Joanna Servin, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist in Sacramento, CA
Joanna Servin, Ph.D. is a bilingual (Spanish/English) and bicultural licensed clinical psychologist in Sacramento, California. She specializes in comprehensive bilingual psychological assessment and evidence-based, culturally-informed treatment of mood disorders, suicidal behaviors, and trauma among children and youth. As a clinician and a researcher, she is dedicated to improving mental health disparities and outcomes for culturally and linguistically underserved children and families through social advocacy, policy, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Dr. Servin earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a specialty in Child and Family from Palo Alto University. She completed her Predoctoral Internship in Clinical Child Psychology at the University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Center where she completed rotations in community mental health, child psychiatric inpatient, pediatric rehabilitation, evaluation of neurodevelopmental disorders, applied community-based research, public policy, and program development. She completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Child Psychology at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) Health, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences where she further specialized in Latinx Mental Health, bilingual psychological assessment, and culturally-informed evidenced based evaluation and treatment for children and youth presenting with mood disorders, suicidality, psychosis, trauma, and neurodevelopmental disorders. She has training in culturally adapting evidence-based interventions including CBT, DBT, ACT, TF-CBT, as well as PCIT and PC-CARE.
Dr. Servin’s research focuses on Latinx Mental Health, suicidality among Latinx youth, and mental health literacy among underserved communities. Through her clinical work, research, and teaching endeavors she is dedicated to improving mental health disparities for underserved children and families. She is also passionate about program development and the dissemination of culturally equitable and responsive interventions.
In her spare time, Dr. Servin enjoys romantic comedy movie marathons, documentaries, hiking, Latin music, and learning new cooking recipes. She is also an avid Harry Potter fan.