Our Team
At Neuron & Rose Psychology, we’ve built something truly special — a space where your brain isn’t just accepted, it’s celebrated. Our team is passionate about providing therapy that honors neurodivergent identity, supports authenticity, and embraces the full spectrum of how minds work.
Read more about our incredible team below, see us out in the world (we like a humble brag) — and find the therapist who gets you.
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Dr. Jess
Founder, Director of all the things, “The boss”
Licensed Clinical Psychologist IN CALIFORNIA #PSY30429 AND MINNESOTA #LP6893
Dr. Jessica Hogan, PSYD, LP (She/Her)
Dr. Hogan is now available for telehealth therapy and evaluations in most states through PsyPact.
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Dr. Hogan is a Chickasaw, AuDHD, cis-gender, queer, chronically ill, and hard-of-hearing psychologist.
Dr. Hogan has always felt a little bit different and quirkier than everyone else, which led her to develop a deep empathy and understanding for those who feel marginalized or misunderstood. This sense of being different naturally drew her towards the field of psychology and a focus on working with Autistic individuals.
Dr. Hogan earned her Master’s Degree and her Doctor of Psychology Degree from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, an APA-Accredited program. Dr. Hogan completed her doctoral training at a college counseling center, outpatient clinics, a community mental health center, and an inpatient psychiatric hospital. Dr. Hogan then went on to complete her APA-Accredited Pre-Doctoral Internship at the Indian Healthcare Resource Center of Tulsa. She completed her Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System, an inpatient psychiatric hospital.
Dr. Hogan has now been doing Autism and ADHD assessments for over a decade. Her primary passionate interest for many years has been Autism identification in women, trans/non-binary folks, and marginalized communities. As a therapist, she loves working with high-achieving AuDHDers that are navigating developing a positive neurodivergent identity, building a sustainable and balanced life, and preventing burnout.
After her post-doc, she served as the Assistant Director of Training at Pediatric Minds Medical Center, and she was the Testing Coordinator at the Early Childhood Treatment Center. She founded Neuron & Rose in 2021, developing a safe space to provide comprehensive neurodiversity-affirming care and training programs for psychologists-in-training. She continues to give back through her work as an adjunct professor, teaching assessment in Clinical PsyD programs at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology and Alliant International University. She is thrilled to serve on several dissertation committees, and to have conducted a research study of her own on Autistic therapists, which is now published in the peer-reviewed journal Autism in Adulthood. She is an international public speaker and educator, presenting on topics such as neurodiversity-affirming assessment and late identification. Her work often integrates creative storytelling (including a Little Mermaid–inspired presentation) to make complex concepts more accessible and impactful.
She spends most of her spoons on making sure the practice runs relatively smoothly. However, when she isn’t meeting with her team and furiously trying to learn the business side of things that was never taught in grad school, Dr. Hogan enjoys aerial arts, learning the art of war via a chess board, cups of herbal tea while reading the latest BOTM pick, and discovering new hyperfixations. She is the type of person who can easily fall in to a peaceful sleep to a true crime podcast. She feels extremely uncomfortable in environments where talking about Star Wars is socially inappropriate. Dr. Hogan can also occasionally be found frolicking about on roller skates, rocking out in the car to nu-metal artists from the 2000s, fantasizing about getting new tattoos, and pretending like she knows how to rock climb.
Associate assessment Director, associate director of training
LICENSED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST IN CALIFORNIA #35175 AND MINNESOTA #7351
Dr. Melody Hannani, PSYD, LP (She/Her)
Dr. Hannani is available in California and Minnesota for teen (16+) and adult therapy, plus evaluations in person at our LA office, or via telehealth.
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Dr. Melody Hannani earned her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology at the APA-accredited California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University. Dr. Hannani has worked with clients across the lifespan across diverse settings - ranging from hospitals, intensive outpatient programs and schools to private practices and community mental health centers.
