Background:
To create a space for healing and growth that allows participants in the Hume Center community to value themselves for who they are and find purpose in their lives. I value inner peace and ongoing growth in understanding and awareness because every person can reduce suffering and find joy. I use my healing, teaching, and leadership abilities to support greater understanding of serious mental health symptoms in order to promote delivery of personalized behavioral health treatments and reduce stigma.

Career Progression:
Dr. Schiltz is the Director of Adult Clinical and Community Support Services.

Born and raised in the Los Angeles area until 2006, Margaret left her job as a Business Operations Manager for a national financial services firm and moved to the Bay Area, in 2008, for a mid-life career change to attend the Wright Institute in pursuit of a doctoral degree in clinical psychology.

Margaret trained at the Hume Center Concord office first as a practicum student in Contra Costa Outpatient and then as a Pre-Doctoral Intern and Post Doctoral Fellow in both the Contra Costa Outpatient Program (CCOP) and the Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) with additional practicum training in a substance use recovery program in Berkeley and at Kaiser Permanente Richmond.

During her doctoral training, Margaret developed an interest and expertise in working with psychosis and participants with serious, chronic behavioral health conditions. After completing her postdoc, Margaret worked briefly in the Community Support Program – East in Pittsburg. In February 2016 she became a Program Coordinator for the newly contracted Community Integrated Outpatient Services (CIOS) program in the new Richmond clinic, where she assisted
management members in starting up the new clinic. In July 2016 she became
Program Manager for the CIOS outpatient program in Richmond. Margaret
assisted with the transfer of 70 clients from Rubicon, the former provider, to the new Hume contract. In 2018 she took a Clinical Lead role and helped initiate the 2018-2019 Contra Costa Outpatient Program training year start, supervised 3 CCOP trainees and created and presented the new Trainee Cohort Didactic program for trainees in the adult services track while continuing to manage the CIOS program at the Richmond clinic.

June 2019 following the departure of the CSP-West manager, Margaret was promoted to Richmond Clinic Manager which includes
clinical supervision and management for both the CSP-West Full Service
Partnership program and the CIOS Outpatient program. 2021- 2023 was on the
Contra Costa County Council for Homelessness as the Behavioral Health Chair.

Notable Achievements / Areas of Interest:
Treatment of Schizophrenia
Meditation
Travel

Affiliations:
California Psychological Association (CPA)

Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Santa Clara University
Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology from the American School of Professional Psychology, Argosy University San Francisco Bay Area

Licenses:
Clinical Psychologist (2019)

Background:
Leslie’s passion and interests lie in serving the underserved communities in his local area. To this end, his professional experience spans across a variety of settings, including schools, residential settings, level 14 group homes for adolescents, mobile crisis response teams, Assertive Community Treatment teams, and partial hospitalization (PHP) programs.

To ensure Hume integrates its clinical goals/mission with its business goals. This includes compliance with current regulations and clinical outcomes. To empower the various programs and managers to adjust to healthcare changes.

Career Progression:
Leslie Miao has a diverse background spanning clinical, administrative, and managerial roles which enable him to bring a wealth of experience to his current position. Leslie has held various positions within The Hume Center, which includes Intake Coordinator, Therapist, Quality Assurance Officer, Program Manager, Director of Clinical Services, Administrative Director, and now, Director of Compliance and Behavioral Health Operations.

Leslie has extensive experience in managing mental health treatment programs in Medicare-accredited Community Mental Health Centers and Medi-Cal-based treatment programs.

Notable Achievements / Areas of Interest:
Implementation of a Compliance Program at Hume.
Implementation of and management of the electronic health record system
Started up and Implemented FSP and OP level of services in Richmond
Developed psychiatric services as a separate department at Hume

Interests include leading/guiding/empowering others, transforming Hume toward a flexible and dynamic organization with the structure to support change.

