In the Netsmart CareThreads podcast, Pacific Clinics’ Senior Vice President of Strategy, Innovation and Growth Eleanor Castillo-Sumi, Ph.D., talks about Pacific Clinic’s evolution since its inception 155 years ago. Castillo-Sumi says to innovate successfully, health care organizations must ask how they can do things differently as an organization and be willing to take risks. She also asserts that leveraging the right technology and finding people and partners who are passionate and willing to fail are paramount, as is creating a culture of trust and transparency. “I would say the most critical component is [finding] who in our space would want to do this with us [and] want to put everything on the line to be able to innovate.”
From Training to Transformation: How Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Is Changing Lives at Pacific Clinics
August 18, 2026
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), the gold standard treatment for adolescents and adults with severe emotional dysregulation, offers a different path — one that teaches people practical skills to manage overwhelming emotions, navigate relationships, cope with distress and build a life they feel is worth living.
