Clearly Clinical

Jameta Nicole Barlow, PhD, MPH, a community health psychologist and public health scientist, is an assistant professor of writing in the University Writing Program and Women’s Leadership Program, an affiliate faculty member in the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program and in the Milken Institute school of Public Health's Jacobs Institute of Women's Health and holds a secondary appointment with the Department of Health Policy and Management at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. Dr. Barlow engages critical discourses and utilizes decolonizing methodologies to disrupt cardiometabolic syndrome and structural policies adversely affecting Black girls' and women's health, as well as intergenerational trauma. She has spent 23 years in transdisciplinary collaborations with physicians, public health practitioners, researchers, policy administrators, activists, political appointees, and community members in diverse settings throughout the world. Certified as an Emotional Emancipation Circle Facilitator, Dr. Barlow is the Chair-Elect for the American Psychological Association's Committee on Women in Psychology, inaugural Scholar-In-Residence for the Black Women’s Health Imperative and the Communications Lead for the Council on Black Health. Her writings on Black girls' and women's health, intersectionality and restorative health practices in psychology and public health research appear in various publications. She believes "writehealing" is an effective approach towards uncovering trauma and healing. Dr. Barlow holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English from Spelman College, a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Maternal and Child Health from The George Washington University and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Psychology from North Carolina State University. Please visit Dr. Barlow at JametaBarlow.com.

Elizabeth 'Beth' Irias (she/her) is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and the Founder and President of Clearly Clinical. She has specializations in Clinical Documentation, Feedback Informed Treatment, Best Practice, and Utilization Review, and works closely with clinical teams across the US as a trainer and national conference presenter; Beth was formerly an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University in the Graduate Psychology and Education department. Licensed in California and Oregon, she provides therapy via her private practice to young adult and adult clients, members of the LGBTQ population, and those with addictive disorders. She has two young children, a super cool spouse who helps out with Clearly Clinical's tech, and a rescue dog.