About
Caren Schmidt, PsyD is the Associate Director of Behavioral Health at Marin Community Clinics (MCC). She has been a lead clinician on multiple grants addressing trauma and ACEs in healthcare settings over the past 7 years in her role at MCC. She is currently a co-lead on the PRACTICE (Preventing and Responding to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)-Associated Health Conditions and Toxic Stress in Clinics through Community Engagement) grant. In collaboration with Dr. Oo, she designed and oversaw the roll out of screening and responding to ACEs across MCC clinics. Dr. Schmidt is a clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of childhood trauma and has 20+ years of experience working with underserved children and families. Prior to MCC she was the Director of Clinical Services at UCSF/ZSFGH Child and Adolescent Services and has been an appointed member of the Marin Child Care Commission. Dr. Schmidt attended Boston College and California School of Professional Psychology and completed her Post Doctoral Fellowship at the Trauma Center in Massachusetts.