Dr. Emma Oshagan, PhD

Dr. EMMA OSHAGAN, PhD is a LICENSED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTDr. Emma Oshagan has more than 25 years of experience working in clinical practice working with children, adults, the elderly, and the chronically ill in different settings such as hospitals, schools and mental health agencies. Dr. Oshagan graduated from the American University of Beirut with Master’s degree in Psychology. In 1975, she came to the U.S. as a Fulbight-Hays exchange Scholar to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a Ph.D. in Communications. After obtaining her Ph.D., she went on to teach at universities in the US. In 1989 she went to the California School of Professional Psychology for her second Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. She is a licensed psychologist.Presently, Dr. Oshagan is a member of several community organizations in a leadeship role and designated representative of Armenians and other ethnic populations in Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and serves as a member of Systems Leadership Team …which is an advisory group to the Director of LA County Department of Mental Health.SPECIALTYAcademic underachievement, adoption, anxiety, behavioral issues, bipolar disorder, bisexual issues, borderline personality, career counseling, child or adolescent issues, coping skills, depression, divorce, domestic abuse, domestic violence, eating disorders, elderly persons disorders, emotional disturbance, family conflict, gay issues, grief, impulse control disorders, lesbian issues, marital and premarital, mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, oppositional defiance, parenting, peer relationships, racial identity, relationship issues, sexual abuse, women’s issuesTreatment PreferenceCognitive Behavioral (CBT), Multiculturally Sensitive Intervention, Eclectic InterventionParakletos By Your SideWe believe that life is the plurality of experiences: joy and sorrow, excitement and fear, faith and doubt, strength and weakness, pride and shame; and these truths converge–creating the essence of the human being.You can find various resources for your behavioral and mental health needs. We serve to a full range of life stages: 0-5 infancy to toddlerhood, early to late childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, middle and late adulthood, and the elderly.We specialize in treating cognitive, behavioral, emotional and interpersonal difficulties arising from home, community, school and the workplace.