, gender-affirming, neurodiversity-affirming, strength based, and trauma informed. He partners with students to find the therapeutic approach that best meets their needs; his integrative approach often includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic, solution focused, and Feminist therapies. Dean has a special interest in working with students of color, Queer identified students, gender identity, and sexuality. Dean also has extensive experience working with identity development, neurodiversity, substance use concerns, chronic suicidality, mood and anxiety disorders, those previously incarcerated, and unhoused populations.

Audrey U Kim Ph.D.

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  • Counseling Psychologist
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  • Audrey works from a feminist, multicultural perspective in which she collaborates with students to help them gain insight into their problems and develop practical skills to improve their academics, relationships, and everyday functioning. Audrey especially enjoys working with students of color, first-generation college students, and graduate students.

Lain Lease LMFT

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  • Case Manager
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  • Lain’s experience includes working with Medi-Cal, integrative behavior health and gender affirming care.  Lain approaches behavioral health through the lens of social justice. Lain has extensive experience working with gender identity, chronic pain, panic attacks, anxiety and neurodiversity. Lain’s approach includes an eclectic blend of curiosity, mindfulness, somatic awareness, unconditional positive regard, solution-focused techniques, a dash of play, and a sprinkle of internal family systems.

Erica Lorena Lopez LMFT

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  • Licensed Psychotherapist, Latinx/Chicanx, Immigrant Focus
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  • Erica takes an individualized, culturally sensitive and trauma informed approach to treatment, which involves cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), strength-based solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT), and mindfulness practices. She has interest and experience in working with anxiety, depression, adjustment, relationship struggles, stress management, and sexual trauma (survivors or perpetrators).

Jess Magallanes-Evans PsyD

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  • Clinical Psychologist / Multi-Cultural Focus
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  • I specialize in working with students of color, student activists, first generation students, and Queer identified students. I have a special interest in sexual and gender identity development, family relationships, culture and ethnicity, and socio-political stress.

Amy Marlo LCSW

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  • RISE Therapist
• Summary of Expertise

  • Amy has significant training and experience with attachment, grief, trauma, anxiety and depression. She integrates a range of perspectives, such as interpersonal neurobiology, trauma, and mindfulness. Her therapeutic approach includes psychodynamic, DBT, somatic, and cognitive behavioral therapies.  

Stacey Otlin LCSW

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  • Case Manager

Julia Ragen PsyD

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  • CAPS Senior Staff Psychologist
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  • Julia is a generalist clinician who enjoys working with all students with anything they are experiencing or questions they may have about themselves.  Main concerns seen include adjustment/transitions and related shifts in mood, suicidality, self-harm, racial trauma, and identity development issues, among other experiences. She offers additional experience and expertise in incorporating cultural relational/identity exploration and social justice values as part of treatment, as well as narrative and mindfulness practices.

    Populations and clinical areas of interest/experience/expertise include sexual identity development, gender identity development, African/Black/Caribbean (ABC)-identified students, major/chronic health issues, students who struggle with attentional difficulties/ADHD, and graduate students.

Niki Severson LCSW

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  • Licensed Psychotherapist
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  • Niki integrates interventions from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and narrative therapy into her work with students, and has an interest in meditation and somatic-based practices. She has worked in a range of settings and with diverse populations, and has clinical experience that includes mood and thought disorders, trauma, anxiety and depression. 

Danielle M Smith PhD

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  • Licensed Psychologist, Trauma Focus
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  • Danielle’s approach to therapy is centered on creating a strong therapeutic relationship. Her approach is fundamentally trauma-informed, and grounded in multicultural, feminist, and relational perspectives on therapy. She believes that good therapy allows for increased insight, understanding, and compassion -and- also supports making change when needed. Her work often integrates skills and strategies from Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; she is actively learning more about somatic and emotion-focused approaches to healing as well. Danielle has special interests in supporting those recovering from traumatic experiences including sexual or relationship violence, struggling with thoughts of suicide or self-harm, and working with first-generation students.

Haidi Song Ph.D.

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  • CAPS Staff Psychologist
• Summary of Expertise

  • Haidi’s approach to therapy integrates psychodynamic interpersonal process orientation, CBT interventions, and feminist theories through cultural relational lens. She enjoys working with international students, Asian identified students and people holding marginalized or oppressed identities regarding their cultural/ethnic background or gender and sexual identities. She likes to work with clients and support them exploring different ways to build mental wellbeing and self-compassion and she feels privileged to be part of their healing journey.

Julie Tatowicz LCSW

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  • Psychotherapist
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  • Julie has been a social worker for seventeen years, in Virginia, New York and California. She’s worked with clients of all ages from diverse backgrounds. She specalizes in anxiety, OCD, and depression, using a cognitive behavioral therapy and solution focused approach. 

Rebecca Zalona LCSW

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  • RISE Psychotherapist, LCSW
• Summary of Expertise

  • Rebecca specializes in addiction treatment, trauma therapy, and helping individuals develop mindfulness and self-compassion. Her therapeutic approach is client-centered, walking alongside individuals to reflect their strengths, navigate challenges, and foster personal growth and well-being. She is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), an evidence-based approach for processing trauma and promoting emotional healing. Rebecca also incorporates principles of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), guiding clients in exploring dialectics—the practice of holding two seemingly opposing truths, such as “I am worthy of acceptance as I am, and I am capable of meaningful change.” She is passionate about creating a collaborative and supportive environment where clients feel empowered to navigate their challenges and embrace their strengths.