Services offered by Dr. Rolon-Arroyo
Dr. Rolon-Arroyo is a clinical psychologist in Los Angeles, California (PSY30849) with expertise in assessment and psychotherapy for youth, young adults, and families. He offers empirically supported assessment and psychotherapy approaches to develop individualized treatment plans tailored to the needs of each client.
Dr. Rolon-Arroyo’s assessment work focuses on psychoeducational assessment and neuropsychological assessment (e.g., testing for accommodations, IEEs, etc…).
His clinical work focuses on overcoming issues related to posttraumatic stress reactions due to trauma exposure, grief, depression, disruptive behavior problems, and parent-child conflict. He also conducts work related to family communication, difficult life transitions (e.g., coming to terms with LGBT identity), acculturation, and adjustment issues. Dr. Rolon-Arroyo works primarily from a Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) orientation, but is able to incorporate other approaches as guided by supporting research literature.
Dr. Rolon-Arroyo does not participate in any healthcare insurance plans. Nevertheless, he can provide what is known as a “superbill”, which you may submit to your insurer for out-of-network benefits coverage.
He offers services services in person and via Telehealth (i.e., video).
About dr. rolon-arroyo
Dr. Benjamin Rolon-Arroyo (PSY30849) earned his doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (APA Approved). His clinical training was primarily completed at university clinics and academic medical centers. Dr. Rolon-Arroyo completed his predoctoral internship at Texas Children’s Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, TX). He then completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Trauma and Grief Center, housed at Texas Children’s Hospital. He performed psychological evaluations and conducted short and long-term psychotherapy with trauma-exposed and bereaved youth and their families.
Dr. Rolon-Arroyo lives in Los Angeles. He enjoys exploring the city and staying active.
Education
University of massachusetts, Amherst
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology
Graduated September 2016
University of California, Los Angeles
B.A. Psychology
Graduated May 2008
Training
Postdoctoral Fellowship (2016-2018): Clinical Psychology, Trauma & Grief Center, Texas Children’s Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine.
Pre-Doctoral Internship (2015-2016): Pediatric Neuropsychology Track, Texas Children’s Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine.
memberships
American psychological association
Society of Clinical child and adolescent psychology
Contact
address: 1849 Sawtelle Blvd., Suite 610, Los Angeles, CA 90025
EMAIL: psych@drrolonarroyo.com
phone: 310.750.4572 (voicemail/text)
peer-reviewed publications
Bai, S., Rolon-Arroyo, B., Walkup, J.T., Kendall, P.C., Ginsburg, G.S., Keeton, C.P., Albano, A.M., Compton, S.N., Sakolsky, D., Piacentini. J., & Peris, T.S. (2023). Anxiety symptom trajectories from treatment to 5- to 12-year follow-up across childhood and adolescence. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13796.
Alvis, L.M., Dodd, C.G., Oosterhoff, B., Hill, R.M., Rolon-Arroyo, B., Logsdon, T., Layne, C.M., & Kaplow, J.B. (2022). Caregiver behaviors and childhood maladaptive grief: Initial validation of the Grief Facilitation Inventory. Death Studies, 46(6), 1307-1315.
Rolon-Arroyo, B., Oosterhoff, B., Layne, C. M., Steinberg, A., Pynoos, R. S., & Kaplow, J. B., (2020). The UCLA PTSD reaction index for DSM-5 brief form: A brief screening tool for trauma-exposed youth. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 59(3), 434-443.
Kaplow, J. B., Rolon-Arroyo, B., Layne, C. M., Rooney, E., Oosterhoff, B., Hill, R.,…& Pynoos, R. S. (2020). Validation of the UCLA PTSD reaction index for DSM-5: A developmentally-informed assessment tool for youth. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 59(1), 186-194.
Griffith, S. F., Hanson, K., Rolon-Arroyo, B., & Arnold, D. H. (2019). Promoting early achievement in low-income preschoolers in the United States with educational apps. Journal of Children & Media, 13(3), 328-344.
Griffith, S. F., Arnold, D. H., Rolon-Arroyo, B., & Harvey, E. A. (2019). Neuropsychological predictors of ODD symptom dimensions in young children. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 48(1), 80-92.
Kaplow, J. B., Layne, C. M., & Rolon-Arroyo, B. (2018). Evidence-based assessment in the aftermath of disasters: Towards a best-practice model for evaluating hurricane-exposed youth. APSAC Advisor, 30(4), 6-20.
Rolon-Arroyo, B., Arnold, D. H., Breaux, R., & Harvey, E. A. (2018). Reciprocal relations between parenting behaviors and conduct disorder symptoms in preschool children. Journal of Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 49(5), 786-799.
Tichovolsky, M. H., Griffith, S. F., Rolon-Arroyo, B., Arnold, D. H., & Harvey, E. A., (2018). A longitudinal study of fathers’ and young children’s depressive symptoms. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 47(suppl), S190-S204.
Rolon-Arroyo, B., Arnold, D. H., Harvey, E. A., & Marshall, N. A. (2016). Assessing attention and disruptive behavior symptoms in preschool-age children: The utility of the diagnostic interview schedule for children. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 25(1), 65-76.
Marshall, N. A., Arnold, D. H., Rolon-Arroyo, B., & Griffith, S. F. (2015). The association between relational aggression and internalizing symptoms: A review and meta-analysis. Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology, 34(2), 135-160.
Rolon-Arroyo, B., Harvey, E. A., & Arnold, D. H. (2014). The predictive utility of conduct disorder symptoms in preschool children: A 3-year follow-up study. Journal of Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 45(3), 329-337.