Therapy and assessment services in the UCLA Psychology Clinic are provided by graduate students in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program. Each student is supervised closely by a supervisor who has expertise related to a client’s most important concerns or questions.
Below are some of the UCLA faculty who supervise in our Clinic:
Richard LeBeau, Ph.D.
Dr. Lebeau is a clinical psychologist and the Director of the UCLA Psychology Clinic, where he oversees the training of doctoral students in the scientific, clinical, ethical, legal, and professional foundations of psychotherapy. His primary clinical and research interests center on the development, implementation, and dissemination of scalable, evidence-based interventions for mood and anxiety disorders, with a focus on interventions that are affirmative, acceptable, and effective for sexual and gender minorities and other historically marginalized groups.
Philip Sayegh, Ph.D., MPH
Dr. Sayegh is a neuropsychologist and the Associate Director of the UCLA Psychology Clinic who coordinates the Clinic’s neuropsychological, psychoeducational, and psychological assessments. His primary area of clinical expertise is in assessment, with a specialization in both neuropsychology and geropsychology. In addition to assessment, he is also trained to provide and supervise empirically-supported treatments, such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, for mood disorders in adults and older adults. He continues to engage in research broadly focused on the intersection of culture, neuromedical illnesses, neurocognition, and care-seeking and other health behaviors, with a particular interest in health disparities. Dr. Sayegh currently supervises assessments at the UCLA Psychology Clinic.
Andrew Christensen, Ph.D.
Dr. Christensen is the co-developer of Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy, an empirically supported intervention for couples, and has authored two influential books about couple therapy for the public and for treatment providers. He is a leading researcher in the field of couple conflict and couple therapy. Currently, he is heading a major effort to train therapists in the US Department of Veterans’ Affairs in his approach to couples therapy. Dr. Christensen supervises many of the couple therapy cases at the UCLA Psychology Clinic.
Anna Lau, Ph.D.
Dr. Lau is an expert in the field of cultural issues in mental health and therapy, particularly in the area of mental health care for immigrant families. She has published extensively on the ways in which culture and parent-child relationship problems impact children’s mental health needs and their response to therapy. She also studies the ways in which evidence-based treatments for youth and families can be most effectively implemented in culturally diverse communities. Dr. Lau supervises child and adolescent therapy at the UCLA Psychology Clinic.
Denise Chavira, Ph.D.
Dr. Chavira’s research and practice interests focus on children with anxiety, Latino mental health, and improving access to empirically supported treatments for diverse populations. She has published extensively on cultural factors in Latino mental health, cognitive-behavioral treatments for anxiety, and increasing the accessibility of mental health care. Dr. Chavira supervises child and adolescent therapy at the UCLA Psychology Clinic.
Lara Ray, Ph.D.
Dr. Ray’s area of expertise is in the causes and treatment of substance use disorders, particularly alcohol abuse and dependence. Her extensive program of research has investigated both pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions for addiction. She also serves as the co-director of the Addiction and Behavioral Medicine Clinic at the UCLA Les Kelley Family Health Center. Dr. Ray supervises individual adult therapy at the UCLA Psychology Clinic.