Lauren Berkovits, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics-Developmental Pediatrics
Graduate School
- PhD, University of California, Los Angeles (2016)
Undergraduate School
- BA, Dartmouth College (NH) (2008)
Fellowships
- University of Southern California/Children's Hospital Los Angeles Program, Psychology (2018)
Languages
EnglishDepartment
Pediatrics-Developmental PediatricsPublications
- Daniel, S., Blacher, J., Eisenhower, A., and Berkovits, L. (2025). Brief report: Emotion regulation in autism is improved in a single-N pilot intervention study combining Child-Centered Play Therapy and Rhythmic Relating. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 25 (1), e12890. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12890
- Berkovits L, Blacher J, Eisenhower A, Daniel S. The Emotion Regulation Checklist with Young Autistic Children: Data Set for Comparative Use in Intervention Studies. J Autism Dev Disord. 2023 May 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37129696
- Daniel, S., Berkovits, L., Eisenhower, A., & Blacher, J. (2023). Child-Centred Play Therapy and Rhythmic Relating improves emotion regulation in autism: A single-N pilot intervention study. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, capr.12671. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12671
- Berkovits, L.D., Moody, C.T., & Blacher, J. (2020). “I don’t feel different. But then again, I wouldn’t know what it feels like to be normal”: Perspectives of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 50(3), 831-843. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04309-1.
- Perrigo JL, Berkovits LD, Cederbaum JA, Williams ME, Hurlburt MS. Child abuse and neglect re-report rates for young children with developmental delays. Child Abuse Negl. 2018 Sep;83:1-9. PubMed PMID: 29940307
- Berkovits, L., Eisenhower, A., and Blacher, J. (2017). Emotion regulation in young children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 47(1), 68-79.
- Green, S. A., Berkovits, L.D., and Baker, B.L. (2015). Symptoms and development of anxiety in children with or without intellectual disability. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 44(1), 137-144.
- Berkovits, L. D. and Baker, B.L. (2014). Emotion dysregulation and social competence: Stability, change, and predictive power. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 58(8), 765-776.
- Kim, E. S., Berkovits, L. D., Bernier, E. P., Leyzberg, D., Shic, F., Paul, R., and Scassellati, B. (2013). Social robots as embedded reinforcers of social behavior in children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43(5), 1038-1049.
Professional Memberships
- ZERO TO THREE, Member
- American Psychological Association, Member
- International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Member
- Colorado Association for Infant Mental Health, Infant Mental Health Specialist Endorsement
Practice Locations
Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234
Hospital Affiliation
- Children's Hospital Colorado
Specialty Information
Specialties- Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Clinical Interests
My clinical interests center on providing developmental assessments for children with autism and developmental delays. I am also interested in the ways in which traumatic/stressful life experiences impact development and I have specific clinics that provide services to children affected by early trauma.
My clinical interests center on providing developmental assessments for children with autism and developmental delays. I am also interested in the ways in which traumatic/stressful life experiences impact development and I have specific clinics that provide services to children affected by early trauma.