Clearwater is an outpatient mental health clinic located in the East Bay that offers DBT therapy and assessment for all age groups, as well as other services. Specifically, we provide:

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

• Individual DBT Therapy with Phone Coaching
• Teen and Family DBT Skills Classes
• Adult DBT Skills Classes
• DBT Parenting Classes
• DBT Informed Child Therapy
• DBT Informed Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Individual DBT Skills Tutoring
• Other DBT Informed Therapy

Counseling/Psychotherapy for:

• Trauma
• Exploration/self-growth
• Adolescent issues
• Children in need of play therapy
• Parenting impasses

Psychological and Educational Testing

• Testing for Education Accommodations
• Therapeutic Assessment
• Neuropsychological Screening

Other

• Consultation to DBT Informed Therapists
• Community Consultation
• Local Outreach Presentations

New Service: Parenting Workshops

Clearwater Counseling and Assessment Services is now offering classes and workshops that teach parenting skills effective with sensitive and/or emotionally intense children. These classes can be useful for parents of children at all functional levels, ages 5 to 40.

We are currently offering the following 3 hour workshops on Saturday mornings from 9 to 12 am:

• May 11, 2013 - DBT and the Mindful Parent
• June 1, 2013 - Dialectical Parenting
• June 15, 2013 - The Function of Behavior: What Parents Need to Know
• July 13, 2013 - Talking Effectively with Your Intense Kid
• August 17, 2013 - Tolerating Distress without Making Things Worse

The cost is $150 for one person per workshop. If multiple family members enroll, the charge is $120 per family member.

In the fall, we plan to expand our DBT workshop topics, as well as offer our already popular comprehensive 40 hour DBT parenting class. We will also be teaching a set of specialized workshops exploring parenting strategies that help teens regulate technology use. Topics will include:

• Digital Dialogues: Talking to Your Teen About Technology
• Digital Behaviors: Limit-setting their Screens and Gadgets
• Promoting Self-Regulation of Technology Use

There are no requirements for participation in workshops other than a willingness to try new parenting approaches. Class size will be limited. The total fee for any class is charged at the time of registration, and there are no refunds.

To register, you can go on-line to www.clearwaterclinic.com, or call 510-596-8137.

Classes are taught by Sharon Witkin, Ph.D., Executive Director at Clearwatear Counseling & Assessment Services and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology, UC Berkeley, and Demi Rhine, Ph.D., Director of the DBT Clinic, Clearwater. Dr. Witkin has almost 30 years of clinical experience, and has raised two children now in their mid-twenties. Dr. Rhine has been providing DBT therapy and teaching DBT skills for over 6 years. She is the mother of two small children.

Clearwater is located blocks from Kaiser Permanente in Oakland. It has parking available, is on a major bus line, and is within walking distance of the MacArthur BART station. It is only about a 25 minute drive from Walnut Creek, Danville, and other Tri-Valley communities.

To find out more about costs, appointments and classes, and/or to talk to one of our senior staff about our therapy services, either press the Contact button above and email us, or call 510-596-8137 and leave a message. We try to respond to inquiries within 48 business hours.

345 38th Street, Oakland, CA 94609
510.596.8137
510.596.8955 (Fax)