Jillian Pexa, PsyD, PMH-C

02/03/2025

01/22/2025

A great free training provided by UCSF tomorrow!

A free two-hour psychoeducational training facilitated by disaster mental health experts, Dr. April Naturale and Dr. Sander Koyfman of the nonprofit, Vibrant Emotional Health. This session will provide the basic skills to effectively help those impacted by wildfires with acute stress responses. Who....

01/11/2025

Hi South Bay Colleagues,

I'm the co-chair of LACPA's disaster response committee and wanted to reach out and provide some information on where to find resources & volunteer opportunities. Please visit the LACPA website (https://lacpa.memberclicks.net/2025-wildfires). We have a Wildfires 2025 subpage with volunteer opportunities, lists of pro-bono providers (and ways to add your ame), and a list of general resources for those impacted.

Please reach out to me here or via email (jillianpexa@gmail.com) if you are in need, or have a resource or volunteer opportunity to share. We can post on the website & list-serv to over 1,000 mental health professionals. Thank you and wishing you all well. ❤️

In response to the California wildfires, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network has developed resources to help children, families, and communities navigate what they are seeing and hearing, acknowledge their feelings, and find ways to cope together. Resources include:

02/06/2024

On Friday March 15th from 9am-12:15pm Crossroads Institute will be hosting a virtual CE event titled "Assessment Through Intervention: A Trauma Informed Approach for Children, Teens, and Young Adults”. It will be presented by Daniel Franklin, Ph.D., BCET and Ashley Taylor, Psy.D.

Below you will find the program overview & learning objectives. It will be a great, applicable training whether you provide assessments or not, as it will cover a wide range of ages and ways to intervene. We hope to see you there!

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at j.pexa@crossroads-psych.com. You can register at: https://www.pathlms.com/crossroads-institute/courses/62945.

Program Overview:
This intermediate level course will provide information about each step involved in referring for and conducting comprehensive psychological assessments for children, teens, and young adults. Topics include: identifying signs of learning differences and differential diagnoses (particularly trauma), how to conduct comprehensive assessments, facilitating feedback sessions, and collaborating with practitioners providing the interventions. Effective interventions for neurodevelopmental differences and how to integrate them into therapy will be discussed, with a focus on brain-based and relational/co-regulation strategies. Case examples of clients with learning differences and giftedness will be presented and information about neurodiversity and affirmative language will be provided.

Learning Objectives:
1. Describe neurodiversity and the clinical and ethical implications of utilizing neurodiversity affirming language and care.
2. Explain key elements of a psychological assessment including ethical and cultural considerations, as well as how to differentiate between trauma and neuro-developmental differences.
3. Discuss how to facilitate successful collaboration between assessment clinicians and intervention practitioners.

08/02/2023

10/28/2022

Hi all,

We're hiring both licensed psychologists and post-doctoral psychological associates for remote/in-office/hybrid positions! We are particularly interested in finding candidates who would be interested in providing supervision, doing child work, and/or including assessments as part of their caseload.

Please see the information below if you're interested! You can also feel free to FB message or email me with any questions :-)

Crossroads Institute for Psychotherapy and Assessment, a private practice with locations in Irvine, Torrance, West Los Angeles, and Downtown Los Angeles, is seeking full-time licensed psychologists and post-doctoral psychological associates due to recent expansion.

For Licensed Psychologists, both remote and local positions are available. Solely telehealth, in-office, and blended arrangements can be made. We are especially interested in candidates who could provide supervision to our post-doctoral psychological associates. Start date will be based upon completion of the credentialing process with our contracted insurance companies. Salary is competitive, with uncapped earning potential based on productivity, and pay is increased annually.

For Post-doctoral Psychological Associates, both remote and local positions are available. Solely telehealth, in-office, and blended arrangements can be made. Start date would be based upon successful registration as a post-doctoral psychological associate with the CA Board of Psychology, and pay is hourly. Along with individual and group supervision, there is a weekly process group designed specifically to support our psychological associates, as well as an EPPP & CPLEE study group.

We focus on providing integrated psychotherapy to children and adults, as well as a full range of psychological assessment for all ages, psychiatric care, and bio- and neurofeedback. Our providers enjoy a collaborative, collegial environment with a strong focus on providing ethical and competent services to individuals, couples, and families. This is accomplished, partly, by our regular peer consultation meetings and case consultations, and an openness to innovation and creativity. The practice has an extremely low rate of turnover for both clinical and support staff, and these openings are due solely to expansion. We currently run long waitlists, and new clinicians have been able to reach a full caseload in a short period of time after joining Crossroads.

We provide competitive compensation that includes health insurance, paid time off, matched 401k, Continuing Education reimbursement, and many other benefits. We value work-life balance and clinician wellness, and require a lower number of work hours to qualify for full-time status.

If interested, please submit your Curriculum Vitae and a cover letter outlining your therapeutic approach to Jillian Pexa, Psy.D. at j.pexa@crossroads- psych.com. If you are interested in psychological testing, please submit a sample report and a list of measures that you have experience with.

04/26/2022

Hi all!

Crossroads Institute for Psychotherapy and Assessment, a private practice with locations in Irvine, Torrance, West Los Angeles, and Downtown Los Angeles, is seeking **full-time** licensed psychologists and post-doctoral psychological associates due to recent expansion.

For Licensed Psychologists, both remote and local positions are available. Solely telehealth, in-office, and blended arrangements can be made. If you are located in Southern CA, and are interested in working in-person, potential office placements would be in Irvine, West Los Angeles, and Torrance.

For Post-doctoral Psychological Associates, positions are available in our Downtown LA, Torrance or Irvine offices. There is flexibility in regards to providing services via telehealth or in-office.

We provide competitive compensation that includes health insurance, paid time off, matched 401k, Continuing Education reimbursement, and many other benefits. We value work-life balance and clinician wellness, and require a lower number of work hours to qualify for full-time status.

If interested, please email (j.pexa@crossroads-psych.com) or FB message me!

08/25/2021

Hi all!

Crossroads Institute for Psychotherapy and Assessment, a private practice with locations in Irvine, Torrance, West Los Angeles, and Downtown Los Angeles, is seeking full-time licensed psychologists and post-doctoral psychological assistants due to recent expansion.

For Licensed Psychologists, both remote and local positions are available. Solely telehealth, in-office, and blended arrangements can be made. If you are located in Southern CA, and are interested in working in-person, potential office placements would be in Irvine, West Los Angeles, and Torrance.

For Post-doctoral Psychological Assistants, positions are available in our Downtown LA office; however, there is flexibility in regards to providing services via telehealth or in-office.

We provide competitive compensation that includes health insurance, paid time off, matched 401k, Continuing Education reimbursement, and many other benefits. We value work-life balance and clinician wellness, and require a lower number of work hours to qualify for full-time status.

If interested, see the attached flyer. Feel free to email me (jillianpexa@gmail.com) or FB message me if you have any further questions! I love working here :-)

08/12/2021

Hi all!

Crossroads Institute for Psychotherapy and Assessment, a private practice with locations in Irvine, Torrance, West Los Angeles, and Downtown Los Angeles, is seeking full-time licensed psychologists and post-doctoral psychological assistants due to recent expansion.

For Licensed Psychologists, both remote and local positions are available. Solely telehealth, in-office, and blended arrangements can be made. If you are located in Southern CA, and are interested in working in-person, potential office placements would be in Irvine, West Los Angeles, and Torrance.

For Post-doctoral Psychological Assistants, positions are available in our Downtown LA office; however, there is flexibility in regards to providing services via telehealth or in-office.
We provide competitive compensation that includes health insurance, paid time off, matched 401k, Continuing Education reimbursement, and many other benefits. We value work-life balance and clinician wellness, and require a lower number of work hours to qualify for full-time status.

If interested, see the attached flyer. Feel free to email me (jillianpexa@gmail.com) or FB message me if you have any further questions! I love working here :-)

09/17/2019

Colleagues in the South Bay-join us for these awesome events! 😊

Upcoming LACPA event in South Bay

09/14/2019

Colleagues- there’s one week left to register for this great training!

The American Red Cross will be training LACPA and SGVPA members on Saturday, September 28th from 10am-12noon at the LACPA Office in Encino.

**Psychological Assistants-if you are registered with the Board of Psychology you are eligible to become a Disaster Mental Health Volunteer! **

Registration is now open on the LACPA website and the deadline to register is September 20th. You can also RSVP directly to the LACPA office (lacpa1@gmail.com). This event is FREE, includes breakfast and is open to LACPA and SGVPA members.