Licensed to practice in California and accepts 56 insurances. Specializes in ADHD, Anger Management, Anxiety and 3 more.
Robert Black, Ph.D.
(he/him)
Hi! I am a licensed Clinical Psychologist based in California. I have worked in the mental health field for over 15 years and received my Ph.D. from Walden University in 2021. I specialize in helping children and adolescents with a variety of mental health conditions including but not limited to anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, stress, and anger. I also have extensive experience working with parents of children with ADHD.
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
In our first session together, we will start with brief introductions, discuss specific challenges your child or adolescent is facing and develop specific treatment goals. This will help me create a tailored plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
With over a decade of experience in the child mental health field, I know the importance of family and other natural supports to the well-being of children and adolescents. I believe in an integrated approach to mental health where my job is not just to provide individual treatment, but also to coordinate with children's existing systems like primary care physicians, teachers, schools, and other natural supports to improve children's functioning. I am structured in my treatment and will help patients I work with develop measurable goals and strategies to meet those goals.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I love working with children, adolescents, and their families. My patients and their families are eager to learn skills and strategies to help manage mental health challenges with loving support of caregivers or other adults but have often struggled to find appropriate tools or resources to do so. They may feel stuck, defeated, or like the lack of tools and strategies is damaging relationships.
Specialties
Top specialties
ADHD
Anger Management
Anxiety
Other specialties
Child or Adolescent
Coping Skills
Parenting
I identify as
Man
White
Serves ages
Children (6 to 12)
Teenagers (13 to 17)
Licensed in
California
Accepts
Aetna
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Anthem
Blue Cross
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Shield
Blue Shield of California - Medicare
Independence Personal Choice 65 PPO
Independence Keystone 65 HMO
Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)
L.A. Care PASC-SEIU
L.A. Care Covered
L.A. Care Covered Direct
Sutter Health Plan
IHSS Healthy Workers
Cash - $200 per session
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
GTEB
Golden Rule
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Scripps Health Plan
Sharp Health Plan
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare
UnitedHealthcare Complete Care (C-SNP)
Location
Virtual
My treatment methods
Eclectic
I am trained in treating trauma in children and adolescents, Functional Family Therapy, Aggression Replacement Training (anger management), anxiety treatment, ADHD assessment and treatment for children, and parenting skills. I have experience working with children, adolescents, young adults, and parents doing individual therapy, family therapy, case management, skills training, and parent-behavior-training. I use these approaches to help my patients improve social and emotional functioning across various areas of their lives.