Dr. Hannani completed her APA Accredited predoctoral internship at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles where she provided psychological assessments and evidence-based treatments for young adults, adolescents and children. During graduate school, she focused her dissertation on the impact of acculturation, identity and shame on the mental health of first and second-generation communities living in the United States.Specializing in working with autistic clients, Dr. Hannani is dedicated to creating a supportive and affirming space during therapy and the assessment process. She strongly believes your story matters and deserves to be heard. She has witnessed the profound shifts that occur from examining the effects of masking, internalized ableism and societal expectations on one’s self. She finds it rewarding to use assessment as a tool to help you advocate for your needs, find greater alignment with your values, rediscover the parts of yourself hidden behind the mask and burnout, and gain a clearer and more compassionate perspective on past life experiences. In addition to working with clients, Dr. Hannani enjoys supervising and training doctoral psychology students on providing comprehensive therapeutic assessments and the neurodiversity affirming paradigm.
Dr. Hannani is also trained in Brainspotting and finds value in integrating somatic and mind-body based techniques to help people become “unstuck” and process past experiences in ways that talk therapy alone may not achieve. In therapy, she focuses on guiding you toward strategies that increase feelings of safety and grounding in your body and your relationships. Dr. Hannani holds a curious, collaborative, and strengths-based approach when working with clients and is passionate about providing gender affirming, culturally sensitive and trauma informed care.
In her free time, Dr. Hannani loves making jewelry with whatever materials she can get her hands on, playing with other people’s pets, and attempting new recipes from her one too many cookbooks. Her perfect day includes collecting sea glass around big bodies of water, drinking a fantastic latte, having some time dedicated to movement (hot yoga is a current favorite!) and spending hours reading historical fiction and fantasy novels under the sun.
Teresa Koro, M.S. (TheY/TheM)
Licensed Educational Psychologist #4525
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #154169 IN CALIFORNIA & Washington
Teresa provides telehealth therapy and evaluations for children (8+), teens, and adults across California and Washington. Their specialties include relational therapy for couples, families, queer-platonic partnerships, best friends, and other relationship structures.
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Teresa works with late identified Autistic and ADHD adults who are exploring how their brain works after a lifetime of masking. Many of Teresa’s clients come to therapy to recover from burnout, understand their sensory needs, and build a sustainable neurodivergent life. Teresa offers virtual therapy and assessments to California residents.
Teresa is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Educational Psychologist, because they couldn’t choose just one career path. Professionally, they find a lot of meaning in supporting newly-realized Autistic and ADHDer adults on their post-diagnosis journey. As a late identified AuDHDer, Teresa has been through the same process, so they really get it. They blend professional knowledge and lived experience to help their clients understand their brain, make peace with their many parts, and find ways to live a sustainable neurodivergent life. Outside of nerding-out over brains and stuff, Teresa is an avid reader, singer, and lover of word games.
As a queer and disabled clinician, Teresa values disability justice, fat liberation, and abolition, and these topics often come up in the therapy room. Therapy is a great space to discuss how broader systems and environments affect mental health. But it’s not serious all the time - you can also find Teresa cracking jokes that land approximately 40% of the time.
Teresa’s style is collaborative, and sessions typically flow naturally based on the client’s needs that day. Having a bad day and need to vent? No problem. Super overstimulated and losing words? Totally get that. Need to just body double and do some art together? Absolutely. No matter how you show up, Teresa will meet you with respect, compassion, and authenticity.
Teresa holds a Master’s in Counseling from California State University, East Bay, where they completed a dual degree in School Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy. They’re independently licensed as a therapist (LMFT#154169) and educational psychologist (LEP#4525) and love the creativity that comes with a dynamic work flow. Teresa has completed advanced training in neuro-affirming care and is always learning something new. They have worked in the mental health field for 10 years and especially enjoy working with individuals in their 20s, 30s, and 40s.
Lauren Brown (She/They)
Practice Manager
Angela Dawson, (SHE/hER)
Billing & compliance coordination contractor
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Lauren Brown is a nonbinary, queer, AuDHD PDAer with OCD who thrives in spreadsheets and big ideas. Like a true autodidact, Lauren’s passionate side quests have led them down a lot of different exciting paths. 3 different colleges in 3 years had them finally land at their alma mater, The Culinary Institute of America, where they took their degree in culinary arts and paired their love of food, storytelling and accessibility through the pages of national magazines & books, television, radio, food & beverage public relations, event design, yogurt making, energy healing, neurodivergent organizing and wedding planning. Regardless of what they’ve got their hands into, Lauren loves connecting people, bringing a little more love into the world, and helping people feel truly seen and heard.
