Teresa Claycamp brings a diverse background with a unique blend of state government experience and clinical expertise in behavioral health treatment and recovery models of care since 2005. As a licensed mental health therapist in various leadership positions, she has successfully led teams in the areas of clinical supervision and consultation, program management and development, contract and budget monitoring, and quality management and improvement.
Prior to her recent position as Deputy Director within the Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery, she served as Behavioral Health Strategic Advisor to the senior leadership team, translating strategic objectives into practical implementation. Her additional state service also includes four years as lead program manager overseeing the statewide implementation of integrated managed care for behavioral and physical health care covered under the Apple Health Medicaid benefit.
Teresa has a solid foundational knowledge of the community behavioral health system of care within the state Medicaid system, as well as the state and federal rules and guidelines governing both mental health and substance use disorder treatment. She is passionately committed to holistic health and wellness, service and system of care integration, and equitable and quality care to the most vulnerable populations. She holds a Bachelor of Art degree in psychology from Pacific Lutheran University and a master’s in counseling psychology from Saint Martin’s University.