Dr. Weiss holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and a master's degree in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP), as well as a master's degree in counseling psychology from Boston College. She earned her undergraduate degree cum laude, with distinction, from Boston University.

 

She is also a proud graduate of the Harvard-Westlake School. That background gives her first-hand understanding of the academic pressures many of her clients face, from private preparatory schools to competitive college programs. She has worked with hundreds of students in Los Angeles private and public schools.

 

Dr. Weiss’s clinical training spans every stage of life. She has:

 

• treated children, teens, and adults during a pre-doctoral internship at an inpatient psychiatric hospital;
   

• provided individual therapy and community outreach for college students at the Wheaton College Counseling Center in Massachusetts;
   

• conducted psychoeducational testing at a college learning resource center;
   

• provided therapy for children and families, including individual therapy in an elementary school;
   

• led teen groups in high schools and a teen girls' group in private practice; and
   

• run parenting groups for parents of teenagers.

 

During her postdoctoral training, Dr. Weiss gained extensive experience conducting neuropsychological evaluations of students with ADHD, autism, and other learning challenges, including "twice-exceptional" clients. Her doctoral dissertation on relational aggression in girls was selected for presentation at the American Psychological Association's annual convention, an honor given to only a few researchers.