Lauren understands neurodiversity from all sides as a Sib, proudly late diagnosed AuDHD PDAer herself, and mother to 2 amazing AuDHD PDAer kiddos. As someone who has spent a lot of time filling out medical paperwork and working with different providers, she’s passionate about providing warm and safe support to those journeying for answers that may empower them to move through the world in a way that feels true to themselves. Lauren is adamant in building strong neurodivergent identities and culture through radical community building, mutual aid, and meaningful connection without shame.
When she’s not helping with the administrative side of Neuron & Rose, they work with PDA North America, run a local monthly neurodivergent-affirming parent support group, and can be found in their free time face-first-diving into a new hobby or book, being in some form of water, hanging out with the birds who visit her backyard, conjuring a dance party, being silly weirdos with her family, or getting lost in a book in a bookstore (preferably one with a really good coffee, herbal tea and music playlist). Lauren lives with her 2 kids, their loyal dachshund, Gator, and their husband, Jake, on Mahican, Lenape, and Munsee land in New York’s Hudson Valley.
Katy Hoover (She/her)
Administrative & Intake Support Coordinator
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Katy Hoover is a preschool teacher with over 10 years of experience nurturing young learners and creating classrooms where every child feels safe, loved, and truly accepted. She is deeply committed to understanding and supporting her students, meeting each child where they are, and celebrating what makes them delightfully unique. The best part of this portion of her life is that she gets to help create kind and tolerant humans before they are officially released into the world.
Before adventuring into the classroom, Katy spent nearly a decade as a nanny, where she mastered the delicate art of balancing other people’s schedules, expectations, and tiny humans—all while surviving on an impressive amount of coffee and patience.
Katy graduated from Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia with a degree in French and Sociology. While she was once fluent in French, she hasn’t used a single bit of it other than to sing nursery rhymes in French to her students occasionally. She does, however, frequently still use what she learned about sociology as she interacts with the world around her.
In her spare time, Katy recently published her first children’s book, inspired by her belief that if we make the decision to put some kindness into the world, it can ripple outward and change an entire community. When she is not wrangling toddlers or chauffeuring children to practices, she enjoys reading, listening to podcasts, and attempting to organize her life. She lives in Midlothian, Virginia with her daughter, son, two dogs, her cat, and her twin sister.
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Angela is a systems-minded finance and operations professional who helps keep the behind-the-scenes pieces of Neuron & Rose running smoothly. She supports financial operations, payroll, billing, compliance, and organizational systems, with a particular love for creating structure, improving workflows, and making complex processes easier to manage.
Angela brings more than two decades of experience spanning finance, operations, information systems, compliance, and higher education. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Management & Decision Sciences with a concentration in Information Systems Management, along with certificates in Accounting and Employment Law from Cornell University.
At her core, Angela enjoys running numbers, organizing information, solving operational puzzles, and building systems that help people do their best work.
When she isn't immersed in spreadsheets, systems, or documentation, Angela can be found homeschooling her children, hiking, and enjoying everyday adventures with her family.
Neuron & Rose Doctoral Trainees
Dr. Hogan and Dr. Hannani are passionate about teaching psychologists-in-training. Each year, we take on doctoral students, pre-doctoral interns, and post-doctoral fellows who are learning through practice. Our trainees are highly trained in assessment, neurodiversity, and neurodiversity-affirming practices with a focus in autism and high maskers. We also emphasize a commitment to working with women, non-binary folks, BIPOC, and the LGBTQIA+ community to ensure accurate and timely diagnoses. Each client has the opportunity to work with our students in during their assessment sessions. We work together using a team approach during the diagnostic process, which is supervised by Dr. Hogan or Dr. Hannani from beginning to end.
Addie Ehlenberger, MA (She/her)
Registered Psychological Associate
PSB 94029552 under the supervision of Dr. Hogan
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Addie is a Clinical PsyD doctoral student at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Los Angeles, where she earned her Master’s in Clinical Psychology in 2022. She has experience working with clients across the lifespan in diverse clinical settings, supporting individuals navigating mental health challenges, life transitions, identity development, grief and loss, and neurodivergence.
Addie takes an integrative approach to therapy, drawing from holistic and psychodynamic perspectives. She works collaboratively with clients, tailoring interventions to meet each person’s unique needs, and creates a space that supports both insight and meaningful change.
