Dana Chidekel, Ph.D ABPdN
18321 Ventura Blvd, Suite 510
Tarzana, CA 91356
(818) 705-4305 (ph)
(818) 705-4307 (fax)
drdanac@earthlink.net

Biography:

Dr. Dana Chidekel started her career as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist. She subsequently completed training in neuropsychology, and is a currently board certified in that specialty with a focus in pediatrics. She specializes in assessing children referred for academic, developmental and behavioral difficulties. Dr. Chidekel is known for her knowledge of brain behavior relationships and the neurobiological and social contributions to emotional development. Integrating and understanding her patients’ cognitive and emotional dynamics of allows a full picture of their functioning to be understood so treatment can be addressed most specifically, comprehensively and proactively. Present issues can be targeted directly, and many potential problems to be stopped before they develop.

Dr. Chidekel serves as a consultant and as an expert witness in civil forensic settings. She provides continuing education to other professionals, including psychologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians, teachers, social workers, marriage and family counselors, and attorneys. Dr. Chidekel also serves as consultant for other professionals, and she is a frequent presenter to lay and professional audiences on topics including brain-behavior relationships, the diagnosis and treatment of learning disorder, autistic spectrum disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and other psychiatric disorders. Dr. Chidekel has authored professional articles on parameters of practice for professionals. The author of Parents in Charge: Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child (January 2002, Simon and Schuster, Inc.) Dr. Chidekel also speaks publicly on parenting, the development self-esteem, kindergarten readiness, and the hazards of overscheduling,. She has been interviewed to contribute to articles in such magazines as Parents, Parenting, Child, American Baby, Men’s Health, and First for Women, and has appeared on local and national radio and television programs, including several appearances on The Today Show. She is the host of Great Parents, Great Kids with Dr. Dana Chidekel, a 90-minute special that is broadcast on PBS stations nationwide. Dr. Chidekel lives near Los Angeles, California with her husband and their children. She practices in the community of Tarzana.

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