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Psychological Services

Evidence-based Mental Health Treatment

There are effective treatments for psychological disorders outlined by the American Psychological Association (APA). STAR of CA offers many of these evidence-based treatments and continues to combine “best research evidence” with clinician expertise.

Below is a list of common presenting problems with their corresponding evidence-based treatments that STAR of CA treats:

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Adult Treatments

AD/HD - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Anxiety - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Bipolar Disorder - Family Focused Treatments, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Depression - Cognitive Behavior Therapy; Behavioral Therapy

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - Prolonged Exposure

Child Treatments

AD/HD- Behavioral Parent Training; Behavioral Classroom Management; Behavioral Peer Interventions

Anxiety - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Autism Spectrum Disorders - Applied Behavior Analysis, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Bipolar Disorder - Family Focused Therapy

Depression - Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Oppositional Defiant Disorder/Conduct Disorder - Parent Management Training

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Other Treatments

STAR of CA provides psychotherapy services for many other presenting problems, including adjustment, grief & loss, relationships, as well as group, couples, and family therapies.

Psychological Assessment

STAR of CA offers psychological assessment services to address a wide range of assessment questions, including:

Diagnostic Assessments

Psychoeducational Assessments

Cognitive Functioning

Learning Disorder Assessments

Functional Behavioral Assessments

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