Affiliations:
National Board Member of the Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Health (AABH), having historically served as the President of the Association’s Northern California Chapter

Career Progression:

Since 2004, Dr. Joty Sikand has served as Chief Executive Officer and President of The Hume Center, leading its transformative evolution. Under her direction, the organization grew from a small Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) with a modest training program into a comprehensive system offering diverse program services across the behavioral health care continuum in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Her 900%+ increase in revenue has significantly expanded the Center’s impact through diverse services and multidisciplinary training, including the recent launch of the Community Behavioral Health Training Center (CBHTC), established in partnership with Human Liberations Founder and Hume Center’s Founding President, Dr. Meji Singh. A dedicated advocate across county, state, and national levels, Dr. Sikand has been instrumental in developing Prevention and Early Intervention services, reaching welfare populations and unserved populations partnering with 80 school and human services organizations. Her efforts strategically focus on reducing stigma and expanding access for underserved immigrant populations, notably through specialized health promotion programs for the South Asian and Latino communities. A key innovation is her pioneering of the Primary Behavioral Health Clinician (PBHC) model—a service design that utilizes doctoral clinical psychology  professionals as the primary clinical care lead of a multidisciplinary team. This model improves functioning for individuals with serious mental illness and reduces the need for higher levels of care. Furthermore, she directed the development of integrated intensive outpatient programs for uninsured individuals, a community-defined approach recognized as effective under healthcare reform. A champion of collective leadership, Dr. Sikand has strategically pivoted her roles at the Hume Center to serve as both CEO and Chief Clinical Mental Health (CCMH). This dual-leadership model anchors clinical excellence at the heart of the organization, seamlessly blending service-driven administration with visionary strategy to deliver sustainable impact and redefine modern nonprofit management.

Notable Achievements / Areas of Interest:
Dr. Sikand has been recognized on numerous occasions for her contributions at local, state, and national levels. These include:

• State of California Recognition Award from the California State Senate
• California Psychological Association Early Career Psychologist Award
• State Leadership Delegate from California for the American Psychological Association
• Hume Center’s Excellence of Achievement Award and National Behavioral Health as a Behavioral Health Champion.
• Spotlight CBHA BIPOC Affinity Leader by the State of Illinois’ Community Behavioral Healthcare Association and the California Council of Community Behavioral Health Association

Affiliations:
American Psychological Association’s California

Education:
Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology, The Wright Institute, Berkeley (2002-?)
Master’s Degree, Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling
Master’s Degree, Organizational Development Consultation
Bachelor’s Degree, UC Berkeley
Graduate Certification in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling
Graduate Certification in Organizational Development Consultation

License:
Clinical Psychologist

Career Progression:
Dr. Chris Celio is a licensed psychologist, who started working in the mental health field in 2001 and originally trained to be a Child Psychologist, but found his calling when he joined the Hume Center as a Doctoral Intern in 2007. While this shifted his focus to serving adults diagnosed with serious mental illness, he brought with him an emphasis on the family and other systems that the consumer is a part of and a creative spirit that believes that healing and recovery can come through many surprising and outside-of-the-box pathways, beliefs, and persons.

Chris has helped Hume Center’s services in Contra Costa County expand into prevention and early intervention services, housing support, and full-service partnership services, which include case management, peer and family services, and homelessness prevention. He is currently working on a team at Hume Center developing behavioral health-informed independent housing.

Dr. Celio is excited about the impactful work being done by the Behavioral Health Consultation Training Center and is honored to be a part of it. Believing strongly in the power of the community, he has worked to create or support events like Mental Wellness Night with the Sharks, Community Living Room Conversations, and the annual Hope Cup Softball Tournament and Annual Bowling Tournament.

Notable Achievements / Areas of Interest:
Dr. Celio is proud to have been awarded the Hope Award by the SPIRIT Classes of 2017, 2018, and 2022, the Community Partnership Award in 2018 and the Unsung Hero Award in 2022 by the Putnam Clubhouse, and the Committed Clinician Award by NAMI Contra Costa in 2019. He was honored to be chosen by Contra Costa Behavioral Health to moderate their first “Bust Stigma”; event at Brenden Theatre for Recovery Month 2019, by Putnam Clubhouse to moderate their Reimagine Mental Health Care Conference in 2020 and 2021, and by TogetherWell to speak as a panelist during their “The Power of Support and Advocacy in Peer Mental Health”; in 2021.

