Our Staff

Sarah Cho
LCSW, BCBA
CEO of Holding Hands

Lisa H. Overbeck
MT-BC, DIR®/FloortimeTM Expert/Training Leader. Associate Director of Clinical Services

Sagine Philippeaux
M.S., BCaBA, ABA Program Coordinator Los Angeles South, Clinical Supervisor

Eric R. Kane
M.Ed. BCBA., ABA Program Coordinator

Simina Eshtehardi
Ph.D., LMFT # 107463 License Marriage and Family Therapist

Elicet Gonzalez
M.S., AMFT, Social Skills Program Coordinator and Bilingual Parent Trainer

Candida Gallegos
M.A., Clinical Program Coordinator of the Adaptive Skills DIR
/FloortimeTM

Carrie Hammond
Senior Counselor

Patrik Boghouzian
M.A., AMFT, Social Skills Coordinator, Clinical Supervisor

Lusine Akelyan
M.A., Associate Director for N.P.A A.B.A. Services

Samuel Nassab
M.S., BCBA, Associate Director of ABA Program Director of CPI Training

Richard Tanis
M.S., BCBA, ABA Program Coordinator Calabasas

Melissa Aguilar
Office Manager – Calabasas

Jingwen Zhang
M.Ed., BCBA, ABA Program Coordinator, Los Angeles

Jessica Dinius
MA, Calabasas Floortime Program Coordinator Certified Proficient DIR®/Floortime™ Provider

Nancy Torres
M.S., B.C.B.A. Area Program Coordinator

Erika Aldana
B.A., DIR®/Floortime™ Clinical Program Coordinator

Edna Avasapyan
Office Manager – Burbank

Tyler Ferrari
Office Manager – Pasadena

Nicole Utley
Office Manager – Torrance

Betty Tia-Conger
M.A., B.C.B.A. Director of Clinical Operations

Inna Workman
M.S. Clinical Program Coordinator

Alexander Galperin
Office Manager – Whittier