ABOUT DR. KOVACS

Career and Honors

Beliefs about Counseling and Coaching

Location..

Our offices are located in Santa Monica, California. The building is approximately one mile from the beach. If you request an appointment or a consultation, we will give you detailed directions to our premises and information about parking.

Telephone:

Schedule a Telephone Consultation About How Counseling Could Help or Make An Initial Appointment To Initiate a Possible Course of Counseling

310-828-4233

E-mail Dr. Kovacs:

Address Any Matter You Please to Dr. Kovacs

askdrkovacs@aol.com

Most Recent Paper:

After Separation: Reflections on the Plight of the Alienated Child

Staff

Hermine Kovacs, M.A.

  • After graduation from U.S.C. she received her M.A. in Human Development from Pacific Oaks College
  • Is a licensed marriage and family therapist
  • Directed the Children and Family Day Treatment Center at Thalians Mental Health Center, Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles, for 13 years
  • Has been in practice for 40 years
  • Is a frequent consultant on children's emotional difficulties and learning needs to many private schools in the greater Los Angeles community
  • Teaches parenting workshops
  • Counsels adults, couples, and specializes in working with gifted children and their families

Karen E. Kovacs North, Ph.D.

  • Received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Ohio State University
  • Completed a post-doctoral residency in neuropsychology at the Ohio State University Medical School and Hospital
  • Is a licensed psychologist
  • Has been in practice for over 20 years
  • Served two years as an American Psychological Association/American Association for the Advancement of Science Congressional Science Fellow on the staff of Congressman Edward Markey; advised the Congressman about social science issues and about matters of social policy
  • Served two years as a White House Fellow working in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy as a consultant on aggression, violence, the effects of the media, and bioethics
  • In addition to her practice, is currently Director of Masters Program on Internet Communities at the Annenberg School of Communication, University of Southern California
  • Teaches courses in psychology and in public policy
  • Counsels adults, couples, and adolescents and performs neuropsychological evaluations

E-mail Karen E. Kovacs North at knorth@usc.edu

E-mail Hermine Kovacs, M.A. at askdrkovacs@aol.com