{"url":"/torrance/dr-carol-a-francis-and-associates","provider":{"id":"dr-carol-a-francis-and-associates","name":"Dr. Carol A. Francis & Associates","kind":"organization","about":"A psychology and counseling practice in Torrance led by Carol A. Francis, Psy.D., who describes herself as a clinical psychologist, marriage, family and child therapist and certified medical hypnotherapist with about 40 years of experience. The practice sees adults, couples, parents, teens, children and families, and serves the South Bay area of Los Angeles County, including Torrance, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Palos Verdes, El Segundo, San Pedro, Carson, Long Beach, Hawthorne and Inglewood.","website":"https://www.drcarolfrancis.com/","phone":"(310) 543-1824","email":"drcarolfrancis@gmail.com","instagram":null,"founded":null,"credentials":["Clinical psychologist (Psy.D.)","Marriage, family and child therapist","Certified medical hypnotherapist"],"languages":[],"image":null},"location":{"id":"main","name":null,"street":"3655 Torrance Blvd","unit":"Third Floor","city":"torrance","zip":"90503","neighborhood":null,"coords":[-118.350817,33.83761],"precision":"exact"},"serviceArea":[],"programs":[{"id":"child-teen-therapy","type":"health","name":"Child and teen therapy","summary":"Psychotherapy, counseling, evaluations and parent training for children and teens in Torrance and the South Bay, including art and play therapy.","description":"Child and teen therapy at a Torrance psychology practice that also sees adults, couples and families. The children's pages list work on sadness or anger, withdrawal, eating problems, abuse, school concerns, development issues, ADD/ADHD, attachment, childhood depression and anxiety, focus and concentration, unique styles of learning, juvenile diabetes management, and co-parenting after divorce. Methods named on the site include art and play therapy, CBT, EMDR, mindfulness, biofeedback and neurofeedback, hypnotherapy, and psychological and educational evaluations. Parents can get parent training, including for parents of special needs children. Dr. Carol Francis serves the South Bay from Long Beach to El Segundo and Inglewood. Appointments can be requested by phone or online.","categories":["child-therapy","developmental-evaluation"],"ages":{"min":0,"max":21},"format":"in-person","health":{"specialties":["Child and teen psychotherapy","Art and play therapy","Psychological and educational evaluations","Parent training","Hypnotherapy","CBT","EMDR"],"practitioners":["Carol A. Francis, Psy.D."]},"traits":{"conditions":["adhd","anxiety-depression","trauma","feeding"],"methods":["mindfulness"],"feel":"A general psychology practice for individuals, couples and families that includes a children and teen therapy service.","topics":["parent-training","play-therapy","art-therapy","hypnosis","south-bay","co-parenting","cbt","emdr","family-therapy","adults-also-seen","psychological-testing"]}}],"source":{"url":"https://www.drcarolfrancis.com/","name":"NPPES NPI registry, September 2026","fetched":"2026-10-12"},"updated":"2026-10-12","checked":null,"closed":null,"sample":false}