License:
Clinical Psychology

Background:
To support all Hume Center employees in remaining focused on our shared goal, which is to help the community deal with suffering and challenges that prevent the community from living a peaceful life.

Career Progression:
Dr. Alex Sanchez is currently the Acting Director of Training for the Doctoral Training Program, as well as the Clinical Director, providing leadership for the Hume Center’s Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP). He facilitates the Doctoral Level Didactic Training Track, provides clinical supervision for clinicians in training, and treats his own caseload of patients. He is a supervisor in the Mentored Internship Program, a project aimed at diversifying and growing the behavioral health workforce. Finally, he provides Community Behavioral Health Consultation to the staff of an outside agency, the People Who Care Children’s Association, as part of a special arrangement to support their mission of helping at-risk youth.

Dr. Sanchez has worked for over half a decade in classrooms as an educator, and for two decades in the field of mental health. He originally entered into the field while preparing for medical school, choosing to direct his career towards emotional healing rather than physical healing. His early training focused on research, assessment and behaviorism, which brought him into community mental health in the mid-2000’s, when he helped found the non-profit organization Community Options for Families and Youth. As the first employee and only psychologist, Dr. Sanchez laid the groundwork for the agency’s clinical model of practice, and assisted in developing the internal organizational structures of the company. After assisting in the growth of the company from 3 to 30 employees, Dr. Sanchez moved next to the Portia Bell Hume Behavioral Health and Training Center to continue his education in psychotherapy and consultation. He continues to practice at the Hume Center ever since.

Notable Achievements / Areas of Interest:
Alex is a founding member and preceptor in the Community Mental Health Training Center.

Education:
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, The Wright Institute
Masters in Clinical Psychology, The Wright Institute
Bachelor’s of Science, Brown University

Licenses:
Clinical Psychologist

Background:
To create a space for healing and growth that allows participants in the Hume Center community to value themselves for who they are and find purpose in their lives. I value inner peace and ongoing growth in understanding and awareness because every person can reduce suffering and find joy. I use my healing, teaching, and leadership abilities to support greater understanding of serious mental health symptoms in order to promote delivery of personalized behavioral health treatments and reduce stigma.

Career Progression:
Dr. Schiltz is the Director of Adult Clinical and Community Support Services.

Born and raised in the Los Angeles area until 2006, Margaret left her job as a Business Operations Manager for a national financial services firm and moved to the Bay Area, in 2008, for a mid-life career change to attend the Wright Institute in pursuit of a doctoral degree in clinical psychology.

Margaret trained at the Hume Center Concord office first as a practicum student in Contra Costa Outpatient and then as a Pre-Doctoral Intern and Post Doctoral Fellow in both the Contra Costa Outpatient Program (CCOP) and the Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) with additional practicum training in a substance use recovery program in Berkeley and at Kaiser Permanente Richmond.

During her doctoral training, Margaret developed an interest and expertise in working with psychosis and participants with serious, chronic behavioral health conditions. After completing her postdoc, Margaret worked briefly in the Community Support Program – East in Pittsburg. In February 2016 she became a Program Coordinator for the newly contracted Community Integrated Outpatient Services (CIOS) program in the new Richmond clinic, where she assisted
management members in starting up the new clinic. In July 2016 she became
Program Manager for the CIOS outpatient program in Richmond. Margaret
assisted with the transfer of 70 clients from Rubicon, the former provider, to the new Hume contract. In 2018 she took a Clinical Lead role and helped initiate the 2018-2019 Contra Costa Outpatient Program training year start, supervised 3 CCOP trainees and created and presented the new Trainee Cohort Didactic program for trainees in the adult services track while continuing to manage the CIOS program at the Richmond clinic.

