Leah Smart graduated with her Masters in Social Work degree from Florida State University in 2013 and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Oregon and Florida. She has experience with social work in hospital settings here and abroad as she did her MSW internship in Dublin, Ireland. Leah first started her DBT training in […]
Raquel received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium at Palo Alto University in Palo Alto, CA and completed her clinical internship at the Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury, NC. Her professional areas of interest include eating disorders, trauma-related disorders and borderline personality disorder, and her practice is consistent with the […]
Mandy Porter completed her doctorate in clinical psychology at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she first learned DBT. She completed her clinical internship at Fulton State Hospital in Fulton, Missouri. Dr. Porter then moved to Salem, Oregon to complete her post-doctoral hours and then work as a licensed psychologist at the Oregon State […]
Dan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor in the state of Oregon. He received his Master of Social Work from Simmons College in Boston, after which he relocated to Portland to be closer to his partner’s family. Dan’s experience includes working in community mental health, substance use treatment, and […]
Danielle received her masters degree in counseling at Texas Woman’s University. Danielle has known of her passion for working with young children and teens since a young age. Prior to working at DBT, Danielle, spent her last 5 years working with teens and young children in community mental health. She has experience working with individuals who have anxiety, depression, […]
Erica Tan, PsyD, received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Regent University. Presently, she is a licensed psychologist in Oregon and is an Adolescent and Family team member at Portland DBT Institute working extensively with at-risk teens who struggle with self-harming behaviors and suicidality. She also specializesin work with LGBT individual and their families. As […]
Brian received his master’s degree in counseling from Northern Arizona University in Phoenix, AZ and has worked since 1998 in the mental health field in both Phoenix and then Vancouver, WA prior to joining Portland DBT Institute in Oregon. He is a licensed professional counselor in Oregon and has experience working with individuals with mood […]
Jennie is a licensed clinical social worker and certified alcohol and drug counselor in the state of Oregon, where she loves to spend time outdoors. In an attempt to match this preference with a professional passion for counseling, she spent much of the last decade working with adolescents in wilderness therapy programs. Despite her love […]
Landon was born and raised in Virginia before moving to Portland. He has a passion for music, primarily listening to indie folk and is in the process of learning to play the banjo. He loves Hot Vinyasa Yoga, hiking, and skiing. He is also a fan of Washington D.C.’s football team. Landon completed his doctorate […]
Jason received his Masters in Social Work from the California State University, Fresno and earned his clinical license under supervision as a full-time therapist on the Fresno County Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) team for 2 years. He was intensively trained in DBT by Behavioral Tech, LLC and has been providing DBT since 2013. He has […]
