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.

xx,
Dr. Jess

Our Incredible Team

Founder, Director of all the things, “The boss”
Licensed Clinical Psychologist IN CALIFORNIA #PSY30429 AND MINNESOTA #LP6893

Dr. Hogan is now available for telehealth therapy and evaluations in most states through PsyPact.

Dr. Jessica Hogan, PSYD, LP (She/Her)

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. Dr. Hogan is also a speaker and educator, presenting on neurodiversity-affirming assessment, late identification, and the lived experience of Autistic and ADHD individuals. She is an international public speaker, 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. Hannani is available in California and Minnesota for teen (16+) and adult therapy, plus evaluations in person at our LA office, or via telehealth.

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.

Licensed Educational Psychologist #4525
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #154169 IN CALIFORNIA & Washington

Teresa is available in California and Washington for child (8+), teen, and adult therapy, plus evaluations via telehealth.

Teresa Koro, M.S. (TheY/TheM)

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.

Practice Manager

Lauren Brown (She/They)

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.
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.

Billing Administrator

Rainn Stone, LICSW (THEY/them)

A neurospicy hot mess by day and a drag performer in the making by night Rainn (they/them) has a passion for making mistakes into learning lessons, finding creative (and sometimes off the wall) solutions for any issue, nurturing younger folx and being a warm empathetic person who says “hey, we will figure this out” When not sorting out financial things to make your care as smooth as possible, Rainn is a licensed therapist who also enjoys dancing in the rain, drinking probably too much coffee and tea, infodumping on anyone who will listen, and studying all things psychology and mental health related. Rainn’s mission is to show queer folx we don’t just grow up we survive and even thrive.

Part-Time Executive Administrative Consultant

Dr. Melody Hannani, PSYD, LP (She/Her)

Katy Hoover (She/her)

Neuron & Rose Doctoral Trainees

Meet our 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.

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.

Neuron & Rose Psychological Services is home to the most amazing group of geeks, weirdos and neurodivergent folx in the business (in our humble opinions). We’re dedicated to working with you to help uncover your strengths, address your challenges, and live a life that’s authentically yours. Contact us today to see how we can help support you!

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