Hilary Adams, Ph.D.

TL Kids Clinical Director

For Adults

For Kids and Families

Licensure Information

PSY CA #30294, WA #61474896

What

Dr. Adams

Treats

•Addictive Behavior

•Anger Management

•Anxiety

•Attachment Issues

•Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD/ADD)

•Autism Spectrum Disorder (High-Functioning)

•Bipolar Disorder

•Borderline Personality Traits

•Challenging Behaviors

•Chronic Illness/Pain

•Conflict Resolution

•Crisis Support

•Dependent Personality Traits

•Depression

•Emotion Regulation

•Enuresis/Toileting

•Executive Functioning

•Habit Reversal

•Insomnia

•Interpersonal Dynamics

•Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

•LGBTQ+ Affirmative

•Life Transitions

•Mood Disorders

•Neurodivergence

•Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)-Mild to Mod

•Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD)

•Panic Attacks

•Parenting

•Perfectionism

•Phobias

•Problem Solving

•Racial Stress

•Relationships

•Repetitive Body-Focused Behaviors

•Selective Mutism

•Self-Esteem

•Skin-Picking, Trichotillomania

•Social Skills

•Stress Management

•Substance Abuse (Early/Prolonged Remission)

•Tic Disorder / Tourette Syndrome

Treatment Approach

•Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

•Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

•Affirmative Therapy

•Behavioral Activation

•Behavioral Therapy

•Behavioral Parent Training

•Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT)

•Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

•Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)

•Culturally Sensitive

•Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

•Exposure Therapy with Response Prevention

•Mindfulness

•Motivational Interviewing

•PEERS

•Positive Psychology

•Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

•Unified Protocol

•Virtual Reality Exposure

(She/Her/Hers)

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California, Washington
In-person (Los Angeles), telehealth
Treats children, teens, families, adults*

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Dr. Adams’s area of study and clinical expertise is in the treatment and assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorders. As a therapist, she helps children to young adults with various additional concerns, including problems with anxiety, OCD, ADHD, tics and Tourette’s, sleep, and challenging behavior. She recently completed an outreach program for pediatricians about autism in affiliation with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and previously provided evaluation services at Boone Fetter Clinic for Autism Treatment at CHLA.

Dr. Adams earned her undergraduate degree at Tulane University and her Ph.D. at Louisiana State University. She completed clinical training at Indiana University School of Medicine (APA-approved internship) and Children’s Hospital New Orleans (fellowship).

*Dr. Adams treats adults on the Autism spectrum or with OCD, Tourette’s, or sleeping problems.

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Experience

Project ECHO, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Clinical Psychologist

Golden Hour Therapy, Los Angeles, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Children’s Hospital New Orleans, Postdoctoral Fellow

Indiana University School of Medicine, Internship

Education

Ph.D., Louisiana State University, Clinical Psychology

B.S., Tulane University, Psychology

Individual Therapy Rates

Dr. Adam’s fee per session is $350. For more information about our pricing, check out our FAQs.