Dr. Lara Cochran, PhD, CA | Psychologist

About Dr. Lara Cochran

Focus areas

Adolescent / Teen Issues

Childhood Trauma

Family Issues

Anxiety

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Depression

Clientele seen

Children (<13)

Adults (25-64)

Teenagers (13-17)

Individuals

Young adults (18-24)

Treatment approaches

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

Psychodynamic

Family Systems

Strength-Based

Play Therapy

Structural Family Therapy

Identity

Gender

Female

Languages spoken

English

Getting to know Dr. Lara Cochran

She has been practicing as a licensed psychologist since 2000. She obtained her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology at the Berkeley/Alameda Campus in 1998. Her doctoral dissertation was entitled “Childhood sexual abuse and its later-life effects.” Dr. Cochran’s pre-doctoral internship at The HELP Group in Sherman Oaks, California, emphasized working with severely emotionally disturbed children in a non-public school setting. She went on to complete her postdoctoral fellowship at The Family Stress Center of the Child and Family Guidance Center in North Hills, California, where her work focused on children and adolescents who have experienced severe physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse. Dr. Cochran continued her work at the Family Stress Center for several years, serving as a supervisor for interns and staff as well as coordinator of the foster care group treatment program and the family therapy program. Dr. Cochran first became interested in traumatized individuals after working for several years on an inpatient hospital stress and depression unit in the early 1990s. She obtained specialized training in trauma-focused CBT and continues to treat traumatized individuals in her private practice. Lara treats individuals and families of all ages. In 2023, she became Chair of the Continuing Education Program at the Los Angeles County Psychological Association (LACPA), where she also serves as an active Board Member.

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Popular visit reasons

Agoraphobia

Hoarding Disorder

Pain Management Consultation

Psychiatry Consultation

Psychosexual Evaluation

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit

Sleep Problems

Agoraphobia

Hoarding Disorder

Pain Management Consultation

Psychiatry Consultation

Office location

Dr. Lara Cochran, PhD also offers online video visits for patients

Lara Cochran, Ph.D.

16055 Ventura Blvd, Ste 365, Encino, CA 91436

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Education and background

Practice names

Lara Cochran, Ph.D.

Education and training

California School of Professional Psychology, PhD in Clinical Psychology
The HELP Group in Sherman Oaks (Pre-Doctoral Internship)
Child and Family Guidance Center (Post-Doctoral Fellowship)

NPI number

1861519977

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