Theopia Jackson
School: Clinical Psychology
Bio:Theopia Jackson, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist at Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland in the Department of Psychiatry. In addition, she is the assistant chair of psychology at Saybrook University in San Francisco. At Children's Hospital, Dr. Jackson provides child, adolescent, and family therapy services; trains psychology students; and specializes in serving chronically ill populations. She received her master's degree in psychology from Howard University in Washington, DC and a doctorate in clinical psychology from The Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA. She is a member of the Association of Family Therapists of Northern California (member of the Cultural Accountability Committee), American Psychological Association, The Society for Humanistic Psychology (appointed to the Diversity Task Force), The Association of Black Psychologists (Co-Chair for Education and Training), Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and board of directors for BayKids (
www.BayKids.com). Additionally, Dr. Jackson provides effective cultural competency workshops/seminars and has been invited to participate in several national and local initiatives intended to establish integrative health care that is culturally attuned and linguistically responsive. Dr. Jackson is committed to serving children, adolescents and their families in diverse settings with special interest in the adaptability of western psychological theories and interventions in diverse multicultural contexts and healing practices. Although psychodynamically trained, family systems, humanistic perspectives, multiculturalism (Afrikan-centered theory), relational theory/feminist thinking and narrative approaches (social justice) inform her clinical practice. Most significantly, Dr. Jackson is a wife, mother of 3, oldest of 6 in a single-parent household and a life-long learner who believes that professional knowledge shapes and be shaped by community wisdom.
