Clinical Director of FGTC Petaluma, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Jessica Hobson is Clinical Director of the Family Guidance and Therapy Center, Petaluma. She is a licensed clinical psychologist (CA PSY28015) and Lecturer in the Psychology Department at Sonoma State University (2013 – present), after working in London as a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Child Health, University College London (2002 – 2013). She provides diagnostic assessments and therapy for individuals and families, and service learning experiences in the local community with students at Sonoma State University.

Her research and clinical interests include joint attention, symbolic play, and parent-child interaction, with a focus on Autism Spectrum Disorder and early typical development. She has published academic papers on diverse topics in ASD including comorbid psychiatric symptoms, sensory processing differences, social anxiety, and neurocognitive profiles.

She earned her PhD in Child Clinical Psychology from the University of Miami (1996 - 2001), supervised by Dr. Peter Mundy now at the MIND Institute https://health.ucdavis.edu/mindinstitute/ourteam/faculty/mundy.html

She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC, in Pittsburgh, PA ) https://www.upmc.com/locations/hospitals/western-psychiatric under the supervision of Dr. Nancy Minshew (2000 – 2001) https://www.upmc.com/media/experts/nancy-minshew.

She completed her postdoctoral training at the Neuropsychology Center of Louisiana (2001 – 2002). http://louisiananeuropsych.com/services.html

Clinical Director of FGTC Petaluma, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Jessica Hobson is Clinical Director of the Family Guidance and Therapy Center, Petaluma. She is a licensed clinical psychologist (CA PSY28015) and Lecturer in the Psychology Department at Sonoma State University (2013 – present), after working in London as a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Child Health, University College London (2002 – 2013). She provides diagnostic assessments and therapy for individuals and families, and service learning experiences in the local community with students at Sonoma State University.

Her research and clinical interests include joint attention, symbolic play, and parent-child interaction, with a focus on Autism Spectrum Disorder and early typical development. She has published academic papers on diverse topics in ASD including comorbid psychiatric symptoms, sensory processing differences, social anxiety, and neurocognitive profiles.

She earned her PhD in Child Clinical Psychology from the University of Miami (1996 - 2001), supervised by Dr. Peter Mundy now at the MIND Institute https://health.ucdavis.edu/mindinstitute/ourteam/faculty/mundy.html

She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC, in Pittsburgh, PA ) https://www.upmc.com/locations/hospitals/western-psychiatric under the supervision of Dr. Nancy Minshew (2000 – 2001) https://www.upmc.com/media/experts/nancy-minshew.

She completed her postdoctoral training at the Neuropsychology Center of Louisiana (2001 – 2002). http://louisiananeuropsych.com/services.html

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