Jill A. Stoddard, Ph.D.
director
Licensed Psychologist (PSY21852)

Dr. Stoddard received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Boston University where she trained at the highly regarded Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (www.bu.edu/anxiety) under the mentorship of Dr. David Barlow and Dr. Stefan Hofmann.  She completed an APA accredited internship and post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine.  Thereafter, she worked as a staff psychologist at the San Diego Veterans Hospital in the Primary Care and Post-traumatic Stress clinics.  In addition to her role at CSAM, she is a co-founder and vice president of the non-profit San Diego Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Consortium (https://sdcbtc.clubexpress.com) and member-at-large for The Association of Contextual and Behavioral Sciences (ACBS).  Dr. Stoddard specializes in the treatment of anxiety and related disorders and has expertise in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.  She is an award winning teacher, peer-reviewed ACT trainer, author of two books, and co-host of the popular Psychologists Off The Clock podcast. Signed copies of Dr. Stoddard's books, The Big Book of ACT Metaphors: A Practitioner's Guide to Experiential Exercises and Metaphors in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Be Mighty: A Woman’s Guide to Liberation from Anxiety, Worry, and Stress Using Mindfulness and Acceptance can be found here. To learn from Dr. Stoddard, visit her website at https://www.jillstoddard.com/ and follow her on Twitter (@jill_stoddard), Instagram (@jillastoddard), and Facebook/LinkedIn (@jillstoddardphd).

MICHELLE LOPEZ, PH.D.
associate director
LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST (PSY27118)

Dr. Michelle Lopez is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and the Associate Director of the Center for Stress and Anxiety Management (CSAM).  She has extensive training in evidence-based therapies, including Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).  She has over a decade of specialized training and experience treating adults with agoraphobia, generalized anxiety, illness anxiety, misophonia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, social anxiety, specific phobias, and stress.  Dr. Lopez is particularly interested in helping clients address problems that interfere with living a meaningful, enriching life. She also enjoys working with clients on creating a sense of purpose, establishing and maintaining healthy relationships, increasing self-compassion, navigating life transitions, and improving overall quality of life.  In her spare time, Dr. Lopez enjoys reading, exercising, and spending quality time with family and friends. 

Terra Fuhr, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist (PSY24017)

Dr. Fuhr received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts. She trained in a variety of clinical settings, including inpatient and outpatient hospitals, forensic settings, university counseling centers, and substance abuse treatment programs. The focus of her clinical training has been providing individual and group therapy, as well as conducting psychological assessments (including neuropsychological, cognitive, personality, and ADHD assessments). Dr. Fuhr completed her APA accredited internship at Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington, DC. The scope of her career includes substance abuse treatment centers, an intensive outpatient program for depression and anxiety, and private practice. Dr. Fuhr also provides wellness and communication seminars in business and educational settings. She has spent over ten years working in private practice, providing Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and psychological assessments for children and adults. She specializes in treating adults with anxiety and mood disorders, including obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, phobias, panic disorder, agoraphobia, post-traumatic stress disorder, habit change, and depression. She also works with clients struggling to make difficult life transitions.  Dr. Fuhr uses cutting edge techniques to overcome problematic thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Dr. Fuhr is trained in EMDR therapy for trauma and phobias. Therapy is tailored to meet each individual's specific needs and short term goals, as well as help clients build tools for long-term balance and well-being.

Janina Scarlet, Ph.D.
Lead Trauma Specialist
Licensed Psychologist (California License: PSY26231, Nevada License: PY1011)

Dr. Scarlet earned her Ph.D. from the City University of New York. Her clinical experience includes using Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help individuals with PTSD, anxiety, grief, and burnout, as well as using Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for PTSD. Dr. Scarlet also has experience working with a variety of mindfulness and meditation techniques, as well as compassion and self-compassion. Dr. Scarlet currently offers telehealth sessions for adults with anxiety and PTSD, and is licensed to work with clients in California and Nevada. In addition, she is fluent in Russian and can conduct therapy with Russian-speaking clients. Finally, Dr. Scarlet is a proud geek and is able to incorporate clients' interests into research-supported therapy, which she calls “Superhero Therapy,” using characters such as The Justice League, Avengers, X-Men, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes, and many others. Above all, Dr. Scarlet believes in establishing an active collaboration with a client and working as a team in targeting the presenting problems. 

Her work has been featured on Yahoo, BBC, NPR, Sunday Times, CNN, CW, ABC, The New York Times, Forbes, and many other outlets. She regularly consults on books and television shows, including HBO’s The Young Justice. She was also portrayed as a comic book character in Gail Simone’s Seven Days graphic novel. 

In addition, she has authored Superhero Therapy, Harry Potter Therapy, Therapy Quest, Dark Agents, Super-Women, as well as many other books.

Thi Wlodarski, M.S., LMFT
Lead of Child and Family Mental Health
Licensed Marriage And Family Therapist #99701

Thi Wlodarski is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She received her Masters in Science with a concentration in Counseling at San Diego State University. In her clinical practice, she uses evidenced-based practices such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Parent-Child Interactional Therapy, and Mindfulness. She has worked with adults and college students in a community health setting at the Center for Community Counseling and Engagement, focusing on anxiety, PTSD, panic, OCD, and stress management. She also has had experience with children and adolescents through her time at Rady Children’s Hospital Outpatient Psychiatry, San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center, and working at multiple after school programs in San Francisco. She has treated children and adolescents struggling with OCD, anxiety, depression, trauma, school avoidance, and gender dysphoria. In addition to her work at CSAM, she works with school districts to provide educationally related mental health services to students. Alongside, she enjoys working with families to help improve relationships through learning and practicing positive ways to communicate and interact. Above all, she creates a space in therapy that allows individuals and families to feel safe expressing themselves, gain insight and learn new ways to cope with their stressors.

Annabelle Parr, M.A., AMFT
Clinic Coordinator
Associate Marriage And Family Therapist #119427

Annabelle earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a concentration in Developmental Psychology from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and her Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Clinical Counseling, and Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She is currently registered in California as an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, and is supervised by Dr. Jill Stoddard. In her clinical practice, Annabelle utilizes evidence based practices including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). She has provided both individual and group counseling in school settings with elementary and middle school students, and also has experience treating teenagers and adults in an outpatient community mental health setting. She has treated children, teens, and adults with generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic, trauma, and depression. She has also worked with clients struggling with perfectionism in the context of anxiety. Annabelle is passionate about helping her clients learn new ways to relate to their experiences, and enjoys empowering them to engage in their lives from a place of meaning. Annabelle is a member of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, and her Masters Thesis on ACT, CBT, and Depth Psychology was published on ProQuest. In addition to her clinical work, Annabelle has spent the last five years working as the Clinic Coordinator here at CSAM, and enjoys managing new client intake, the CSAM social media streams, and the CSAM blog.