Dr. Jessica Cendejas earned a Psy.D. in Clinical-Community Psychology from the University of La Verne. Prior to her doctoral studies, Dr. Cendejas earned a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of San Francisco and her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. Throughout her doctoral studies, Dr. Cendejas trained and worked in various clinical settings including the University of La Verne’s Counseling Center, Santa Anita Family Services, and Bienvenidos Children’s Center. Dr. Cendejas completed an APA pre-doctoral internship at Children’s Institute, Inc. Her post-doctoral experience includes working with individuals and families in outpatient community mental health as well as an inpatient psychiatric facility. Her experience and interests include working with adults, couples and families on issues related to anxiety, depression, stress management, psychotic and substance-related disorders, crisis intervention, diversity issues as well as working with those with a history of trauma and domestic violence.
Dr. Cendejas is licensed with the California Board of Psychology. She is affiliated with the American Psychological Association. She is also fluent in Spanish and has conducted psychotherapy in both languages (English and Spanish).