Jaclyn Sagun, Ph.D.
Psychological Assistant                
CA Board of Psychology
No. PSB 37352
Primary Theoretical Orientation: client-centered, cognitive behavioral, systems, and psychodynamic models.

Psychological Services:
  • Individual, couples, and family psychotherapy with focus on client-centered, psychodynamic, and cognitive behavioral techniques.
  • Psychological Evaluations (i.e. diagnostic, cognitive/intellectual, academic achievement, personality).

Specialties: 
  • Multicultural and diversity issues.
  • Depression and anxiety treatment.
  • Self-esteem, coping, relationship issues, adjustment problems.
  • Individual psychotherapy and psychological evaluation for children and adolescents.
  • Forensic evaluations and court-ordered therapy.
  • Diagnostic assessment for ADHD/ADD and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
  • Comprehensive psychological evaluations for child custody, adoption, special accommodations requests, INS I-601 Hardship Waiver Request, U-Visa and F-1 Student Visa Application.
  • Evidence-Based Practices: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Crisis Oriented Recovery System (CORS).
  • Fluent in Tagalog.

Clinical Experience:
  • Individual and family psychotherapeutic services to clients ranging from young children to older adults in a variety of outpatient settings (i.e. private practice, community mental health clinics, correctional facilities, domestic violence shelter).
  • Extensive psychological evaluation and neuropsychological testing with children, adolescents, and adults.
  • Treatment of clients with depression, anxiety, bipolar, PTSD, grief issues, anger problems, behavioral problems, personality disorders, family and relationship issues, adjustment problems.
  • Specialized training in working with forensic clients and performing forensic evaluations.
  • Extensive experience in working with underserved, low income, and ethnic minority clients.

Evidence-Based Practices Training:
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT)
  • Crisis Oriented Recovery System (CORS)

Education and Training:

Ph.D. - Clinical Psychology
California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles (CSPP-LA) at Alliant International University
            Dissertation: “Psychologists’ Multicultural Training and Multicultural                             Competency in Working with Ethnic Minority Clients”  
            Psychology Intern, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,               Juvenile Justice Division, Ventura Youth Correctional Facility
            Psychology Intern, Los Angeles County Probation Department, Juvenile                     Justice Mental Health Programs, Dorothy Kirby Center
M.A. - Psychology
California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles (CSPP-LA) at Alliant International University
           Master's Thesis: “Mental Health Providers’ Attitudes on Immigration:                          Relationship to Clinical Judgment and Willingness to Help”
           Psychology Practicum Trainee, South Central Training Consortium
B.A. - Psychology, with Honors
            University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
            Minor: Applied Developmental Psychology 
            Concentration in Developmental Disabilies
            Honors Thesis: “Expressed Emotion and Childhood Depression: Youth                       Attitudes and Affect Towards Their Parents”

Publications:

Caplan, R., Sagun, J., Siddarth, P., Gurbani, S., Koh, S., Gowrinathan, R., & Raman,            S. (2005) Social competence in pediatric epilepsy:  Insights into underlying                mechanisms. Epilepsy & Behavior, 6 (2), 218-228.
Dykens, E., Rosner. B., Ly, T., & Sagun, J. (2005).  Music and anxiety in                                Williams syndrome: A harmonious or discordant relationship?  American                    Journal on Mental Retardation, 110 (5), 346-358.
Hodapp, R., Sagun, J., & Dykens, E. (2005).  Developmental Disabilities.  pp.325-                348. In R. Coombs (Ed.), Family Therapy Review: Preparing for                                   comprehensive & licensing exams.  Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence                         Erlbaum Associate, Inc.
Rosner, B., Hodapp, R., Fidler, D., Sagun, J., & Dykens, E. (2004).  Social                            competence in persons with Prader-Willi, Williams, and Down syndromes.                   Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 17, 209–217.
Dykens, E., Shah, B., Sagun, J., Beck, T. & King, B. (2002).  Maladaptive behavior in            children and adolescents with Down syndrome.  Journal of Intellectual                         Disability Research, 46, 484-492.