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Jennifer Beach-Romo

Certified Medical Administrative Assistant
National Certified Coding and Billing Specialist

Jennifer is the welcome and genuine smile greeting our patients at Cerda Sniffin Psychology Group. Our patients love her, and it is well deserved. She is attentive, professional and kind when interacting with patients whether it’s billing inquires, scheduling, concerns or general questions. Jennifer is often the first contact for new patients, other health care providers, government agencies and she manages all with her genuine interest and generous foundation of knowledge. Jennifer has over 20 years experience in management, insurance coding, billing, patient scheduling, and problem solving. Her daily activities are focused on assisting our patients and our clinicians.

Jasmine Swalef, MA

Associate Professional Clinical Counselor

Jasmine holds a Master of Arts degree in clinical counseling and is currently in her second year as an Associate Professional Clinical Counselor with Cerda Sniffin Psychology Group. Jasmine specializes in working with adults experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, and the struggles of everyday living. She also specializes in working with the LGBTQIA+ community and their families. During her internship, Jasmine earned a Domestic Violence Counselor Certification and worked as a clinician with the Marjaree Mason Center, providing care, support, and education to survivors of domestic abuse

Denise D. Sniffin, Psy.D

Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Co-founder of Cerda Sniffin Psychology Group

Dr. Sniffin, a lifelong resident of Fresno County, observed a mental health system that was struggling to meet the needs of the area’s diverse population and community. She entered the mental health profession with the goal of providing ethical and excellent mental health services to a diverse and multicultural community and to train new mental health clinicians to do the same. This continues to be the driving force behind Dr. Sniffin’s approach to the treatment and care of her patients.

Dr. Sniffin’s theoretical perspective is person centered, collaborative, insight oriented along with cognitive behavioral interventions to address cognitive distortions and maladaptive beliefs that are undermining an individual’s quality of life. She has extensive clinical experience with anxiety disorders, mood disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, trauma, medically compromised conditions, life phase and end of life care.

Valarie Silva, Psy.D.

Psychological Assistant

Dr. Silva is a registered post-doctoral psychological assistant who has over six years of clinical experience. She works with children, adolescents, adults, and families conducting therapy and psychological evaluations.

Dr. Silva’s therapeutic approach is a psychodynamic and attachment orientation incorporating cognitive behavioral, behavioral, and play therapy techniques. She has experience with parenting groups, marriage counseling, and student counseling. In addition, she is competent in ADHD assessment, autism spectrum disorder assessment, and cognitive assessment. Dr. Silva has experience providing forensic assessment and court ordered treatment. She is certified to work with children of all ages in an out-patient setting.

Karen Craft, Psy.D

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Craft is a licensed psychologist in the State of California and has been working in mental health since 2004. She describes her ideal client as someone who desires positive and constructive change in their personal, work, and/or relationship areas of their life. She has been described as caring, direct, and compassionate. Dr. Craft uses various evidence-based modalities in her work, and she tailors her interventions to each individual. Her therapeutic modalities include Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Brief Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT), and Gottman and Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT). She practices a collaborative approach with her clients, where together obstacles are identified that stand in the way of quality of life. Dr. Craft is experienced working with military members/dependents, victims of crime, survivors of trauma, child abuse, domestic violence (both survivors and abusers), and sexual assault for over ten years.

Claudia E. Cerda, Psy.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Co-founder of Cerda Sniffin Psychology Group

A native of Los Angeles, CA, Claudia Cerda, Psy.D., Q.M.E is a first-generation, bilingual Spanish- speaking clinical psychologist. Licensed in 2000, Dr. Cerda brings over 22 years of clinical experience to the therapeutic alliance. Originally specializing in children and families with complex trauma and mental health conditions; psychotherapy has been provided to individuals across the lifespan with positive outcomes, restoring people to productive functioning and a stable mental health status within their family, social and occupational lives.

As a Qualified Medical Examiner since 2007 she provides her expertise and professional opinion about the nature, extent and likely cause of an illness or injury that is the subject of a workers compensation claim.

Identity-affirming evidence-based care and assessments are also specialty areas of psychological assessments. Additionally, Dr. Cerda has been qualified as an expert witness in Federal, Immigration, Criminal, Family and Juvenile Court proceedings.

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Join Our Team

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Our Team

Jennifer Beach-Romo

Certified Medical Administrative Assistant
National Certified Coding and Billing Specialist

Jasmine Swalef, MA

Associate Professional Clinical Counselor

Denise D. Sniffin, Psy.D

Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Co-founder of Cerda Sniffin Psychology Group

Valarie Silva, Psy.D.

Psychological Assistant

Karen Craft, Psy.D

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Claudia E. Cerda, Psy.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Co-founder of Cerda Sniffin Psychology Group

Ariana Quinonez, Psy.D.

Psychological Assistant

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Certified Medical Administrative Assistant
National Certified Coding and Billing Specialist