Psychology
Many medical conditions and psychological problems can impact a child’s behavioral health. At Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, we believe all children should have access to the behavioral health resources they need. Your child does not need to have a mental health diagnosis to benefit from psychological support.
Psychologists at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles are licensed behavioral health providers with extensive training and experience in evaluating, assessing and treating various behavioral health conditions for children and adolescents. Our psychologists partner closely with the medical teams at CHLA to provide comprehensive and holistic care that addresses each child’s physical and behavioral health needs.
Psychologists have expertise in evidence-based practices to help serve children facing challenges with ADHD, anxiety, autism, depression, eating disorders and trauma, among other behavioral health conditions. Children who are anxious about medical treatment, struggle in school or have experienced trauma can all benefit from working with a psychologist. In many cases, a child’s emotional and behavioral difficulties can also have a significant effect on the well-being of the child’s family. Our psychologists are well-equipped to provide parents, caregivers and family members with psychosocial education and training that support their child’s care.
Embedded Psychology Programs
Psychologists work together with specialists all over the hospital, with services built into their programs. These include:
Sunset Campus:
- Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
- Clinical Immunology and Allergy
- Cancer and Blood Disease Institute
- Heart Institute
- Comfort and Palliative Care
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Neurological Institute
- Jackie and Gene Autry Orthopedic Center
- Pain Medicine
- Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Psychiatry
- Surgery
Training and Internships
Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychology Internship
The Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychology Internship is an American Psychological Association accredited internship in clinical psychology. It provides interns with advanced training in delivering high-quality care to a wide range of clinical patients with significant medical, developmental, and psychosocial complexity.
Clinical-Child Psychology Fellowship
The Clinical-Child Psychology Fellowship is an American Psychological Association accredited fellowship. It provides fellows with advanced training in delivering high-quality care to a wide range of clinical patients with significant medical, developmental, and psychosocial complexity.
