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About Dr. Reina Factor
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English
Getting to know Dr. Reina Factor
Dr. Reina Factor, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 18 years of experience working with individuals across the lifespan, emphasizing individual and group interventions involving the family. She earned her Ph.D. and Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, holds a Bachelor’s from Emory University, and completed post-baccalaureate training at UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.
She specializes in working with autistic individuals and neurodevelopmental disabilities of all ages, particularly pediatric populations, as well as those with co-occurring diagnoses including anxiety, depression, early psychosis, ADHD, OCD, ODD, and mood disorders. Dr. Factor has specialized training in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), exposure response prevention (ERP), pivotal response training (PRT), parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT), Joint Attention, Symbolic Play, Engagement, and Regulation (JASPER), RUBI parent training, the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) for Preschoolers, Adolescents, Young Adults, and Careers; the Stress and Anger Management Program (STAMP), and Family Focused Therapy, tailoring these interventions for all ages. She offers school observations to inform treatment and tailor recommendations. Dr. Factor has trained in assessments across inpatient, partial hospitalization, and outpatient settings and has extensive experience in parent training and family involvement in therapy.
In addition to her work at Spectrum Psych LA, Dr. Factor is Director of Outreach and Dissemination at the UCLA Tarjan Center, an Attending Psychologist in the PEERS® Clinic, and runs the Parent Training Program and PEACE Program (for parents of adolescents) through the UCLA Friendship and Parenting Clinic. My goal is to provide comprehensive, compassionate care tailored to each individual's unique needs.
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Dr. Reina Factor, LCP, PhD also offers online video visits for patients
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Education and training
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, PhD in Clinical Psychology
- Emory University (Bachelor's)
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Master's in Clinical Psychology
- University of California, Los Angeles, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior (Post-baccalaureate)
- University of California, Los Angeles, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior (Clinical Predoctoral Internship)
- University of California, Los Angeles, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior (Postdoctoral Fellowship)
Awards and publications
- Factor, R. S., Rea, H. M., Dahiya, A. V., Laugeson, E. A., & Scarpa, A. (2022). Pilot Study Examining Caregiver–Child and Family Functioning in PEERS® for Preschoolers. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 1-14.
- Antezana, L., Albright, J., Scarpa, A., Richey, J. A., Laugeson, E. A., & Factor, R. S. (2022). PEERS® for Preschoolers preliminary outcomes and predictors of treatment response. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1-14.
- Factor, R. S., Rea, H. M., Laugeson, E. A., & Scarpa, A. (2022). Examining Feasibility and Outcomes of the PEERS® for Preschoolers Program. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1-13.
- Moody, C. T., Factor, R. S., Gulsrud, A. C, Grantz, C. J., Tsai, K., Jolliffe, M., Rosen, N. E., McCracken, J. T., & Laugeson, E. A. (2022). A pilot study of PEERS® for Careers: A comprehensive employment-focused social skills intervention for autistic young adults in the United States. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 128, Article 104287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104287
- Factor, R.S., Rea, H. M., Dahiya A.V., Albright, J., Ollendick, T.H., Laugeson, E.A., & Scarpa, A. (2022) An initial pilot study examining child social skills, caregiver styles, and family functioning in the PEERS® for preschoolers program for young autistic and their caregivers. Research in developmental disabilities, 121, 104152.
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1679282438
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Dr. Reina Factor works with Spectrum Psych LA.
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What languages does Dr. Reina Factor speak?
Dr. Reina Factor speaks English.