June 2019 following the departure of the CSP-West manager, Margaret was promoted to Richmond Clinic Manager which includes
clinical supervision and management for both the CSP-West Full Service
Partnership program and the CIOS Outpatient program. 2021- 2023 was on the
Contra Costa County Council for Homelessness as the Behavioral Health Chair.

Notable Achievements / Areas of Interest:
Treatment of Schizophrenia
Meditation
Travel

Affiliations:
California Psychological Association (CPA)

Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Santa Clara University
Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology from the American School of Professional Psychology, Argosy University San Francisco Bay Area

Licenses:
Clinical Psychologist (2019)

Background:
I am committed to serving marginalized populations, particularly Spanish-speakers and immigrants, by developing and implementing programs aimed at supporting children, youth, and their families. I am dedicated to preparing clinicians who will make a meaningful impact on the lives of their clients.

Career Progression:
Edna Olivares Gómez serves as the Director of Training of the Master’s Program at the Hume Center. Originally from Mexico City, her professional journey began in 2007 working in clinics, schools, and private practice, primarily focusing on children, adolescents, and families. She joined the Hume Center in 2018 as a Bilingual Associate Mental Health Clinician, with a primary focus on serving the Spanish-speaking population in the Tri-Valley area. Edna has taken on various leadership roles within the Hume Center. She became the lead consultant for the School Based Program within the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, providing essential consultation to district administrators, while rolling out and strengthening new programs and services. Additionally, she has played a crucial role in quality assurance and supervision within the outpatient and school-based programs.

Notable Achievements / Areas of Interest:
Edna’s dedication to training and supervision led her to become a Licensed Clinical Supervisor in 2021, providing guidance to clinicians in Alameda and Contra Costa County programs. Recognizing her expertise and commitment, she was appointed to lead Hume’s clinical training for child and youth services in 2022. In 2023, she assumed the role of Director of Training of the Master’s Program.

Education:
Masters in Clinical Psychology from The Wright Institute (2018)
BA in Clinical Psychology from UDLA – Universidad de las Américas (2007)

Licenses:
LMFT – Marriage and Family Therapist (2018)
Licensed therapist in Mexico (2007)

Background:
Leslie’s passion and interests lie in serving the underserved communities in his local area. To this end, his professional experience spans across a variety of settings, including schools, residential settings, level 14 group homes for adolescents, mobile crisis response teams, Assertive Community Treatment teams, and partial hospitalization (PHP) programs.

To ensure Hume integrates its clinical goals/mission with its business goals. This includes compliance with current regulations and clinical outcomes. To empower the various programs and managers to adjust to healthcare changes.

Career Progression:
Leslie Miao has a diverse background spanning clinical, administrative, and managerial roles which enable him to bring a wealth of experience to his current position. Leslie has held various positions within The Hume Center, which includes Intake Coordinator, Therapist, Quality Assurance Officer, Program Manager, Director of Clinical Services, Administrative Director, and now, Director of Compliance and Behavioral Health Operations.

Leslie has extensive experience in managing mental health treatment programs in Medicare-accredited Community Mental Health Centers and Medi-Cal-based treatment programs.

Notable Achievements / Areas of Interest:
Implementation of a Compliance Program at Hume.
Implementation of and management of the electronic health record system
Started up and Implemented FSP and OP level of services in Richmond
Developed psychiatric services as a separate department at Hume

Interests include leading/guiding/empowering others, transforming Hume toward a flexible and dynamic organization with the structure to support change.

Affiliations:
National Board Member of the Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Health (AABH), having historically served as the President of the Association’s Northern California Chapter

Background:
To create a space for healing and growth that allows participants in the Hume Center community to value themselves for who they are and find purpose in their lives. I value inner peace and ongoing growth in understanding and awareness because every person can reduce suffering and find joy. I use my healing, teaching, and leadership abilities to support greater understanding of serious mental health symptoms in order to promote delivery of personalized behavioral health treatments and reduce stigma.

Career Progression:
Dr. Schiltz is the Director of Adult Clinical and Community Support Services.

Born and raised in the Los Angeles area until 2006, Margaret left her job as a Business Operations Manager for a national financial services firm and moved to the Bay Area, in 2008, for a mid-life career change to attend the Wright Institute in pursuit of a doctoral degree in clinical psychology.

