Casa Serena Eating Disorders Program
                                         Our Staff

Jackie Holmes, M.Ed., MFT--Program Founder and  Director                     
      
Jackie has been working in the Eating Disorders Field for over 30 years.  She was the Inpatient
Clinical Coordinator for 5 years at Mt. Diablo's Serenity Program and for the last 18 years as been  
working as an outpatient  therapist at  the Concord Therapy Center for Eating Disorders.  She also
teaches at JFK university in the Eating Disorders Certification Program.  Having struggled with her
own recovery from Bulimia and BED, she brings a personal dedication to helping those who are
suffering, to find their own personal path of recovery.  It was her frustration with the lack of  services in
Contra Costa County for women that led her to develop Casa Serena.  It is her goal to provide a safe
place with an experienced  staff dedicated to helping  these clients to develop their own healing
plan.


Deirdre Moriarty, Ph.D.--Education Director

Deirdre has been working with Eating Disorders for over 20 years.  She has worked at Mt. Diablo's
Serenity program as both an inpatient and outpatient therapist.  For the past 18 years she has been
the co-founder of the Concord Therapy Center for Eating Disorders Treatment.  She offers individual
and couple therapy as well as offering a weekly Teen Therapy Group.  She is on the Faculty of JFK's
Eating Disorders Certification Program and speaks frequently to public and private groups on topics
related to understanding recovery and treatment issues of this population.  Together with Jackie she
helped to develop the Casa Serena Program and worked tirelessly to bring it into existence.

                     
Maria Miller, MFT--Yoga, Body Image and Multi Family Therapist

Maria has been working both inpatient at Alta Bates Eating Disorders Program and with Casa
Serena.  She teaches the Yoga class and Body Image Group bringing a gentle awareness to the
body through movement and helps clients develop a deeper connection to their body through
CBT/DBT exercises in Body Image group.  She also leads the Multi-Family Group and helps
families identify their roles and ways to help in the recovery process for their loved ones.

Claudia, Sieber, MFT--Contracts Group Therapist

Claudia has been with Casa Serena from the inception as an intern and now as a licensed MFT.  
She facilitates the contract group and assists with outings and the dinner meal group.  She is a
tireless advocate for these clients and brings a warmth and understanding of the struggle to recover
to each client.

Suzannah Tipermas, MFT--DBT Therapist

Suzannah has extensive background working both as an Inpatient therapist at Center for Discovery
and outpatient in private practice in Menlo Park.  She offers the DBT group and Relationships in
Recovery group at Casa Serena.  She also sees patients in the program for individual therapy
sessions as well.