Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center of Southern California (CBT SoCal)

Child and teen CBT therapy

Up to age 21

Cognitive behavioral therapy for children and teens, with a main specialty in anxiety and OCD. Treatment draws on CBT, Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Inference-Based CBT; Habit Reversal Training and CBIT are used for body-focused repetitive behaviors and tics, and executive skills coaching is offered for ADHD. Clinicians on the team treat separation anxiety, social anxiety, phobias, selective mutism, depression and trauma. Parents are involved at a level decided together with the teen, and are taught how accommodating OCD behaviors keeps the disorder going. Treatment can be a brief 5-10 sessions or longer-term. Sessions are in person at the Torrance office (a second office is in Glendale) or by live video for anyone in California. A free initial phone consultation is offered. Sport psychology services are also available, including help for youth athletes.

• Cognitive behavioral therapy, Exposure and response prevention, Inference-based CBT, Anxiety and OCD treatment, Tics and BFRB treatment, Executive skills coaching for ADHD and Sport psychology
• Brittany Beyerlein, Ph.D., Mehwish Shahid, Ph.D, Dawn Kwan, PhD, Jason von Stietz, Ph.D., Martin Hsia, Psy.D., Julissa Cortes, Psy.D., Lucy Kyupelyan, Psy.D. and Broderick Leaks, Ph.D. and 4 more
• Where care happens: At the clinic or office
• Telehealth or video visits: yes

• Activities: Child therapy & counseling and Testing & evaluation