Her work is grounded in a strong commitment to social justice, disability advocacy, and support for marginalized communities. She strives to provide inclusive, affirming care for individuals from culturally and neurologically diverse backgrounds, including members of the LGBTQ+ and Deaf/Hard of Hearing (D/HOH) communities. As someone who identifies as queer and was diagnosed as AuDHD later in life, Addie brings personal insight into supporting clients in embracing their unique identities—whether related to neurodivergence, gender, sexuality, or other aspects of self—while advocating for accessibility, accommodations, and strategies to thrive.
In her free time, Addie enjoys spending time with her cat Zozo, connecting with friends and family, relaxing in hammocks at the park, playing the ukulele, baking sourdough and other baked goods, and exploring hole-in-the-wall coffee shops. After graduating, she hopes to create a therapy practice that offers services in ASL and builds a team of clinicians dedicated to expanding access to neurodiverse and underrepresented communities. She is passionate about creating a space where all clients feel seen, supported, and empowered in their mental health journey.
Sarah Yang, MA (She/Her)
Doctoral Extern
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Sarah is a third-year doctoral student at The Chicago School’s Los Angeles campus. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from CSU Fullerton and her Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School. Her previous clinical experience was at a medical center, where she provided assessments and therapeutic services to children, adolescents, and adults. She is excited to begin her journey with Neuron & Rose and to deepen her understanding of neurodiversity-affirming practices that support the unique needs of every individual.
Sarah aims to foster a trusting and collaborative relationship that supports clients throughout their therapeutic process. Outside of school and work, she enjoys spending time with her cat, friends, and family. She also loves watching movies and TV shows, going to the beach, doing arts and crafts, and visiting cafes. She looks forward to working with clients and supporting them on their journey.
Chloe Towns, MA (she/her)
Doctoral Extern
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Chloe is a second-year doctoral student at The Chicago School, Los Angeles. Her intrigue with psychology started at a young age as a competitive martial artist, where she recognized the benefit of mental performance and its relationship to physical performance. She is excited to improve her understanding of the neurodivergent community through assessment and explore the overlap of neurodiversity and sports.
Sabrina Alexis (She/Her)
Doctoral Extern
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Sabrina is a 3rd-year Clinical PsyD doctoral student at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Los Angeles. Originally from Miami, Florida, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her passion for helping others and providing compassionate, person-centered care. Sabrina has had the privilege of working with diverse populations, including young children, adolescents, families, and adults experiencing various mental health challenges. She feels deeply grateful for every opportunity to connect with others and finds great meaning in supporting people through their unique journeys.
Sabrina has always been fascinated by the human mind and the ways people experience and make sense of the world around them. Her clinical interests include neuropsychology, neurodivergence, and the integration of spirituality into therapy. She believes that everyone’s perspective is shaped by their lived experiences and that each person’s way of being in the world is something to be understood and appreciated. Sabrina strives to help individuals explore, understand, and embrace the many parts of themselves so they can live authentically and fully.
In her free time, Sabrina enjoys going to the beach, practicing yoga, and engaging in creative self-care through mindful coloring. She’s also a true crime enthusiast and loves traveling as a way to broaden her multicultural lens, something she values deeply in her clinical work. Sabrina considers herself a caring, grounded, and open-hearted individual who brings warmth, curiosity, and genuine connection to her work with clients.
Maya Desai (She/Her)
Doctoral Extern
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Maya is a third-year doctoral student at The Chicago School in Los Angeles. Her early curiosity about psychology grew into a passion while studying at UC Riverside, where she worked with teens navigating identity development, mental health challenges, and shifting support systems. These experiences deepened her commitment to creating spaces where people can feel seen, supported, and safe to explore who they are.
Maya believes that therapy should be a space where clients can bring their whole selves without judgment. She views psychological assessment as a therapeutic process that highlights strengths, fosters self-understanding, and provides a roadmap for your fullest potential. Her approach is collaborative and compassionate, centering client’s lived experiences and unique ways of moving through the world. She is especially passionate about supporting neurodivergent and LGBTQIA+ individuals in connecting with their authentic selves and building lives that feel meaningful on their own terms.
