CEO and Clinical Psychologist
My name is Dr. Alexis Exum. I am a clinical psychologist. I received my masters in clinical psychological science from the University of Maryland. I received my masters and doctoral degrees from the University of Kansas. I did my internship (residency) at Children’s National Hospital (CNH) in Washington, DC, as well as my fellowship with adolescent medicine at the Donald Delaney Eating Disorder Clinic at CNH. I am a certified Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) provider. I specialize in adolescent and young adult assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for eating and weight disorders, trauma, and mood-related disorders among primarily racial and ethnic minority, transgender, and sexual minorities.
I started Clarity Rose after my own experiences with eating, mood, and trauma symptoms. As a young Black woman, I didn’t see myself represented in my providers or in the patients they served.
I am trained in suicide assessment, behavioral activation, acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy for eating disorders, social phobia, depression, and anxiety, trauma-focused CBT and cognitive processing therapy, as well as radically-open dialectical behavior therapy. I believe in patient-focused care, which means I individualize each treatment plan to meet the specific needs of each patient.
I am an intermediate Spanish reader and listener and a basic speaker of the language.
As a researcher, my specialization is in social inequity and cultural factors relevant to the development and maintenance of eating and weight disorders among racial and ethnic minority populations.