Andrew G. Yellen, Ph.D., F.P.P.R.,
F.A.B.M.P., D.A.C.
CLINICAL & SPORTS
PSYCHOLOGY
Dr. Andrew Yellen is a licensed psychologist specializing in both clinical and sports psychology. He, along with his wife Heidi, is one of the founding owners of Yellen & Associates Psychological, Educational, Speech & Language Services, a private practice group with two offices in Southern California. Dr. Yellen lectures nationally and internationally on various topics including behavioral management, learning disabilities, and sports psychology. Additionally, Dr. Yellen offers presentations to Industrial and Organizational Psychology Seminars and to hospital staff, insurance companies, and school districts.
Before
becoming a clinical and sports psychologist, Dr.
Yellen earned both Bachelor's and Master's degrees from California State
University, Northridge in Physical Education and taught in the Los Angeles
Unified School District at the high school level for over 19 years. While in public school education,
he earned a California Standard Teaching Credential, California Community
College Teaching Credential, and a California School Administration Credential. In
addition to teaching, he served as the Head Football and Head Swimming
Coach at Grant High School in Southern California for 15 years.
Dr.
Yellen is a Fellow and Diplomate of Prescribing Psychologists’ Register,
The International College of Prescribing Psychologists and the American
Board of Medical Psychotherapists. He holds professional memberships
in organizations such as the California, Los Angeles County and San Fernando
Valley Psychological Associations, National Board of Addiction Examiners,
International Irlen Diagnosticians, the National Institute of Sports Professionals
and the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sports Psychology. Also, Dr.
Yellen holds a Certificate of Proficiency in Substance Abuse and
has worked closely with organizations designing crisis and substance abuse
intervention models.
Over the years, local radio stations such as KFWB and KRTH interviewed Dr. Yellen. He has appeared locally on CBS, NBC, KTLA, ABC, KCAL, and Fox. NBC Nightly News and Extra have featured Dr. Yellen. He has written numerous articles and been quoted in the Los Angeles Times, The Daily News, and USA Today. Dr. Yellen has lectured at various academic
institutions such as CSU, Northridge, UC San Diego, University of La Verne,
Loyola Marymount University and Chapman University. He is the author
of The Art of Perfect
Parenting & Other Absurd Ideas and
along with his wife Heidi Yellen, coauthored “Understanding
the Learning Disabled Athlete” which is considered a pioneering effort in the
field. Along with Illana Katz, he recently coauthored Social
Facilitation in Action a widely used program of behavioral intervention
for children and adults with autism and related disorders.
11260 Wilbur Ave., Suite 303
Northridge, CA 91326
Office: (818) 360-3078
Fax: (818) 360-4327
EDUCATION:
- DOCTOR
OF PHILOSPHY IN PSYCHOLOGY
Sierra
University
Costa Mesa,
California
Degree
Awarded: June 1985
Dissertation: “Understanding
the Learning Disabled Athlete”
- MASTER
OF ARTS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION
California
State University, Northridge
Northridge,
California
Degree
Awarded: June 1974
Thesis: “ The
Effects of Varied Repetitions on Leg Strength”
- BACHELOR
OF ARTS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Minor
in Speech
California
State University, Northridge
Northridge,
California
Degree
Awarded: June 1970
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
| 1985- Present |
Clinical & Sports Psychologist
Yellen & Associates
Psychological & Educational Services
Northridge, California |
| 1970-1988 |
High School Teacher
Grant
High School
North
Hollywood, California
Los
Angeles Unified School District |
| 1971-1984 |
Head Football Coach
Grant
High School
North
Hollywood, California
Los
Angeles Unified School District |
| 1971-1984 |
Head Swimming Coach
Grant
High School
North
Hollywood, California
Los
Angeles Unified School District |
RELATED EMPLOYMENT:
| 1998 |
Lecturer- Behavioral Management
Chapman
University
Orange,
California |
| 1995 |
Lecturer- Psychology of Teaching
University
of La Verne
La
Verne, California |
| 1995 |
Lecturer
International
Conference for Learning Disabilities
Jerusalem,
Israel |
| 1989-1990 |
Lecturer- Sports Psychology
Loyola
Marymount University
Los
Angeles, California |
| 1980-1988 |
Drug Education Coordinator
IMPACT
Program
Los
Angeles Unified School District
Los
Angeles, California |
| 1976-1978 |
Self Defense Instructor
Los
Angeles Police Department
Los
Angeles Unified School District |
PUBLICATIONS:
Katz, I, Yellen, AG (2000) Social Facilitation in Action,
Yellen & Associates Publishing. Northridge CA
Yellen, AG (1993) The Art of Perfect Parenting and Other Absurd Ideas.
Yellen & Associates Publishing. Northridge CA
Yellen, AG, Yellen, HL (1985) Understanding the Learning
Disabled Athlete.
CC Thomas Publishing. Los Angeles CA
Yellen, AG, Haas, L (1977) Teaching Self Defense. Los Angeles Unified
School District
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:
- California Psychologist, License # PSY10756
- California Standard Teaching
Credential
- California Community College Credential
- California Administrative (K-12)
Credential
- Certificate of Proficiency in Chemical Dependency, American
Psychological Association
- Doctoral Addictions Counselor, National Board
of Addiction Examiners
- Certified Diagnostician, Scotopic Sensitivity/
Irlen Syndrome
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
- Member, California Psychological Association
- Member, Los Angeles County Psychological
Association
- Member, San Fernando Valley Psychological Association
- Fellow, Prescribing Psychologists Register
- Diplomate, Prescribing Psychologists
Register
- Fellow, American Board of Medical Psychotherapists
- Diplomate, American Board
of Medical Psychotherapists
- Doctoral Addictions Counselor, National Board
of Addiction Examiners
- Member, Association for Applied Sports Psychology
- Member,
National Institute for Sports Professionals
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