Dr. Elina Veytsman is a licensed psychologist and nationally certified school psychologist. She is the Director of Clinical Services at the UCLA PEERS Clinic, where she facilitates social skills, career skills, and dating skills programs for adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder and their parents, and trains mental health professionals and educators in the implementation of these programs. Additionally, Dr. Veytsman conducts private individualized social skills, career skills, and dating skills coaching for teens and young adults with a range of social challenges. Dr. Veytsman earned her PhD in School Psychology at UC Riverside, where she studied the experience of youth with developmental disabilities and their parents during their transition into adulthood. She completed her doctoral internship at The Help Group, where she specialized in providing therapy and parent training, and conducting diagnostic assessments for neurodiverse youth in school and outpatient settings. Dr. Veytsman has over 10 years of experience working with neurodiverse youth and families across school, clinical, and research settings. She specializes in supporting teens, young adults, and their parents, in achieving their social, professional, and independence goals.