Sara Sherman, PsyD

Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist

Dr. Sara Sherman is a Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist in Los Angeles, CA with special training and skill in diagnosing and treating mental disorders that affect young patients. As a Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist, Sara Sherman, PsyD performs psychological assessment, therapy, and research regarding abnormal childhood mental health. Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology is medical specialty focused on diagnosing, treating, and researching childhood mental disorders. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologists include autism, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), attention deficit disorder (ADD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, eating disorders, and learning disabilities. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologists include mental health assessment, parent and child education, cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), play therapy, psychotherapy, and referral to other medical specialists as needed.

A psychologist who develops and applies scientific knowledge to the delivery of psychological services to infants, toddlers, children and adolescents within their social context. Of particular importance to the specialty of clinical child psychology is an understanding of the basic psychological needs of children and adolescents, and how the family and other social contexts influence the socio-emotional adjustment, cognitive development, behavioral adaptation and health status of children and adolescents.

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  Keck School of Medicine

  University of Southern California

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  New York University

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  Adler School of Professional Psychology

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  Member of the American Psychological Association

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  Member of the Los Angeles County Psychological Association

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• Member of the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology

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• Member of the Society for Community Research and Action

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• Member of the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology