Evaluations for ADD and Autism

Ask your child’s teacher or your school district Special Education Department about an IEP
(individualized education program) Evaluation.
 

Alta California Regional Center 916-978-6400
2241 Harvard Street, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95815
Autism assessment, diagnosis, and intervention planning
 

Sutter Health Autism 855-421-2904
***referral from PCP needed
 

Sacramento State Center for Counseling and Diagnostic Services 916-278-6252
Screening for ADHD and Autism
$300 fee for testing
 

iPsychiatry 916-333-1511
1333 Howe Ave, Suite 107
Sacramento, CA 95825
ADD/ADHD Assessments for 5+ years
 

Mary Gwaltney, PhD 916-972-9400 mary@learningandbrain.net
3416 American River Drive, Ste B
Sacramento, CA 95864
Ages 3-24: psychoeducational and neurodevelopmental assessments, parent education/ training,
Not contracted with insurance but accepts IEEs through school districts
 

Help Me Grow Sacramento 916-822-8744
Sacramento County Office of Education
Developmental Screenings
 

Learning Pathways learning-pathways.com 916-235-3179
Stephanie Hewitt, LEP
Offices in Sacramento and Folsom
Testing for learning disabilities, Autism, and ADHD
Not contracted with any insurance, but accepts IEEs through school districts

Jenifer Jacobs, Phd 916-541-527
13405 Folsom Blvd
Folsom, CA 95630
Assessment and therapy for Oppositional Defiant Disorder, behavioral problems, ADHD,
depression and anxiety
 

Cassandra Majestic, PsyD 916-900-2991 
340 G Street, Ste A
Davis, CA 95616
Assessments for Autism and ADHD
 

Center for Excellence in Pediatric Neurology 916-259-1099
Ashutosh Raina, MD
5800 Stanford Ranch Road, Ste 800
Rocklin, CA 95765
ASD and ADHD Evaluations
Accepts Hill Physicians, Most major PPOs, most medi-cal
 

Lindsey Miller, MD 916-545-2600 
Molly McKeen, PMHNP
2235 Douglas Blvd, Suite 500
Roseville, CA 95661
Contracted with Anthem Blue Cross and Magellan Health Network
Evaluates and treats ADHD
 

Elizabeth Solomon Loyola, PsyD 916-572-4501 
In-person or Virtual
Contracted with Lyra and Tricare West
Assessment for ADHD and Autism
 

Mercy Educational Resource Center 916-737-6026
6007 Folsom Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95819
 

VIRTUAL EVALUATIONS:
Jigsaw Diagnostics
Telehealth Evaluations for Autism

As You Are
Telehealth evaluations for Autism 16 months -10 years, re-evaluations 11 - 17
Accepts most insurance. Referrals are not required. Benefits investigation before the first appointment

Clarity Pediatrics
Pediatric experts specializing in diagnosing and treating ADHD currently serving families of children ages 5 - 17. No waitlists and accepts insurance. 

Therapists and Psychologists

Michelle Altevogt, LCSW
910 Florin Road
Sacramento, CA 95831
Parent-Child Interactive Therapy

Charlie Health 866.491.5196
Virtual programs only
Contracted with most major insurance plans

Connect Counseling 916-850-9387 
Leslie Baughman, LMFT
701 Howe Avenue, Suite H 58
Sacramento, CA 95825
Not contracted with insurance plans
Virtual and In-person 
Parent-Child Interactive Therapy: For behavior issues ages 2-8

Child Psychology Center 916-572-4501
850 Iron Point Road
Folsom, CA 95630
Virtual and In-person 
Contracted with Tricare West and Lyra

Julie Cima, LMFT 916-715-5948
1330 21st Street, Ste 201
Sacramento, CA 95811
Teens, Adults and Families
Accepts: ComPsych, Magellan, United Behavioral/Optum.

Dignity Health Children’s Health 916-450-2650
6615 Valley Hi Drive
Sacramento, CA 95823

Jennifer Flood, LMFT 530-648-0559 
2335 American River Drive, Ste 301
Sacramento, CA 95825
Multiple providers in office, telehealth and in person
Accepts Anthem, Blue Shield, Cigna, Optum, UHC, and Tricare

Jenna Ghazanfari, LMFT 916-947-9351
2377 Gold Meadow Way
Gold River, CA 95670

Grace Mental Health Resources 916-500-3148 
Julie Bergman, PMHNP
50 Iron Point Circle, Ste. 140
Folsom, CA 95630

Trina Haselrig, PsyD 916-231-9379
850 Iron Point Road, Suite 126
Folsom, CA 95630
Children, teens, and families for anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, stress, behavioral problems.
Evaluations for learning disabilities, ADHD
Not contracted with any insurance plans

Susan Haverty, MFT 916-353-0750 
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
2934 Gold Pan Court, Suite 20
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Specializes in OCD and Anxiety
Not contracted with any insurance plans

Regina Helmer, MFT 530-494-6553 OR 530-903-4416 EXT. 8
319 Main Street
Placerville, CA 95667
ADHD, Autism, Social Skills Groups
Accepts MHN, Blue Shield, Magellan Behavioral Health

Andrea Hinds, PhD 916-873-6434
850 Iron Point Road, Suite 107
Folsom, CA 95630
Older teens
Not contacted with any insurance plans

It Takes The Village 916-365-2411 
4987 Golden Foothill Parkway, Ste 100
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
Individual and group therapy
Only contracted with Health Net MHN

Otheta Jones, MFT 916-708-1834
25 Cadillac Drive, Ste 270
Sacramento, CA

Aubrey Joy, PhD 916-453-1006
1441 37th Street 
Sacramento, CA 95816

Kid Counseling Sacramento 916-448-1812
2710 X Street, Ste 1
Sacramento, CA 95818

LifeStance Health 925-282-1778 
Locations in Folsom, Sacramento and Bay area
Virtual or in-person
Contracted with most major insurance plans

La Familia Counseling Center 916.452.3601
5523 34th Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
Youth programs

Otheta Jones, MFT 926-708-1834
25 Cadillac Drive, Ste 270
Sacramento, CA

Corinne McIntosh, PsyD, LMFT 916-202-1890
1300 Ethan Way, Ste 170
Sacramento, CA 95825
Parent-Child Interactive Therapy: For behavior issues ages 2-8
Accepts Magellan, United Behavioral/Optum.

Marla McMahon, PsyD 916-209-3994
949 University Avenue, Suite 210
Sacramento, CA 95825
Teen workshops, yoga, mindfulness
Doug Newton, MA LMFT sfstress.com
Virtual only 
Contracted with Cigna and Aetna

Jamie Pedersen, LPCC 916-835-5722
193 Blue Ravine Road, Suite 220
Folsom, CA 95630
Ages 10 and older
Contracted with Magellan, Health Net, and Cigna PPOs

Peak Counseling 916-905-3394
25 Cadillac Drive, Suite 120
Sacramento, CA 95825
Parent-Child Interactive Therapy: For behavior issues ages 2-8

Restoring Family Harmony 916-739-1926
1900 Point West Way, Ste 141
Sacramento, CA 95815

Sierra Family Therapy Center 530-913-5054
601 University Ave, Ste 280
Sacramento, 95825

Christopher Taylor, MFT 
13405 Folsom Blvd, Ste 200
Folsom, CA 95630
Not contracted with insurance plans

Thrive Therapy and Counseling Services 916-287-3430 
2131 Capitol Avenue, Ste 206 and 306
Sacramento, CA 95816
Accepts Aetna and Tricare 

Jennie Wong-Martinusen, LMFT 916-919-8857
455 University Ave, Suite 215
Sacramento, CA 95825

Yellow Brick Road 916-743-9518
3406 American River Drive
Sacramento, CA

Psychiatry

Beverly R. Abramowitz, MD 916-568-8400
2277 Fair Oaks Blvd, Ste 417
Sacramento, CA 95625
MHN, Health Net, Optum, UMR, United Healthcare

Advanced Psychiatry Associates 916-480-8005
Offices in Elk Grove, Sacramento, Folsom, Roseville
Teens and older
Accepts most insurance plans
 

iPsychiatry 916-333-1511
1333 Howe Ave, Suite 107
Sacramento, CA 95825
 

Lindsey Miller, MD 916-545-2600 www.norcalpsychiatry.com
2235 Douglas Blvd, Suite 500
Roseville, CA 95661
Contracted with Anthem Blue Cross and Magellan Health Network
 

Adel Mostafavi, MD 424-351-9037
980 9th Street 16th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
 

Laura Nasatir, MD 916-974-7325
829 N State Hwy 49
Jackson, CA 95642
 

Sacramento Neuro Psych Associates 916-473-2235
Office in Folson and Rocklin
Accepts most insurances
 

Sacramento Psychiatry & Wellness 916-984-4300 
Candace Fortune, MD
1641 Creekside Drive, Ste 102
Folsom, CA 95630
 

David Rue, MD
6355 Riverside Blvd, Ste S
Sacramento, Ca 95831
 

LGTC Group
Psychiatrist, psychologist nurse practitioners, and therapists
On line based
800.913.2615

ABA Therapy

Alta California Regional Center 916-978-6400
2241 Harvard Street, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95815
Autism assessment, diagnosis, and intervention planning
 

Aura Behavioral Health 888-744-AURA aurabehavioralhealth.com
900 Howe Ave, Ste 150
Sacramento, CA 95825
In-home, office or virtual
6mos to 25 years
Therapies for Autism, developmental disabilities, and learning difficulty
Accepts Anthem, Blue Shield, Magellan and Partnership Health Plan of California
 

Opya 888-300-OPYA
In-home and telehealth
18 mos-6 years with Autism diagnosis
Speech, OT and Feeding Therapy
Accepts Aetna, Anthem, Cigna, Health Net and Optum 

Eating Disorders

Sierra Center for Wellness 916-794-2051
701 University Ave, Ste 225
Sacramento, Ca 95825
Blue Cross, Magellan, USBH, UBH, MNH, and Healthnet

Eating Recovery Center of Northern California 916-574-1000
3610 American River Drive, Ste 140
Sacramento, CA 95864
Most major insurance plans
 

Eating Disorder Collaborative 916-741-2262
1624 Santa Clara Drive, Ste 110
Roseville, CA 95661
 

Center for Discovery 866-804-2239 
Locations in Sacramento and Granite Bay
Accepts most major insurance plans and Tricare, Optum and Magellan
 

Erin Paima, MFT 916-237-9341
5701 Lonetree Boulevard, Suite 208D
Rocklin, CA 95765
Not contracted with any insurance plans
 

Paula Kenney, PsyD, LMFT 916-822-2042
949 University Ave Ste 101
Sacramento, CA 95825
Not contracted with any insurance plans

Urgent Care and Hospitals

Turning Point (Mental Health Urgent Care Clinic): 916-520-2460
2130 Stockton Boulevard, Building 300
Sacramento, CA 95817
211 Resources/ walk-ins
 

Sutter Center for Psychiatry 916-386-3000
7700 Folsom Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95826
 

Heritage Oaks Hospital 916-489-3336
4250 Auburn Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95814
 

Sierra Vista Hospital 916-288-0300
8001 Bruceville Road
Sacramento, CA 95823

Low Cost Counseling

The Place Within Counseling
720 Sunrise Ave Ste D 212
Roseville, CA
916-772-6158
 

Capital Star Community Services
3815 Marconi Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95821
916-584-7800
 

Hope Counseling Center:
1430 Alhambra Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95816
916-757-3030
 

2540 Douglas Blvd, Ste 200
Roseville, CA 95661
916-757-3030
 

Stars Behavioral Health Programs:
 

North Sacramento Center:
3800 Watt Ave, Ste 110
Sacramento, CA 95821
916-344-0249
 

Downtown Center:
401 S Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
916-584-7800

Books and other resources

• Helping Your Anxious Child by Ronald M. Rapee 
• Right Now, I Am Fine by Daniela Owen. Pandemic/anxiety, ages 4-10
• A Little SPOT of Worry; A Story About Calming Your Worries by Diane Alber. Anxiety, ages 2-6
• What to Do When You Worry Too Much by Dawn Huebner. Anxiety, ages 2-6
• The Anxiety Workbook for Kids by Robin Atler. Ages 7-12
• The Anxiety Workbook for Kids by Lisa M. Schab. Ages 13+
• The Perfectionism Workbook for Teens by Ann Marie Dobosz. Ages 13+
• The Goodbye Book by Todd Parr. Grief/loss, ages 3-6
• The Invisible String by Patrice Karst. Separation or loss, ages 4-8
• A Land Called Grief by Maddie Janes. Grief/separation/loss, ages 4-12
• The Rainbow Bridge; A Visit to Pet Paradise by Adrian Raeside. Loss of a pet, ages 4-9

UCSF Anxiety Resources 

Below are general resources for parents regarding anxiety. Each family may find some of these resources more helpful than others. The breadth presented here is designed to provide applicable information for the broadest range of children and families possible, recognizing that each specific recommendation will be more relevant/useful for some. 

Online Information

• Child Mind Institute: https://childmind.org/topics/concerns/anxiety/ 
• Worry Wise Kids: https://www.worrywisekids.org 
• Anxiety and Depression Association of America: https://www.adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/children   
• Taming Worry Dragons: https://keltymentalhealth.ca/twd 
   

Recommended Books

• What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety by Dawn Huebner, PhD
• Freeing Your Child from Anxiety by Tamar Chansky, PhD (2013)
• Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents by Reid Wilson, PhD and Lynn Lyons, LCSW (2014)
• Helping Your Anxious Child by Ronald Rapee, PhD, Ann Wignall, PsyD, Susan Spence, PhD, Vanessa Cobham, PhD and Heidi Lyneham, PhD (2008)
• The Anxiety Workbook for Kids: Take Charge of Fears and Worries Using the Gift of Imagination by Robin Alter PhD CPsych, Crystal Clarke MSW RSW, & Oliver Burns (Illustrator)
   

Mindfulness Resources
Mindfulness strategies are helpful for improving one’s mental stamina, enhancing one’s ability to regulate
attention, and relieving negative emotions and stress. Such practices can be developed through coaching,
therapeutic work, and/or self-practice.

• UCLA’s Mindfulness Awareness Research Center developed free online meditations as well as online
  courses: http://marc.ucla.edu/body.cfm?id=22.
• Journaling can be another activity used improve self-reflection and help relieve stress. Resources to
  support this practice are available online at: http://extension.missouri.edu/p/GH6150

Anxiety and Mindfulness Apps
All of the below are available in iTunes and the Google Play store. Where available, websites are also
listed below.

• Smiling Mind: https://www.smilingmind.com.au 
• Headspace: https://www.headspace.com 
• Daylight: https://ww.bighealth.com/daylight 
• Calm: https://www.calm.com 
• 10% Happier: https://www.tenpercent.com 
• MoodKit: https://www.thriveport.com/products/moodkit/ 
• MindShift: https://www.anxietycanada.com/resources/mindshift-cbt/ 
• Breathe2Relax
• Sleepio: https://www.sleepio.com