# Compass Clinic

> Special needs camp and social skills groups · West LA. Weekly social skills day camp for ages 5 through middle school, with a teen Counselors-In-Training program for ages 12–15, run by a psychology clinic at a 3:1 ratio.
- Ages: 1+
- Price: From $1,150/week
- Address: 1949½ Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025
- Website: https://compassclinicla.com/camp/
- Phone: (310) 709-6427
- On Summerground: https://summerground.com/west-la/compass-clinic

## Friendship Island social skills summer camp

Special needs camp · Ages 5–15 · $1,150/week · 9am–2pm

Friendship Island is a social skills 'boot camp' run by Compass Clinic therapists, more intensive than the clinic's weekly groups and including outdoor sports. Children from age 5 (or entering K) through middle school are grouped by age at a 3:1 camper-to-counselor ratio. Evidence-based strategies such as role plays, in-vivo coaching and positive behavior systems target joining groups, handling teasing and conflict, social cues, emotion regulation, mindfulness and sportsmanship. Each camper has three individualized social skills goals tracked daily and reviewed with a counselor. Teens 12–15 join as Counselors-In-Training, using lessons based on the UCLA PEERS curriculum and mentoring a younger 'Little Buddy'. Monday–Friday 9am–2pm; bring a brown bag snack and lunch. $1150 per week, with an intake required for new campers; superbills are provided for PPO reimbursement. Four weekly sessions in summer at churches and a school in West LA, Brentwood and Culver City.

- Summer: dates not posted yet

- Full nonrefundable payment reserves a spot; lunch and snack not included. Superbills provided for PPO reimbursement.

## Social skills groups and child therapy

Social skills groups · Ages 1+

Therapy practice in West LA offering social skills groups for toddlers through 12th grade, matched by age and clinical fit and led by a doctoral-level therapist, with doctoral externs as co-leaders. The approach follows cognitive behavioral therapy in a family-centered model, with parents involved in groups and individual sessions, and mindfulness woven into strategies. Groups suit children who struggle in one or two areas but are in a mainstream classroom, with or without a diagnosis; children with difficulty in several areas are steered to individual sessions. Clinicians work with autism, ADHD, anxiety, behavior and trauma. Also offered: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (average 16 weeks), Parent Management Training and evaluations. Most children improve within 8-12 weeks. Weekend times are available for individual therapy and PCIT. Vendored with the regional center and accepts Self-Determination Plan funds; PPO families receive a superbill for out-of-network reimbursement. The office is up a flight of stairs and is not handicap accessible.

## About Compass Clinic

Compass Clinic is a West Los Angeles child and family psychology practice at 1949½ Westwood Blvd. It was founded by Dr. Erika Rich in 2005 as Rich & Associates and took the Compass Clinic name in 2024. Besides Friendship Island camp it offers social skills groups by grade, individual therapy, parent management training, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and evaluations, using a family-centered, CBT-based model. It is a Regional Center vendor under its former name, Rich & Associates. Camp sessions are held at host sites in West LA, Brentwood and Culver City.

Details from https://compassclinicla.com/camp/, checked October 12, 2026. Confirm prices and dates with the provider before signing up.