Andrea Tabuenca, PhD
Dr. Andrea Tabuenca joins the Division of Psychiatry as Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences and Neurology (Practitioner) at CHLA. Dr. Tabuenca will be working with patients in the Behavioral Health Outpatient Clinic and the Neurology Clinic.
Education
2015 - PhD, Clinical Psychology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda
2011 - MA, Clinical Psychology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda
2014 - 2015 - Pre-Doctoral Internship, Pediatric Psychology, Laurie Cardona, Yale Child Study Center, Yale University, New Haven
2015-2016 - Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Pediatric Psychology, Laurie Cardona, Yale Child Study Center, Yale University, New Haven
Accomplishments
2016 - Licensed Psychologist
2014 - Yale Child Study Center training in Individual Cognitive Behavior Therapy (ICBT) and Exposure and Response Prevention therapy (ERP) for children with anxiety orders
2014 - Hunter College University training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) for children and their families
2011 - Koegel Autism Center PRT Level I Certification
2018 - present World Professional Association for Transgender Health
2016 - present American Psychological Association, Division 44, Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues
2012 - present American Psychological Association, Division 53 Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
2012 - present American Psychological Association, Division 54 Society of Pediatric Psychology
Publications
Hale, T., Chertow, S.Y., Weng, Y., Tabuenca, A.C., & Aye, T, Perceptions of Support
Among Transgender and Gender-Expansive Adolescents and their Parents. Journal of Adolescent Health
68(6):1075-1081.
Bradley, J., Cardona, L., Coleman, K.R., Lewallen, A.C., & Goyette-Ewing, M., A 2-Year Path to
Competency: A Developmental Framework for Pediatric Psychology Training at the Yale Child Study
Center, Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 3(3), 218, 2015.
Lewallen, A. C. & Neece, C. L., Improved Social Skills in Children with Developmental Delays after Parent
Participation in MBSR: The Role of Parent-Child Relational Factors. Journal of Child and Family Studies,
24(10) 3117-3129, 2015. DOI 10.1007/s10826-015-0116-8.
Lewallen, A.C., Owen, J. E., Bantum, E., & Stanton, A. L., How language affects peer responsiveness in an
online cancer support group: implications for treatment design and facilitation. Psycho-oncology, 23(7), 766-
772, 2014.
Research
Mental health treatment and outcomes among trans and gender expansive youth
Suicide prevention and crisis management among children and adolescents
Mental health treatment and outcomes among medically fragile pediatric populations