LMFT

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Christin Conkle

Christin Conkle is a licensed marriage and family therapist who serves at a co-Program Manager at the UC San Diego Eating Disorder Clinic-Adolescent Program. Christin has been with UCSD since 2013. Holding an undergraduate degree in Psychology with an emphasis in Child Development from San Diego State University. Received her Master’s degree in Marital and Family Therapy from Alliant International University. Christin is an approved AAMFT clinical supervisor candidate.

Kelsey Ramos Christerson

Kelsey is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works in the adult PHP/IOP at the UCSD Eating Disorders Center. Kelsey graduated with her BA in Psychology from San Francisco State University in 2013 and received her Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Azusa Pacific University. Kelsey works with TAY (transitional age youth population) and adult patients treating mood, anxiety and personality disorders.

Rachel Chagnon

Rachel Chagnon is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works in the adult PHP/IOP at the UCSD Eating Disorders Center. She has been working with the eating disorder population since 2018. Rachel graduated with her BA in Psychology from Sonoma State University in 2016. She then moved back home to sunny San Diego and earned her MA in Marital and Family therapy from the University of San Diego in 2019.

Lauren Gomez

Lauren Gomez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the Adult Program Manager at UC San Diego Health Eating Disorders Center for Treatment and Research. She has been working at UCSDH EDC since 2012. She received her Master's degree from San Francisco State University. Lauren is passionate about helping individuals with eating disorders. Lauren is the program manager and also coordinates the Intensive Outpatient Program to help patients reintegrate back into their live once they are ready to discharge from program.

Marisa Astuto

Marisa is an Associate Admissions Clinician at the UC San Diego Eating Disorder Center. She graduated with her Bachelors degree in Psychology from UC Santa Cruz and went on to earn her Masters degree in Marital and Family Therapy from the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) at Alliant International University in San Diego. She has been working in the mental health field since 2014 at various settings including residential treatment centers, in home therapeutic behavioral services, and inpatient psychiatric care.

Karlee McGlone

Karlee McGlone is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the Admissions Director at the UC San Diego Eating Disorders Center. With expertise in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI), Karlee works closely with patients, families, and outpatient teams to work through the treatment-ambivalence inherent in eating disorders. She is a passionate advocate, helping everyone to have access to the evidence-based care they need and deserve. Karlee graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University with a B.A. in Psychology and earned her M.A.