Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

Alex Sloan, PsyD received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of British Columbia. She earned her doctorate from the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California, which emphasized a social-justice and multicultural focus.

Dr. Sloan uses a trauma-informed, attachment focused, and relational style and has received specialized training in Radically-Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (RO-DBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Her clinical training has included working with individuals with moderate to severe mental illness, substance use issues, and those in acute crisis. She has worked in an array of settings including residential treatment programs, homeless service centers, hospitals, gender clinics, community mental health clinics, and intensive-outpatient programs.

As the Clinical Director of Camden Center San Francisco, Dr. Sloan oversees and supports the specialized integrative healthcare team and provides direct client care in the form of individual and group therapies in the RO-DBT, addiction, and EOS programs.

Erin Witta, LMFT, received both her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Master of Science in Clinical Psychology from San Francisco State University.

She is trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Radically Open DBT.

Erin has worked as a clinician across a range of settings, including with youth and families within the San Francisco County Human Services Agency, at a residential treatment center for adolescents with substance use and mental health disorders, and in high school and university mental health clinics.

She previously worked in a hospital inpatient unit assessing and supporting patients on psychiatric holds, and as a program coordinator for patients in the hospital’s intensive outpatient level of care.

Erin has extensive experience working with patients and their families experiencing acute mental health crises, including suicide plans or attempts and self-injury.  

At Camden Center, Erin is a Clinical Team Lead assisting patients, their families, and providers in the coordination of communication and support for optimal treatment outcomes through quality, client-centered, and comprehensive care services.

Reina Remigio, PhD, earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), where she assisted in various research projects at the UCSD Center for Functional MRI.

She received her Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology and master’s-level certificate in creative expression at Sofia University in Palo Alto, California, emphasizing a whole-person approach to psychology.

Dr. Remigio is trained in Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT), DBT (foundational), Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Interpersonal Neurobiology, and Motivational Interviewing.

Her clinical background includes serving diverse populations in primary care integrated behavioral health and inpatient departments at the San Mateo Medical Center in California.

She also worked in forensic, residential, skilled care, and community mental health settings. Dr. Remigio has provided supervision and training to pre- and post-doctoral clinicians in those settings.

Steven M. Peterson, LCSW, received his Master of Social Work from University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Steve has been in private practice for 34 years, serving individuals, couples, families, and groups. He has worked at inpatient and outpatient treatment centers in Wisconsin, Oregon, and California.  

He specializes in treating clients with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders, and has extensive experience treating family members of people struggling with addiction. He also works extensively with individuals coping with separation and divorce.

Steve teaches in the Addiction Studies Program at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California. His courses include relapse prevention, dual disorders, group facilitation, Motivational Interviewing, and ethics.

Steve’s therapeutic orientation comes from Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), solution-focused therapy, and the family systems approach.

Steve is a board member at Feet First, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping victims of human trafficking.

At Camden Center, Steve provides individual therapy to patients struggling with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. He also facilitates a weekly recovery skills group.