Dr. Allison Kawa is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Clinical Director at the Los Angeles Center for Integrated Assessment (LACIA). She specializes in conducting comprehensive assessments of children, adolescents, and emerging adults. Dr. Kawa's approach to evaluations is informed by decades of work with individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders, formal training in object relations theory, and cutting-edge research in the field of interpersonal neurobiology. Her areas of expertise include child and adolescent development, diagnosis and treatment planning for neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., ADHD, learning disorders, processing disorders, etc.) as well as psychiatric issues (e.g., anxiety, depression, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder), and assessment of individuals with trauma. Dr. Kawa also has clinical interests and expertise in autism spectrum disorders, the impact of technology on developing brains, issues specific to adoption, and pre-verbal trauma. She is the mother of two children, an amateur baker, and the reigning Mario Kart champion in the Kawa home.
