Dr. Annette Ermshar
Clinical, Forensic, and Neuropsychologist
Dr. Ermshar is a clinical psychologist with over 20 years of post-licensed experience conducting psychotherapy and assessment with children, adolescents, and adults. She has added specialization in neuropsychology, psycholegal/forensic consultations and assessment, and clinical/diagnostic psychological assessment and evaluation, having completed hundreds of assessments of clients during her practice. Dr. Ermshar has served as an expert witness in well over 100 court cases within Federal Court, California Superior Courts, and California Juvenile Courts addressing psycholegal questions pertaining to syndrome evidence, memory, mental state and mens rea, psychiatric diagnostic issues, neurodevelopment, grave disability, competence to participate in trial, risk assessment, neuropsychological functioning, and 1001.36 mental health evaluations, to name a few. She was also a professor at numerous undergraduate and graduate universities, including Associate Professor at Alliant International University, California School of Forensic Studies and was the Training Director of Clerkship/Practicum for over 10 years at Patton State Hospital where she has trained over 120 doctoral level psychologists. Dr. Ermshar is currently on medical staff at Las Encinas Hospital (a private psychiatric hospital) in Pasadena, where she has the ability to see clients who need inpatient psychiatric services. Dr. Ermshar is an author with numerous publications and was selected by her peers as a Top Doctor published in Pasadena Magazine for many consecutive years. She is registered by the National Register as a Health Service Psychologist and has also given numerous invited addresses on the topics of the mental and physical health benefits of generosity, women’s mental health, and optimizing brain health.
E-mail: aermshar@drermshar.com
Phone: (626) 405-0521
Dr. Kim Freeman
Clinical and Pediatric Psychologist
Clinical Associate
Dr. Kimberly Freeman is a Licensed Psychologist with over 13 years of post-licensed experience in working with high-risk infants and children. Her primary area of expertise includes infant development assessments aimed at promoting parent-child attachment, identification of developmental delays, and facilitation of early intervention. Additional areas of specialization include neurodevelopmental evaluations and psychotherapy for children and adolescents presenting with complex behavioral problems, self-harm, and/or trauma. Dr. Freeman is also a Professor at Loma Linda University where she teaches and supervises graduate students. Her current areas of research include examining the effectiveness of using Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for adolescents who engage in non-suicidal self-harm and developing sustainable child interventions and prevention strategies that are effective and culturally sensitive. Dr. Freeman serves on the Loma Linda University International Behavioral Health Trauma Team and has conducted numerous presentations and trainings on how to intervene and promote optimal development in high-risk children from a global perspective. She is a strong advocate for promoting resiliency and wellness in all children by providing a trusting and supportive environment where children can reach their full potential.
E-mail: kfreeman@drermshar.com
Phone: (626) 421-7201
Carter Hasbrook
Director of Training and Clinical Associate
Topaz Tabibi
Clinical Assistant
Topaz Tabibi is currently a doctoral student at California School of Professional Psychology. She is working towards her PsyD in Clinical Psychology and is passionate to work with individuals, youth, and families. Topaz has worked for community mental health organizations providing preventative mental health programming and trauma-focused care. She also has a variety of research interests including social emotional learning, mindfulness, deconstructing mental health stigma, and evaluating training programs. Previously, she graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor in Psychology and will soon be acquiring her Masters in Clinical Psychology as well. Aside from her focus on academics, Topaz also enjoys running, painting, and reading mystery books.
Peggy Wolff
Business Manager
Peggy has a decade of corporate experience across multiple organizational functions, including finance, controlling, human resources, IT, legal. She also spent over a decade in non-profit foundations in the US and India after on the ground Tsunami relief work.
Peggy has managed large corporate budgets with excellent ability to stay on target and mitigate deviations. She is meticulous at tracking expenses and actual cost to budget and understands that small businesses need a trained and experienced finance person to fill that role and is passionate about helping Dr Ermshar & Associates succeed. Furthermore, she brings a proven ability to communicate directly, clearly and persuasively, reflecting an appropriate sense of diplomacy and urgency to all levels and all people within an organization.
On the academic side, Peggy has been an Erasmus scholar and recipient of scholarships to pursue graduate education in Boston, Paris and Stuttgart and has lived and worked in Detroit, Los Angeles, Geneva, Indonesia and India. She is fluent in English, French and German, loves the arts, an intense tennis match, open water swimming, Alpine skiing, motorcycling, and a good laugh.
E-mail: pwolff@drermshar.com