Margaret trained at the Hume Center Concord office first as a practicum student in Contra Costa Outpatient and then as a Pre-Doctoral Intern and Post Doctoral Fellow in both the Contra Costa Outpatient Program (CCOP) and the Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) with additional practicum training in a substance use recovery program in Berkeley and at Kaiser Permanente Richmond.

During her doctoral training, Margaret developed an interest and expertise in working with psychosis and participants with serious, chronic behavioral health conditions. After completing her postdoc, Margaret worked briefly in the Community Support Program – East in Pittsburg. In February 2016 she became a Program Coordinator for the newly contracted Community Integrated Outpatient Services (CIOS) program in the new Richmond clinic, where she assisted
management members in starting up the new clinic. In July 2016 she became
Program Manager for the CIOS outpatient program in Richmond. Margaret
assisted with the transfer of 70 clients from Rubicon, the former provider, to the new Hume contract. In 2018 she took a Clinical Lead role and helped initiate the 2018-2019 Contra Costa Outpatient Program training year start, supervised 3 CCOP trainees and created and presented the new Trainee Cohort Didactic program for trainees in the adult services track while continuing to manage the CIOS program at the Richmond clinic.

June 2019 following the departure of the CSP-West manager, Margaret was promoted to Richmond Clinic Manager which includes
clinical supervision and management for both the CSP-West Full Service
Partnership program and the CIOS Outpatient program. 2021- 2023 was on the
Contra Costa County Council for Homelessness as the Behavioral Health Chair.

Notable Achievements / Areas of Interest:
Treatment of Schizophrenia
Meditation
Travel

Affiliations:
California Psychological Association (CPA)

Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Santa Clara University
Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology from the American School of Professional Psychology, Argosy University San Francisco Bay Area

Licenses:
Clinical Psychologist (2019)

Background:
To support all Hume Center employees in remaining focused on our shared goal, which is to help the community deal with suffering and challenges that prevent the community from living a peaceful life.

Career Progression:
Dr. Alex Sanchez is currently the Acting Director of Training for the Doctoral Training Program, as well as the Clinical Director, providing leadership for the Hume Center’s Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP). He facilitates the Doctoral Level Didactic Training Track, provides clinical supervision for clinicians in training, and treats his own caseload of patients. He is a supervisor in the Mentored Internship Program, a project aimed at diversifying and growing the behavioral health workforce. Finally, he provides Community Behavioral Health Consultation to the staff of an outside agency, the People Who Care Children’s Association, as part of a special arrangement to support their mission of helping at-risk youth.

Dr. Sanchez has worked for over half a decade in classrooms as an educator, and for two decades in the field of mental health. He originally entered into the field while preparing for medical school, choosing to direct his career towards emotional healing rather than physical healing. His early training focused on research, assessment and behaviorism, which brought him into community mental health in the mid-2000’s, when he helped found the non-profit organization Community Options for Families and Youth. As the first employee and only psychologist, Dr. Sanchez laid the groundwork for the agency’s clinical model of practice, and assisted in developing the internal organizational structures of the company. After assisting in the growth of the company from 3 to 30 employees, Dr. Sanchez moved next to the Portia Bell Hume Behavioral Health and Training Center to continue his education in psychotherapy and consultation. He continues to practice at the Hume Center ever since.

Notable Achievements / Areas of Interest:
Alex is a founding member and preceptor in the Community Mental Health Training Center.

Education:
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, The Wright Institute
Masters in Clinical Psychology, The Wright Institute
Bachelor’s of Science, Brown University

Licenses:
Clinical Psychologist

Background:
Dr. Sabahrwal’s mission at the Hume Center is focused on implementing and expanding prevention early intervention services for unserved and underserved communities. Dr. Sabharwal is also interested in advocacy, social justice, equity, inclusion and representation within the field of psychology and emotional wellness.

