Ethics Committee
The primary function of the OPA ethics committee is to advise, educate, and consult regarding concerns of the OPA membership about professional ethics. As such, we invite you to contact us with questions of an ethical nature. Our hope is to be proactive and preventative in helping OPA members think through ethical issues. This committee is provided as a member benefit to members of OPA. At times, ethical and legal questions may overlap. In these cases, we will encourage you to consult the OPA attorney (or one of your choosing) as well.
If you have an ethical question or concern, please contact [email protected]. Include a description of your concerns and your phone number. We will make contact with you within 2 business days. We may ask for more information in order to route your concern to the appropriate person on the Ethics Committee. You can expect to hear from a committee member within a week following contact. The actual consultation will take place over the phone so that we can have an in-depth discussion with you about your concerns. Following the consultation call, you can expect the committee member to present your concern at the next meeting of the committee. Any additional comments or feedback will be relayed back to you.
We recognize that the psychology community in Oregon is small and that callers may have a conflict of interest with a committee member and/or their affiliations. As an all-volunteer, confidential resource, we strive to make our services available to all our constituents in Oregon and are aware that multiple relationships are likely to be inevitable within our community. Our committee works to address each call with integrity and high ethical standards, therefore, we encourage our fellow psychologists and psychology students to call for consultation even when a multiple relationship or conflict of interest is identified. If callers should identify a conflict with any members of the committee, let us know at the time of the e-mail, and your consultation request will be routed appropriately. Additionally, our members may identify a conflict of interest and will recuse themselves of consultation when known conflicts arise.
To find out more about the ethics committee, please click here.
 
Committee Chair
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Erin Steen, PhD, LP CST (Chair)
Work Environment: Virtual Private Practice
Clinical Focus: Sexual health/function/wellbeing, interpersonal process, life transitions, health promotion, harm reduction approaches, alcohol use/misuse.
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Members
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Erica Aten, PsyD
Work Environment:
Intensive Outpatient Programs Director at Portland Mental Health and Wellness
Clinical Focus:
Pediatric psychology, parent training, autism spectrum disorder, LGBTQ+, clinical supervision
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Heather Bee, PsyD
Work Environment:
Private Practice; Astoria, Oregon
Clinical Focus:
Adult psychotherapy and psychological assessment/evaluation (anxiety, depression, relationship issues, life transitions and adjustment issues, college adjustment, career and academic concerns); Clinical and ethical considerations with psychological practice in rural/small communities; Gestalt psychology and contemporary Gestalt therapy.
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Kalin Burkhardt Clark, PsyD, ABPP
Work Environment:
Adult Psychogastroenterology, Oregon Health & Science University
Clinical Focus: Health behaviors change and management of chronic health conditions, weight management, disorders of gut-brain interaction, disordered eating |
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Cindy Marino, PsyD
Work Environment:
Training Director, Lewis & Clark College Counseling Service
Clinical Focus:
LGBTQIA+, attachment, clinical supervision and training
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Dina Olave Wirick, PhD
Work Environment: Private Practice, Adjunct faculty at California State University, Monterey Bay
Clinical Focus: Adult Psychotherapy, Anxiety disorders, Life transitions and stress management
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Natasha White, PhD, ABPP-CN
Work Environment: Private Practice, Adult Neuropsychology
Clinical Focus: Neuropsychological assessment of adults with a variety of known or suspected variety of brain related disorders including neurodegenerative conditions, traumatic brain injury, concussion, stroke, epilepsy, brain tumors, and movement disorders. |
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Heather Schaeffer, PhD
Work Environment
Clinical Focus
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Cathleen Turnage, PsyD
Work Environment:
Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University
Clinical Focus:
Working with children and adolescents within a medical setting, coping with chronic illness, non-pharmacological treatment for children with chronic pain conditions, neurological disorders, and headache disorders
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Student Members
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Taylor Levine
Work Environment:
PhD graduate student at Oregon Health & Science University, Pediatric Emphasis
Clinical Focus:
Pediatric health psychology; Medical complexities; Inpatient care
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Esther Fiore
Work Environment:
PsyD graduate student at Pacific University, Neuropsychology Emphasis. Clinical Focus: Clinical neuropsychology, TBI, neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases. |
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