About Us
The Bravewave Collective, LLC is an organization founded by Erjing Cui and Stacy Shaw Welch in 2024. Learn more about these faculty partners at the University of Washington, and Bravewave Collective's vision here!
The Bravewave Collective, LLC is an organization founded by Erjing Cui and Stacy Shaw Welch in 2024. Learn more about these faculty partners at the University of Washington, and Bravewave Collective's vision here!
Dr. Stacy Shaw Welch
Dr. Welch received her Bachelor of Science from Occidental college and her master and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from the University of Washington (www.psych.uw.edu). Dr. Welch is a member of the clinical faculty in the doctoral program in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington. She is also well on the adjunct teaching faculty in the master's degree program at the University of Washington, where she teaches on Child and Adolescent Anxiety and Mood disorders, and serves as an advisory board member in the Master of Arts in Applied Child and Adolescent Psychology: Prevention and Treatment program (www.appliedchildpsych.uw.edu). Dr. Welch has served as a member of the honorary advisory cabinet at KCSARC (the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center; kcsarc.org). She is a member of the International OCD Foundation, the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, The Trichotillomania Learning Center, the Tourette Association of America, the Washington State Psychological Association, and OCD Washington. Dr. Welch co-founded the Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle (www.ebtseattle.com), a large outpatient mental health center serving hundreds of outpatients which included anxiety, DBT, eating disorder and psychiatry services. During her 15 years there, she served in various roles, including Executive Director. She founded the Anxiety and Child Anxiety Centers, as well as one of the first intensive outpatient programs for pediatric OCD in the region. Dr. Welch has also been part of the faculty at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, where she worked in one of the largest studies on anxiety disorders in primary care to date (the CALM study). She has published in many prestigious peer-reviewed journals, including JAMA and JCCP. After 15 years at EBTCS, Dr. Welch helped launch the first regional non-profit clinic with Rogers Behavioral Health in Washington State (www.rogersbh.org). Rogers continues to provided partial hospitalization services for children, teens and adults with OCD and anxiety. Dr. Welch maintains a private practice and also consults in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington.
Dr. Welch received her Bachelor of Science from Occidental college and her master and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from the University of Washington (www.psych.uw.edu). Dr. Welch is a member of the clinical faculty in the doctoral program in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington. She is also well on the adjunct teaching faculty in the master's degree program at the University of Washington, where she teaches on Child and Adolescent Anxiety and Mood disorders, and serves as an advisory board member in the Master of Arts in Applied Child and Adolescent Psychology: Prevention and Treatment program (www.appliedchildpsych.uw.edu). Dr. Welch has served as a member of the honorary advisory cabinet at KCSARC (the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center; kcsarc.org). She is a member of the International OCD Foundation, the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, The Trichotillomania Learning Center, the Tourette Association of America, the Washington State Psychological Association, and OCD Washington. Dr. Welch co-founded the Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle (www.ebtseattle.com), a large outpatient mental health center serving hundreds of outpatients which included anxiety, DBT, eating disorder and psychiatry services. During her 15 years there, she served in various roles, including Executive Director. She founded the Anxiety and Child Anxiety Centers, as well as one of the first intensive outpatient programs for pediatric OCD in the region. Dr. Welch has also been part of the faculty at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, where she worked in one of the largest studies on anxiety disorders in primary care to date (the CALM study). She has published in many prestigious peer-reviewed journals, including JAMA and JCCP. After 15 years at EBTCS, Dr. Welch helped launch the first regional non-profit clinic with Rogers Behavioral Health in Washington State (www.rogersbh.org). Rogers continues to provided partial hospitalization services for children, teens and adults with OCD and anxiety. Dr. Welch maintains a private practice and also consults in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington.
Erjing Cui, LMHC
Erjing Cui is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington and Oregon and on the adjunct faculty at the Master of Arts in Applied Child and Adolescent Psychology: Prevention and Treatment, University of Washington. She holds a master's degree in mental health counseling from Boston College. Ms. Cui has extensive research and clinical experience working with anxiety-related disorders and depression, as well as with Asian and Asian American populations. She is passionate about providing evidenced-based treatment with a multicultural and social justice framework, and aims to further understand culturally appropriate treatment for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) community members. Cui has spoken internationally regarding Asian and Asian American adolescents’ mental health and challenges. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Reuters and other media outlets (See New York Times's coverage). She is currently in private practice, serves as the president of OCD Washington, and is on the nominating committee of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Action Council at the International OCD Foundation. She is also a certified yoga instructor, has served as a clinician in diverse settings including Rogers Behavioral Health, Asian Counseling and Referral Service, and the OCD Institute at McLean Hospital (a psychiatric affiliate of Harvard Medical School). She was also the past founder and organizer of the Psychology Immersion Camp for pre-college students.
Erjing Cui is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington and Oregon and on the adjunct faculty at the Master of Arts in Applied Child and Adolescent Psychology: Prevention and Treatment, University of Washington. She holds a master's degree in mental health counseling from Boston College. Ms. Cui has extensive research and clinical experience working with anxiety-related disorders and depression, as well as with Asian and Asian American populations. She is passionate about providing evidenced-based treatment with a multicultural and social justice framework, and aims to further understand culturally appropriate treatment for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) community members. Cui has spoken internationally regarding Asian and Asian American adolescents’ mental health and challenges. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Reuters and other media outlets (See New York Times's coverage). She is currently in private practice, serves as the president of OCD Washington, and is on the nominating committee of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Action Council at the International OCD Foundation. She is also a certified yoga instructor, has served as a clinician in diverse settings including Rogers Behavioral Health, Asian Counseling and Referral Service, and the OCD Institute at McLean Hospital (a psychiatric affiliate of Harvard Medical School). She was also the past founder and organizer of the Psychology Immersion Camp for pre-college students.
(just a few) of our current goals at Bravewave Collective
- Maintain a summer camp serving a group of families who's cultural diversity is embraced and celebrated
- Serve as an innovation hub deliver high quality treatment to the OCD Seattle community
- Provide experienced training and consultation to support the plethora of new OCD-focused clinicians in our community who are passionate and dedicated, but have relatively low levels of hands on clinical experience and close supervision treating OCD
- Provide ways for stakeholders of families and individuals who have personal, lived experience with OCD to influence future programming and outreach efforts of OCD providers in the Seattle community