About Clearly Clinical

Elizabeth 'Beth' Irias is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and the President and founder of Clearly Clinical. In addition to her role at Clearly Clinical, Beth serves as a trainer/consultant and works closely with clinical teams across the country to improve their quality of care, documentation practices, and utilization review outcomes. She also operates a private practice where she provides therapy to young adult clients, members of the LGBTQIA+ population, and those with addictive disorders. A former adjunct graduate professor at Pepperdine University, Beth is a skilled professional public speaker and presenter, and she regularly presents at conferences throughout the country.

John Irias is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and the Vice-President of Clearly Clinical. He has vast clinical experience in various settings including high-risk residential, community-based services, and intensive out-patient. John has been an adjust professor for Pepperdine University and currently operates a private practice where he provides therapy to adult clients going through transitions and members of the LGBTQIA+ population.

Stephen Winston, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist, and the co-developer of all of Clearly Clinical's courses. He's a tenured professor and trainer, with decades of experience in the field, and shares the belief that high-quality clinical Continuing Education should be reasonably priced and convenient. Dr. Winston is an adjunct faculty member at the Graduate Schools of Psychology at Pepperdine University and Antioch University, and he is in private practice with offices in the cities of Santa Monica and Agoura Hills, California. Dr. Winston also supervises therapist interns at a local mental health facility, and has previously served at out-patient and in-patient facilities, Regional Center & the U.C.L.A. Department of Audiology. Areas of specialty include child, adolescent and adult age groups with special experience in object relations therapy, mood disorders (depression and anxiety), developmental issues (e.g. Autism Spectrum Disorders), OCD, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders, PTSD, ADHD, aging and drug & alcohol dependence.

Dolores Gonzalez is a California Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the co-developer of all of Clearly Clinical's courses. In addition to her role at Clearly Clinical, she works as a Psychiatric Social Worker in Los Angeles County. She has worked in numerous facilities with underprivileged youth and minorities Dolores enjoys helping other mental health professionals improve their clinical skills, and has worked in training and supervisory roles. One of her specializations is working with immigrant families, and performs psychological evaluations for immigrants seeking asylum and immigrants who are victims of crime.

Frank Baird is a UCLA MARC-certified Mindfulness Facilitator, and the previous Clinical Director and Founder of NOW House Mindful Awareness Center in Westlake Village, CA. He is also the founder of Venture Humanity, Inc., an organization dedicated to developing and facilitating peace, violence prevention, and community projects. He is a national trainer on the topics of mindfulness, race relations, and gender and racial equality. He is Kaiser Panorama City's Program Developer and Principle Therapist in Mindfulness Treatment Service, providing mindfulness training to clients and mentoring and training to colleagues. He teaches Mindfulness classes/groups weekly in a healthcare setting at Kaiser Permanente in Reseda, CA and in corporate settings that have included Amgen in Thousand Oaks, CA, Disney in Burbank, CA and Fox Studios in Culver City, CA. He is a mentor for UCLA MARC's Long Distance Intensive Practice Program.

Zander Keig, LCSW is an award-winning speaker, educator, author, and Licensed Clinical Social Worker with many distinguishing accolades including: 2020 WPATH Harry Benjamin Distinguished Educator, 2020 NASW National Social Worker of the Year, and 2018 NASW CA Social Worker of the Year, as well as a Certified Mental Wellness Champion, WPATH Certified Gender Specialist, Queer and Trans Affirming Provider (QTAP), QTAP Certification instructor, and WPATH GEI Advanced Mental Health Care instructor. Zander is a first-generation American of Mexican heritage (Latino), and a post-transition transsexual man. Zander is a Coast Guard Veteran and the primary caregiver of his elderly Veteran father who is diagnosed with Dementia.

L.J. Lumpkin is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Southern California, and the owner of Nomad Healing Practices. His background includes working in dual-diagnosis inpatient, IOP, and PHP settings as well as private practice and guest lecturing. L.J. specializes in working with trauma, anxiety disorders, and as multicultural issues. L.J. Has found that by introducing clients to mindfulness, meditation, and breathing techniques, they can help create separation from past traumas and start to become their full authentic self. L.J. also consults with companies on how to reduce stress and anxiety through mindfulness practices, so that all voices can be heard.

Nick Merkin is the Chief Executive Officer of Compliagent, a national healthcare compliance consulting firm based in Los Angeles.  As part of his consulting practice, he frequently serves as a fractional or interim Chief Compliance Officer for organizations experiencing rapid growth, enforcement challenges, or in the process of merger and acquisition.   Nick has a thorough knowledge of complex and rapidly changing state and federal laws and policies regarding organizational governance issues, board oversight and liability, compliance auditing, the Stark Law, the Anti-Kickback Statute, HIPAA privacy, data security, and the False Claims Act.  Nick earned his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was named a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and served as Managing Editor of the Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems.  A member of the California Bar, Nick is certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) and Healthcare Privacy Compliance (CHPC) by the Compliance Certification Board (CCB).

Born and raised in Southern California, Dr. Londyn Miller received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from San Francisco State University and her Master of Arts degree in Counseling from Washington State University. Subsequently, Dr. Miller earned her Doctoral degree in Couple and Family Therapy from the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University.

Artists, creative professionals, Highly Sensitive People, and underserved populations (ex: women, men of color, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+) are especially drawn to Dr. Miller’s work. Dr. Miller is versed in providing a compassionate, soul-centered, trauma-informed, and culturally affirming approach.

Rachelle Pegg, MS, is the Administrative Supervisor for the Santa Barbara County Public Works Department. She specializes in employee management and organizational policy, and has extensive experience with overseeing and coordinating charitable events. She has a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, CA.

Samantha Soto is a Licensed Clinical Social Work with experience practicing in both California and Indiana. Her background is diverse, including public child welfare, direct clinical therapy with children and adults, working as a social worker for the Public Defender’s office, and an emphasis in medical social work, including direct patient care in hospital settings as well as care management through managed care health plans. Samantha specializes in working with complex trauma, family conflict issues, medical case management, advocacy, and solution-focused methods of helping clients face challenges and meet immediate needs. Samantha is particularly passionate about learning and promoting anti-racism, and advocating for racial equality, women’s rights, and the rights of the LGBTQ community. Samantha is a large proponent of self-care and boundary setting for helping professionals.

April Tith, LMFT has worked extensively in community mental health settings conducting psychotherapy and advocacy using multimodal approaches to assist children and families battling mental health symptoms and struggles; often stemming from complex trauma and environmental factors. She is passionate about assisting underserved and minority populations, and has done so since the beginning of her career. April has been trained in several evidence-based practices, and also extended assistance in Quality Assurance documentation review to promote efficiency and compliance to ethical standards for clinicians. Currently, April works as a Family Court Services Specialist for the Los Angeles Superior Court, and also conducts online psychotherapy for adults through the mental health start-up Talkspace.