Welcome to the Behavioral Assessment Center of South Orange County

 

Dr. James Shepherd is a Clinical Psychologist at The Behavioral Assessment Center, located in the heart of south Orange County. The Center evaluates and treats a variety of mental health concerns that affect children, teenagers, adults, and families. Dr. Shepherd is experienced in successfully treating a wide array of emotional and behavioral difficulties in children through adults.

Due to COVID-19, Dr. Shepherd is temporarily offering Telehealth (video) psychotherapy sessions only.

 

click here to start a Telehealth call with Dr. Shepherd (through Doxy.me)

please use a strong ethernet or wifi connection

What types of problems can Dr. Shepherd help with?

Dr. Shepherd treats a variety of problems, such as -

Anxiety (such as general worry, panic attacks, social anxiety and phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anxiety during or after pregnancy)

Mood-related difficulties (such as depression, Bipolar Disorder, from a concussion or mild traumatic brain injury, or depression during or after pregnancy)

Personality issues (such as Borderline Personality Disorder)

Behavioral problems and difficulties associated with ADD/ADHD, oppositional behavior, and poor social and/or coping skills

Challenges with alcohol and/or substance abuse

Problems with sleep, such as insomnia

He can help you to improve your:

ability to cope with stress

communication and relationship skills

parenting skills

behaviors which have negatively affected work or school functioning

And for children and teens, he can help them to improve their emotional functioning that has been interfering with academic success often observed as problems with:

Motivation (taking action toward a desired goal)

Intiative (actually getting started on tasks)

Following through on tasks

Organizational skills and planning daily and future tasks

Getting homework home and actually turning it in

Dr. Shepherd also offers psychological testing (ages 6 to adult):

Psychological testing is especially useful in cases when diagnostic clarity is needed in order to inform treatment and improve the chances of symptom resolution.