Staff
 Dr. Richard Ferman is CEO and Medical Director of Aptima Behavioral Medical Group, Inc. and ADHD Specialists with offices in Encino.
He provides psychiatric consultation, evaluation and treatment for adults, couples, families, adolescents and children. Dr. Ferman has been in practice over 25 years, His specialties include attention deficit disorder (for adults, college & graduate students, children, adolescents, parents and families), co-occuring conditions (i.e., depression, OCD, anxiety, oppositional disorder, bipolar disorder), mood disorders, psycho-pharmacology consultations and treatment.
Dr. Ferman's experience includes in-patient treatment for adolescents and adults. Dr. Ferman serves as a guest lecturer on a variety of mental health topics, especially Attention Deficit Disorder.
Dr. Ferman has been a consultant, advisory panel member and/or speaker for the following companies: Abbott, Celltech, Eli Lilly, Forest, Glaxo Smith Kline, Jensen, McNeil, Novartis, Pfizer, Shire and Wyeth.
Dr. Ferman is a graduate of U.C.L.A. School of Medicine. He trained in adult and child psychiatry at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and in internal medicine at Wadsworth V.A. Hospital.
He was co-founder and Medical Director of the South Bay Therapeutic Clinic. He also founded and directed Wholistic Medicine and Counseling Center, Inc., Western Center for Psychiatry, Allergy, and Neuro-Immunology and The Center for Integrative Health and Counseling.
Available for lectures, seminars and workshops
askdrferman@adhdspecialists.com
 SARAH A. FERMAN, LMFT, MBA, PCC is Vice President of Operations and Prinicipal Client Care Coordinator at ADHD Specialists, a licensed psychotherapist and professional coach with a balanced mix of over 20 years experience in the corporate and business communities, as well in personal development.
Sarah is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a professional certified coach. Her specialties include Adult ADD/ADHD, life & career transitions (men/ women/couples), couples (where one or both are ADD/ADHD), relationships and clinical hypnotherapy.
Her therapy clients receive supportive counseling, cognitive reframing and psychotherapy. Sarah's coaching clients are executives, professionals, entrepreneurs, propreneurs, start-ups and small businesses owners, who want to improve and transform their businesses, work smarter, be more successful and live a more balanced successful life. Sarah's focus is on helping her clients unleash their potential, clarify and actualize their goals and desires, harness their strengths, develop strategies to navigate and build solid foundations, and create positive and successful patterns to fulfill their goals and dreams.
Sarah holds degrees from UCLA and Pepperdine University with a Master's in Business Administration, and Master's in Clinical Psychology. Sarah is a Clinical Psychology Doctorate (ABD) graduate, a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Graduate of the MentorCoach School of Coaching and MCC, Certified by the International Coaching Federation as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), and Certified Authentic Happiness Coach.
Sarah's experience includes managing, operating and developing a psychiatric center specializing in ADHD, owning several small businesses, including a Psychotherapy business. She also is the former CAO of a multi-national Artificial Intelligence Research Company, where she facilitated the companys acquisition/merger of several specialized engineering companies and the transition to an IPO on the NASDQ.
Sarah is a Board member of the Professional Association of ADHD Coaches (PAAC), an active member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF), former Treasurer of the Los Angeles Chapter of the ICF, the International Association of Coaches, Conscious Business Circle, N.E.W. Entrepreneurs, California Women Business Owners, National Womens Business Association, Worthwhile Referral Service, CAMFT, AAMFT, and the American Hypnosis Association, Hypnotists Union (AFL/CIO) and several other professional organizations. Her favorite activities include dancing, shopping, laughing with friends and cruising.
Available for lectures, seminars and workshops
asksarah@adhdspecialists.com
 ROBERT WILFORD, PH.D. is Clinic Director at ADHD Specialists, and a psychotherapist.
Available for lectures, seminars and workshops
askdrwilford@adhdspecialists.com
SHELLY HILL, B.A. is a Care Coordinator at ADHD Specialists and a Behavioral Specialist.
support@adhdspecialists.com
 Dr. Kaplan is a Licensed Psychologist specializing in working with children, adolescents and their families since the early 1980’s. Dr. Kaplan specializes in Family Systems. She works directly with the family to help them to move beyond the conflict to create healthy, loving relationships.
Dr. Kaplan is also a Certified Child Life Specialist who helps children and their families to cope with illness. Dr. Kaplan’s theoretical orientation includes a cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic approach. She believes in each individual’s ability to maximize their potential and helps them achieve their goals by uncovering the obstacles that impede them.
In addition to her work with ADHD Specialists, Dr. Kaplan's experience includes Shriner’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Children’s Hospital of Orange County, The Help Group and other children’s mental health facilities and clinics in Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay area.
Dr. Kaplan graduated from Mills College in Oakland, CA. with a Masters Degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education and Psychology. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from La Jolla University in San Diego. She is a member of LA County Psychological Association.
Available for lectures, seminars and workshops
askdrlori@adhdspecialists.com
Fera Mostow, L.M.F.T., J.D., B.S.B.A. is a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist.
Fera utilizes her extensive business and legal background together with her clinical experience to bring a unique perspective to counseling. She specializes in dealing with clients struggling with relationship crises, sexual identity issues and those coping with serious physical ailments. She is available in Encino on alternate Saturdays and will also do telephone counseling within the State of California.
Available for lectures, seminars and workshops
support@adhdspecialists.com
Tami Wilson, Psy.D.
Psychologist
Available for lectures, seminars and workshops
support@adhdspecialists.com
Dr. Marc Rogers, Ph.D. is a licensed and certified school psychologist, educational specialist and professional coach with over 25 years experience working in the school, educational and athletic communities.
Dr. Rogers's works with the K-12 school populations that are having difficulty in the academic setting. He specializes in helping students with ADD/ADHD to procure and sustain academic help and assistance with IEP's, Section 504's and auxiliary services as needed or warranted. In addition to working directly with the schools, Dr. Rogers offers parental instruction and guidance designed to complement and supplement the services provided in the school.
His counseling clients receive real-world therapy, using a strength-based approach to learn to work within the school system by discovering the compensatory strengths within themselves. Since schools have very set patterns in the areas of teaching and testing, Dr. Rogers helps his client discover, blend and unleash their inborn strengths and talents to insure a successful and productive school experience.
Dr. Rogers's primary experience and area of focus has been as a staff and chief school psychologist in the junior and senior high school setting. He has also maintained a private practice for the last ten years seeing clients and their families.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Rogers has extensive experience in sports including having lettered in track, cross-country & basketball during his academic years. In addition, Dr. Rogers has been an associate athletic coach for several local schools. He believes that sports can be a vital and integral part of the growth and well being of students.
Dr. Rogers holds degrees from Brooklyn College and Texas A&M University, where he received a Master's degree in Educational and School Psychology and a Ph.D. in School Psychology.
|
