{"url":"/lake-balboa/verdugo-hills-autism-project","provider":{"id":"verdugo-hills-autism-project","name":"Verdugo Hills Autism Project","kind":"organization","about":"Verdugo Hills Autism Project (VHAP) is a group of professionals providing treatment to children, adolescents, adults and their families, with a multicultural team serving diverse Los Angeles communities. It is a California-certified nonpublic agency that works with school districts, is listed as a vendor with Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center and Lanterman Regional Center, and runs Verdugo Counseling Center, an outpatient clinic. It also offers parent training and professional training. Its office is at 16600 Sherman Way, Suite 165, Van Nuys.","website":"https://www.vhap.org","phone":"818-386-1094","email":null,"instagram":null,"founded":null,"credentials":["CDE-certified nonpublic agency","Vendored with Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center","Vendored with Lanterman Regional Center"],"languages":[],"image":null},"location":{"id":"main","name":null,"street":"16600 Sherman Way","unit":"Suite 165","city":"lake-balboa","zip":"91406","neighborhood":null,"coords":[-118.494644,34.200986],"precision":"exact"},"serviceArea":[],"programs":[{"id":"behavior-intervention","type":"health","name":"Behavior intervention and autism services","summary":"Behavior intervention, parent training and counseling for children and teens with autism, funded by school districts or regional centers, from VHAP in Van Nuys.","description":"Behavior intervention and family services for children and teens with autism from a state-certified nonpublic agency. For school districts, VHAP provides services only under a student's IEP: a functional behavioral assessment guides a positive behavior support plan that reduces challenging behaviors and teaches replacement behaviors, with skills such as adaptive skills, attention to task, communication, compliance, coping and self-regulation, and play skills. Staff are certified in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention de-escalation. Regional center families request an assessment for an adaptive skills program through their service coordinator; VHAP is a vendor of Eastern LA and Lanterman regional centers. Parent training is offered. Verdugo Counseling Center provides outpatient counseling for parenting a child with ADHD or ASD, anxiety, depression and behavior or social issues. Private pay is $235 per session with a Ph.D.-level clinician and $185 with an MFT or LCSW. Interns and associates charge $150 down to $35 on a sliding scale based on income. Anthem Blue Cross is accepted for psychotherapy.","categories":["aba-therapy","child-therapy"],"ages":{"min":0,"max":21},"format":"in-person","price":{"amount":185,"unit":"session","note":"Private pay: $235 per session with a Ph.D.-level clinician, $185 with a licensed MFT or LCSW; associates and interns $150 to $35 on a sliding scale."},"financialAid":true,"health":{"specialties":["Behavior intervention design and implementation","Functional behavioral assessment","Parent training","Counseling for children and teens","Adaptive skills programs"]},"traits":{"specialNeeds":"focused","conditions":["autism","adhd","behavior","anxiety-depression"],"insurance":["school-district","regional-center","sliding-scale"],"assessment":true,"feel":"A multicultural team of clinicians that works with IEP teams and regional centers to build individualized behavior plans and train parents.","topics":["parent-training","iep-support","nonpublic-agency","counseling","fba","pbis","adaptive-skills","anthem-blue-cross","adults-also-seen"],"delivery":["school","clinic","in-home"],"goals":["life-skills","wellbeing"]}},{"id":"counseling","type":"health","name":"Counseling at Verdugo Counseling Center","summary":"Short and long-term outpatient therapy for children, teens and adults, including parenting a child with special needs.","description":"Verdugo Counseling Center is the outpatient clinic of VHAP, offering short and long-term therapy for children, adolescents and adults. Specializations listed are parenting a special needs child or adolescent (for example ADHD, ASD, bipolar), depression, generalized anxiety and worry, relationship difficulties (anger, sexuality, communication), and behavior and social issues in school and the community. Private-pay rates are $235 per session with a PhD-level clinician or psychologist and $185 with a master's-level licensed clinician (MFT or LCSW). Associates and interns charge a sliding scale from $150 down to $35 per session, based on income verification. Anthem Blue Cross is accepted for psychotherapy. Adults are seen too; this describes the children's and teens' care.","categories":["child-therapy"],"ages":{"min":0,"max":21},"format":"in-person","price":{"amount":185,"unit":"session","note":"Private pay with a licensed MFT/LCSW: $185; PhD-level clinician or psychologist $235; associates and interns sliding scale $150 to $35."},"financialAid":true,"health":{"specialties":["Child and teen therapy","Parenting a special needs child","Anxiety","Depression","Behavior and social issues"],"practitioners":["Linda Glasser, LCSW"]},"traits":{"specialNeeds":"supported","conditions":["autism","adhd","anxiety-depression","behavior"],"insurance":["sliding-scale"],"delivery":["clinic"],"feel":"An outpatient counseling clinic for children, teens and adults with short and long-term therapy.","topics":["anthem-blue-cross","parenting-support","adults-also-seen"]},"source":{"url":"https://www.vhap.org","name":"NPPES NPI registry, September 2026","fetched":"2026-10-12"}}],"source":{"url":"https://www.vhap.org","name":"California Department of Education certified nonpublic agencies list, August 2026","fetched":"2026-10-12"},"updated":"2026-10-12","checked":null,"closed":null,"sample":false}