Career Progression:
Dr. Sabharwal’s clinical expertise extends to providing therapy to individuals, families, and couples within the South Asian community in Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu. She has been actively involved in initiating conversations around emotional wellness within the Punjabi community in the Bay Area and facilitating healthier communication to foster stronger relationships. Her interests in psychology focus on breaking stigmas of mental health and increasing utilization of mental health services in the South Asian community through outreach, psychoeducation, and culturally based services.

She joined The Hume Center in 2013 as a practicum student, providing services in the South Asian Community Health Promotion Services (SACHPS) program. She continued as a Pre-doctoral intern in the Alameda County Child, Youth, & Adult Outpatient Services program, as then as a Post-Doc Mental Health Clinician/Quality Assurance Specialist in the Fremont clinic’s SACHPS program. She became the permanent Program Coordinator for the SACHPS program in 2019, and upon licensure in 2021, she became its Manager. In 2022, she initiated a School-Based program at Fremont Unified School District and became the lead for that program. Additionally, she took on a supervisory role for a newly created Mentored Internship Program for undergraduate students and expanded her role within the training department to mentor master’s interns and doctoral level practicum students in both the SACHPS program and the Fremont School-Based Services program.

Notable Achievements / Areas of Interest:
Dr. Sabharwal has a passion for ongoing advocacy work that has led to her creating the South Asian Mental Health Consortium. This is an organization that hosts the yearly South Asian Mental Health Conference. Dr. Sabharwal has presented on South Asian Mental Health at conferences across the United States and received recognition from the Asian American Psychological Association for her outstanding contributions to Asian American Psychology. Dr. Sabharwal has also recently co-authored a chapter focused on working with South Asian youth. And, in addition to her professional achievements, Dr. Sabharwal is a proud mother of a vibrant and sassy 7-year-old who keeps her busy in her free time.

Affiliations:
Founder- South Asian Mental Health Consortium
Board Member – Sikh Family Center
APA member
CPA member
AAPA member
DoSAA member

Education:
Doctorate of Psychology
American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, 2016

License:
PSY32751

Background:
To work with early childhood, youth, families and schools

Career Progression:
Dr. Jessica Martins joined The Hume Center as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in August 2016, providing services in the Tri-Valley School Based Services program and Outpatient clinic in Pleasanton. Recognized for her dedication and commitment to her clients and the program, she was promoted to the role of Mental Health Clinician in August 2017. Jessica’s strengths in promoting the quality of clinical services and documentation led to her promotion to Mental Health/Quality Assurance Specialist in June 2018. She furthered her leadership role upon becoming licensed in November 2018, assuming a clinical supervisory position in the Pleasanton programs.

In July 2020, Jessica took on an acting role as a Clinical Program Manager, supporting the expansion of services across 9 additional school sites in the Tri-Valley School Based program. Her commitment to prevention and behavioral health promotion approaches has been evident throughout her tenure, as she has actively engaged with caregivers, school administrators, social workers, and other stakeholders to promote healthy functioning and social-emotional wellness within the community. Jessica possesses a special skill in coordinating and leading crisis services when needed to support districts during urgent situations.

In July 2022, Jessica was promoted to the role of Community Program Manager, Level II, furthering her commitment and leadership to the program’s trainees, staff, and the Tri-Valley schools and communities.

Notable Achievements / Areas of Interest:
5 year Service Recognition Award

Areas of interest are working with school systems / districts, children and youth, families and supervision

Education:
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (Child and Family track) from Alliant International University in San Francisco, California
Masters in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University of Santa Barbara
Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Lisbon, Portugal

License:
Clinical Psychologist, 2018

Background:
To provide high-quality mental health treatment to community members while mentoring and training future psychotherapists in effective psychotherapy techniques.

Career Progression:
Dr. Fujikawa has a solid foundation in Clinical Psychology expertise, and brings over 10 years of experience to his role.

