Bahar Rahnama, PsyD

Dr. Bahar Rahnama is a clinical psychologist specializing in early childhood, transitional-aged youth, and family mental health with a subspecialty in positive parenting strategies. Dr. Rahnama integrates ethnocultural variables in her assessment of child-rearing practices and incorporates these factors in her work with families, including Parent Child-Interaction Therapy (PCIT), an evidence-based model that meticulously targets disruptive behaviors in children between the ages of two and seven while enhancing a healing bond between caregiver and child. She also specializes in treating children and teens with selective mutism, anxiety, and behavior dysregulation using evidence-based practices. 

Dr. Bahar Rahnama obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Doctor of Clinical Psychology degree at the APA-accredited California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, Los Angeles (CSPP-LA), and completed her predoctoral clinical psychology internship at the Violence Intervention Program Community Mental Health Center (VIP-CMHC).

 Dr. Rahnama loves all things Harry Potter and spends her free time binging comedies with her husband or reading psychological thrillers on her Kindle. 

 License number PSY32790

 Professional Presentations

Panosian, M., Hisaka, N., Ghasseminejad, B., & O’Callaghan, E. (2017, January). The impact of shame on immigrant youth as a result of bullying: A biopsychosocial model. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Association of Behavioral and Social Science, Las Vegas, NV. 

 Awards, Honors & Titles:

2017 California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, Alhambra, CA

Multicultural Community Clinical Psychology Student Ally Award 

Founder and President, Middle Eastern Student Association (MESA) – 2016-2018