Herman & Associates - South Pasadena/Los Angeles

Serving Southern California since 1988

1137 Huntington Drive, Building A

South Pasadena, CA 91020 (323) 344.0123

Herman & Associates provides individual psychotherapy and assessments for children, adolescents, and adults. Our team of professionals assist individuals, couples, and families in Southern California with developmental, educational, attentional, emotional, and transition  challenges throughout  the life span. We specialize in assessment and psychotherapy.

Assessment

Psychological and educational testing provides information useful in understanding the role of inattention, learning disabilities, or emotional issues in underperformance.  It often is the first step to quickly gathering information about present concerns, diagnosis, and formulating a detailed treatment plan.  Testing is available for children, adolescents, and adults.

• Psychological Testing

• Educational Assessments

• Evaluations for:

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

  • Learning Disabilities/Differences

  • Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD), such as Asperger's Syndrome and High Functioning Autism

  • Substance abuse and dependency

  • Emotional issues such as:

    • Mood disorders (e.g., depression, bipolar disorder)

    • Anxiety disorders (e.g., OCD, social anxiety, generalized anxiety disorder)

Our psychoeducational assessments can be designed to meet or exceed the testing criteria for many types of standardized exams, including the ISEE, HSPT, SAT, ACT, GRE, LSAT, California State Bar Exam, MCAT, Medical Exam , GMAT, MAT, DAT, PCAT, OAT, Nursing Exam, Pharmacy Exam, Dental Exam, among others.

We provide thorough documentation for testing accommodations.

Psychotherapy / Counseling

Psychotherapy provides children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families with the opportunity to meet on a regular basis with a psychologist in a supportive therapeutic environment.

• Depression

• Anxiety

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) coaching

• Coping with learning disabilities/differences

• Life skills for Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD), such as Asperger's Syndrome and High Functioning Autism

• Transition Services

• Individualized Parenting Classes

Our Team

Our expert team is well published in the field and have presented at numerous local, national, and international conferences on learning disabilities, ADHD, and autistic spectrum disorders.

Kenneth L. Herman, Ph.D., CEO

Dr. Herman is the CEO of Herman & Associates, earned his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Southern California (USC) in 1988. He is both a Licensed Psychologist (#PSY10916) and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#MN24462) and has over twenty years of clinical and assessment experience. He has published many professional articles and spoken at numerous local, national, and international conferences.

Patricia Sullivan, M.Ed., M.S., Director

Ms. Sullivan received a Master of Education in Special Education in 1976 and a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Counseling in 2005. She has worked in the classrooms of both public and private schools and is the former Principal of a school serving students with special needs. She has developed both curricula and programs to meet the needs of students with emotional disturbances, learning disabilities, and attention disorders. She has lectured nationally and internationally on subjects related to learning disabilities, ADHD and transition issues. She is the Education Specialist and Director of Herman & Associates.

Jessica Hess, Ph.D., Clinical Director

Dr. Hess is our Clinical Director of Herman & Associates, earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from California School of Professional Psychology in 2005. Dr. Hess is a licensed psychologist in the State of California (#PSY21552) and is an ATNEA and Medicare Advantage provider.

Locations

We are now in two locations:

Los Angeles/South Pasadena		Santa Clarita Valley/Valencia
1137 Huntington Drive, Building A		27201 Tourney Road, Suite 201-C
South Pasadena, CA 91030		Valencia, CA 91355

 

If you live outside of Southern California, please inquire about our out of State fly-in assessment program.

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