Specialty Programs

Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO DBT) is an evidenced-based treatment targeting excessive inhibitory control or overcontrol (OC), a temperament trait which has been linked to conditions such as refractory depression, anorexia nervosa and other restrictive eating disorders, and Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD). OC coping can also be linked to problems such as social isolation, avoidance, poor interpersonal functioning, loneliness, perfectionism, rigidity, risk aversion, and difficulty expressing emotions. 

RO DBT specifically works towards building three important aspects of psychological well-being: openness to new experiences, flexibility in emotional and behavioral responses, and social connectedness. RO DBT is based on an integration of cognitive, behavioral, and somatic principles with the goal of identifying and regulating rigid coping mechanisms which were often developed to manage developmental challenges early in life, but have become problematic in adulthood. 

Our Approach to RO DBT 

The RO DBT program at Camden Center consists of individual therapy, skills classes, and skills coaching between sessions within the RO DBT framework. Additionally, each patient has access to the numerous other medical, psychiatric, psychotherapeutic, and somatic modalities available at Camden Center. Each patient’s treatment plan is individualized to their specific clinical needs at each point in the trajectory of their recovery at Camden Center. Patient’s within the RO DBT program may also participate as needed in any of the other specialty programs at Camden Center including our Addictions Program, Eating Disorder Program, and OCD Program.

Staff
Alex Sloan
PsyD
Clinical Director, San Francisco
Alex Sloan
PsyD
Clinical Director, San Francisco
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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.

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Reina Remigio
PhD
Staff Psychologist
Reina Remigio
PhD
Staff Psychologist
Degrees
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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.

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Elvin Sheykhani
PhD
Core Clinician
Elvin Sheykhani
PhD
Core Clinician
Degrees
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Elvin Sheykani, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in trauma-related disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), substance use, and serious mental illness. He takes a humanistic approach to care, integrating third-wave cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) interventions to help patients move toward their ideal selves.

Dr. Sheykani previously served as a staff psychologist with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, where he specialized in evidence-based treatments for combat trauma as well as trauma responses stemming from adverse childhood experiences, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. In his current role at Camden, he primarily focuses on OCD and exposure related therapies targeting safety behaviors.

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