About ACT
Assessment, Consultation & Treatment: A Client-Centered Approach to Psychological & Behavioral Services for Children, Adults & Families.
Our Approach: Focused on Results
Assessment, Consultation & Treatment has a client-centered approach. We understand that each child, adolescent and family is unique and requires treatments not only grounded in evidence-based practice, but also individualized to their strengths and needs, and the needs of their family and environment.
Treatments are tailored to the individual client and family:
- Individualized client goals are developed and prioritized for intervention.
- Plans for decreasing problematic behaviors and increasing skills take into account the environmental strengths and limitations.
- Strategies for caregivers, including parents and teachers, are suggested in order to support the child’s development and improvements.
- Collect data to measure progress and adjust interventions when needed.
- Intervention aims to collaborate with other service providers such as teachers, after school programs, and speech therapists.
- Recommendations for services factor in family needs, restrictions, resources, and personal preferences.
Our Key Values
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a highly effective intervention to increase desired skills and behaviors, and decrease problem behaviors.
- The best interventions are usually the simplest to implement and the easiest to be carried out in the natural environment.
- Services are conducted in the home, community, and schools.
- Families are partners in teaching clients new skills and decreasing any problematic behaviors
- Motivation is key. We strive to identify effective rewards to increase desired appropriate behaviors and decrease problem behaviors.
- Collaboration with other service providers such as speech therapists and teachers provides more consistency with interventions and more effective progress.
Meet Dr. Paula Santos
The ACT Team is lead by Dr. Paula Santos, a licensed clinical psychologist, and board certified behavior analyst.
Dr. Santos works with a team of therapists to assess client’s adaptive skills needs, and to develop and monitor individualized adaptive skills treatment plans.
Our Clients
The clients we see are often dealing with:
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD)
Anxiety issues and disorders including rigidity and intolerance for change
Communication difficulties and disorders
Disruptive Behaviors
Difficulties socializing with peers - playing cooperatively, sharing, engaging in turn taking, making friends, independence with self-help and other adaptive living skills
Sleep issues
Toilet Training
Community safety - remaining with their family in the community, crossing the street safely, being appropriate with strangers
Compliance and independence with managing homework
Who We Work With
Assessment, Consultation & Treatment provides psychological, behavioral, and assessment services to children, adolescents, adults and families based in Applied Behavior in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). We specialize in treatment to those with Autism Spectrum Disorders, other developmental delays, ADHD, anxiety, and problem behaviors.
Services Near You
ACT Psychology servces a large area encompassing San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles.
Cities include but are not limited to: Pasadena, Glendale, Eagle Rock, La Canada, La Crescenta, Altadena, Sierra Madre, San Marino, Arcadia, Temple City, El Monte, Duarte, La Puente, Covina, West Covina, Glendora, Azusa, San Dimas, Rowland Heights, Hacienda Heights, Walnut, Pomona, Claremont, Whittier, and parts of Los Angeles.
Book An Appointment
CALL: (626) 824 - 0982
EMAIL: info@ACTPsychology.com
255 E. Santa Clara Avenue
Suite 210
Arcadia CA, 91006