Pacific Mind Spa welcomes youth of all ages!

Veronica Calkins, LCSW
All ages
Alysia St. Clair, ACSW
Ages 6+
​Briana Barrera, ACSW
Ages 6+
Tara Sohrabpartovi, LMFT
Ages 13+
Lily Yu, LCSW
Ages 6+
Yasmine Shahbaz, ACSW
Ages 13+

Veronica Calkins has been trained by the UCLA Applied Developmental Psychology (ADP) program and Infant Developmental Center to understand the development across all areas of youth.  During her experience at Kaiser Permanente, South Bay Clinic, she worked with a multitude of children, teens, and young adults.  Veronica specialized in treatment of ADHD at Kaiser Permanente and co-facilitated ADHD groups for children and parents.  As a Research Assistant at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience, Veronica co-facilitated groups with adolescents in various research studies and worked in a the UCLA Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder lab with young teens.  Veronica continues to enjoy working with children, adolescents, and individuals of all ages!

Lily Yu, LCSW has devoted her career and education to working with young adults, adolescents, and children.  In graduate school at UCLA, she obtained a specialty certification in PPSC (Pupil Public Service Credential) which enables her to work in public schools across the state.  In continuing her passion with working with children, adolescents, and their families, she continued working after graduate school at an agency that specialized in difficult cases where she solidified her love for this population.