Dr. Billie Abraham

I am a pediatric psychologist and have spent my career specializing in helping children and their families manage the everyday stressors and impactful symptoms of anxiety, ADHD, depression, tantrums, and other challenging behaviors. I am also specialized in pediatric sleep issues.

I am passionate about health psychology and spent 10 years working in pediatric primary care offices, providing services for health-related issues typically brought to your child’s pediatrician, including sleep, potty training, bed wetting, tantrums, and adjustment to overall life changes. Working side-by-side with pediatricians provided me with an incredible opportunity to help families understand how body-health and psycho-social health complement each other and help overall healthy family functioning. Another area of specialty is in the area of perinatal psychology and maternal mental health, working with families as they adjust to new life as a parent.

I trained at one of the nations best hospitals for children, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, until relocating to South California were I became connected to CAYA Care. I strive to work with children and families to help provide evidence-based tools to improve overall functioning and healthy adjustment. I will help you identify primary concerns and develop skills to cope with these issues to get you and/or your child closer to your goals.

Programs + Specialties: Child/adolescent mental health; pediatric psychology

Research Interests: Integrated behavioral health in pediatric primary care and urban school settings

Advanced Education: PhD in Counseling Psychology, University of Miami, 2014

Pre-doctoral Internship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Post-doctoral Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

NPI Number: 1902164312

Language(s): English

Accepted Insurances: Out of Network provider

Eiraldi, R., Khanna, M., Jawad, A.F., Power, T.J., Cacia, J., Cabello, B., Schwartz, B.S., Swift, L., Kanine, R., Orapallo, A., McCurdy, B., & Mautone, J.A. : Implementation of Targeted Mental Health Interventions in Urban Schools: Preliminary Findings on the Impact of Training Strategy on Program Fidelity Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health 2020 Notes: DOI: 10.1080/23794925.2020.1784056.
Asnaani, A., Narine, K., Suzuki, N., Zang, Y., Schwartz, B., Yeh, R., Mannarino, A., Cohen, J., & Foa, E.B : Integration of technology to enhance screening of pediatric PTSD: Results from a study in primary care community settings. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma 2020 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s40653-020-00300-6.
Njoroge, W.F.M., Hostutler, C.A., Schwartz, B.S., Mautone, J.A.: Integrated behavioral health in pediatric primary care. Current Psychiatry Reports 18(12): 1-8, 2016 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s11920-016-0745-7.

Lockwood, K., & Schwartz, B. (2021). “Separation Anxiety: What’s Normal and When to Worry?” Health Tip of the Week, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, https://www.chop.edu/news/health-tip/separation-anxiety-whats-normal-and-when-worry
Lockwood, K., & Schwartz, B. (2021). “Shyness in Kids” Health Tip of the Week, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, https://www.chop.edu/news/health-tip/shyness-kids
Schwartz, B., & Lockwood, K. (2021) “Are your kids worried about heading back to school?” Radio Interview Doctor Radio with Seema Awatramani, MD; Sirius XM.
Schwartz, B. (2018). Managing Anxiety in Children and Adolescents. Interview with Katie Lockwood for Primary Care Perspectives at CHOP. https://soundcloud.com/childrensphila/primary-care-perspectives-episode-36-managing-anxiety-in-children-and-adolescents#t=0:00.
Schwartz, B. (2017). Teen Sleep. Interview with Katie Lockwood for Primary Care Perspectives at CHOP. https://soundcloud.com/childrensphila/primary-care-perspectives-episode-13-teen-sleep