He began as a Practicum Student with the Hume Center’s Contra Costa Outpatient Program 2010 – 2011. He then went to the Community Institute for Psychotherapy in San Rafael to complete his Pre-Doctoral Internship in 2013, followed by a Fellowship at DeAnza Community College Psychological Services for his Post-Doctoral work. After that he was hired at the Outpatient Psychiatry Services of Highland Hospital in 2015, and made a full circle back to the Hume Center as a Staff Psychologist in the Community Support Program and Contra Costa Outpatient Program since 2016. Currently, he serves as the Pittsburg Clinical Program Manager.

Notable Achievements / Areas of Interest:
Recognition for 5 years of service at the Hume Center, Interest in Community Mental Health and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Affiliations:
California Psychological Association

Education:
Doctorate of Psychology, Argosy University (2013)
Bachelor of Science from the University of Hawaii, 1990.

License:
Licensed in California as a Clinical Psychologist

Background:
To create a supportive and welcoming environment that facilitates personal growth for trainees, staff, and clients alike.

Career Progression:
Dr. Bloxham is the Acting Clinical Program Manager at the Hume Center’s Richmond office. He began his time at the Hume Center as an extern in the Rapid Resolution program, providing therapy support to seniors at high risk of becoming unhoused. He then completed his Pre and Post-Doctoral internships in the Hume Center’s CSP and CIOS programs. Dr. Bloxham obtained his psychology license in early 2023 and became a Clinical Supervisor before being offered his current role. William’s goal is to train service providers to provide empathic care, thereby ensuring that clients have the best chance at navigate life’s challenges.

Notable Achievements / Areas of Interest:
Dr. Bloxham’s theoretical orientation is integrative Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and his research interests are in the area of stereotypes in the cannabis industry. In his free time, William enjoys skateboarding and marathon running.

Education:
Doctoral degree, National University (2023)

License:
PSY34173

Background:
With over a decade of experience in behavioral health, Courtney has dedicated her career to providing services to children, families, and communities.

Career Progression:
Dr. Courtney Meier has been the Director of Clinical Programs, since 2020, where she oversees 3 of the Hume Center’s Alameda County Service Programs (School based services, Pleasanton OP Clinic and SACHPS). This promotion came after obtaining her licensure in 2019 and serving as the Program Manager overseeing School Based Services and the Pleasanton Outpatient Services at The Hume Center.

Courtney began her journey in behavioral health in 2008, initially working with children, families, and teaching professionals in home and school-based settings. She joined The Hume Center as a practicum trainee in the Behavioral Consultation Services (BCS) program, where she provided behavioral consultation services to individuals with developmental disabilities and their caregivers. Throughout her tenure at The Hume Center, Courtney progressed through various roles, including Pre-Doctoral Intern, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Supervisor, and Program Coordinator.

Notable Achievements and Interests:
Courtney has played a pivotal role in expanding School Based Services in the Tri-Valley and Tri-City areas. She also developed and provided specialized training to staff and clinicians on therapy for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities and mental health challenges. Courtney has actively promoted The Hume Center’s services in community events and established collaborative relationships with other agencies to better serve the populations in need.

Awards:
The Hume Center’s President’s Award for Outstanding Leadership in recognition of her contributions to staff training and leadership (2013)

Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Santa Clara University
Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology from the American School of Professional Psychology, Argosy University San Francisco Bay Area

License:
Clinical Psychologist (2019)

Background:
To create opportunities to have sustainable social impact

Career Progression:
Dr. Miguel Hidalgo-Barnes joined The Hume Center in 2009 and has been licensed as a Clinical Psychologist since 2012. Upon licensure, Dr. Hidalgo-Barnes’s began supervision, having expertise with the chronic and severely mentally ill populations. He has held several positions at the hume, but his current position is the Clinical Manager for the Concord clinic.

Notable Achievements / Areas of Interest:
His research interests include Chronic and Severe Mental Illness, Housing and Homelessness and Prison Reentry.

He enjoys board games and pinball.

Affiliations:
Community and Family

Education:
Doctorate of Psychology
Pacific University: School of Professional Psychology, 2010
Bachelor of Science in Intensive Psychology, University of California at Santa Cruz ,2003

License:
Licensed Clinical Psychologist (2012)