Outside of her clinical work, Maya enjoys yoga and mindfulness practices, going on walks and connecting with nature, as well as spending cozy days at home when she can immerse herself in movies and music. Overall, Maya is excited to build and bring her neurodiversity affirming approach to her work, creating a supportive, empowering space where clients can explore their strengths, express their authentic selves, and build lives that truly feel like their own.
Sarah aims to foster a trusting and collaborative relationship that supports clients throughout their therapeutic process. Outside of school and work, she enjoys spending time with her cat, friends, and family. She also loves watching movies and TV shows, going to the beach, doing arts and crafts, and visiting cafes. She looks forward to working with clients and supporting them on their journey.
Camille Laksman, MA (She/Her)
Doctoral Extern
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Camille is a fourth year doctoral student at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Prior to graduate school, she received her Bachelors of Science in Cognitive Science with a minor in Philosophy from UCLA. She was drawn to Neuron and Rose's neurodiversity affirming practices due to the emphasis on truly understanding and accepting diverse neurotypes.
With a passion for fostering inclusivity, her goal is to create a safe and supportive space for individuals of all neurotypes to explore who they truly are. She is committed to a lifelong process of learning and applying the principles that align with Neuron and Rose's philosophy.
Outside of her work, she enjoys distance running, quiet spaces, and spending time with other people!
Maya believes that therapy should be a space where clients can bring their whole selves without judgment. She views psychological assessment as a therapeutic process that highlights strengths, fosters self-understanding, and provides a roadmap for your fullest potential. Her approach is collaborative and compassionate, centering client’s lived experiences and unique ways of moving through the world. She is especially passionate about supporting neurodivergent and LGBTQIA+ individuals in connecting with their authentic selves and building lives that feel meaningful on their own terms.
Outside of her clinical work, Maya enjoys yoga and mindfulness practices, going on walks and connecting with nature, as well as spending cozy days at home when she can immerse herself in movies and music. Overall, Maya is excited to build and bring her neurodiversity affirming approach to her work, creating a supportive, empowering space where clients can explore their strengths, express their authentic selves, and build lives that truly feel like their own.
Sarah aims to foster a trusting and collaborative relationship that supports clients throughout their therapeutic process. Outside of school and work, she enjoys spending time with her cat, friends, and family. She also loves watching movies and TV shows, going to the beach, doing arts and crafts, and visiting cafes. She looks forward to working with clients and supporting them on their journey.
erin bonham (She/Her)
Doctoral Extern
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Erin is a fourth-year clinical psychology doctoral student at University of La Verne, where she also earned her Master of Science in Psychology. Prior to graduate school, she received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in disability studies. She has since provided crisis intervention, therapy, and assessment services in community mental health settings with culturally and neurologically diverse children, teens, adults, and families coping with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and life transitions. Through her work, she has become passionate about embracing and celebrating her clients for their unique strengths, while affirming their personal identities and experiences. She strives to create space for her clients to show up as their authentic selves and explore ways to improve their quality of life.
As a queer, late-diagnosed AuDHD therapist and assessor she brings her personal experience and insight into helping other LGBTQIA+ and/or Neurodivergent individuals understand and embrace their true selves and navigate oppressive and ableist environments. Her approach to therapy is holistic, person-centered, and collaborative. She believes that the goal of assessment is to facilitate self-understanding, highlight individual strengths, and provide suggestions for ways to build environments that accommodate a person’s unique neurotype.
When she is not serving clients, working on her research on neurodiversity-affirming clinical practice, or taking classes, she enjoys watching horror movies, snuggling her tiny dog, hiking, playing her Nintendo Switch, and nerding out on podcasts and audiobooks. She is excited to continue learning about and providing neurodiversity-affirming care to her clients.
Henna Ali (She/THeY)
Doctoral Extern
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Henna is a 2nd year doctoral student at The Chicago School in Los Angeles. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychological Sciences from UC Irvine. Her previous clinical experience has been in residential settings and medical centers.
Henna has had the privilege of working with different populations in various settings. Her clinical interests include neurodivergence, serious mental illness, and the integration of multiculturalism in assessment and therapy. Her experiences have deepened her passion for creating spaces where individuals are validated, supported, and feel safe within their self-discovery journey. In Henna’s free time, she enjoys spending time with her loved ones, traveling internationally, going to concerts/festivals, listening to True Crime podcasts, collecting plushies, and trying new foods and coffee/matcha spots..
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