Dr. Mirzakhanian is a licensed clinical psychologist. With her extensive experience in the field, she is also consulting clinicians who are interested in setting up private practice ventures, including business mission, pricing, client profile and market analysis. She founded Ella Therapy with the guiding vision of creating a practice that integrates evidence-based modalities with deep multicultural awareness. She is not involved in providing clinical services at Ella.

Dr. Mirzakhanian completed her training at the SDSU/ UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, Yale University, and the San Diego Psychoanalytic Institute. Through both her academic and clinical work, Dr. Mirzakhanian brings together cutting-edge research and compassionate, individualized care to promote mental health and well-being across the lifespan.

Dr. Mirzakhanian has co-authored many articles, and her work has appeared in JAMA Psychiatry, The American Journal of Psychiatry, and NeuroImage, among others. She also serves as an ad hoc reviewer and editor for numerous journals, including the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine and Bipolar Disorders, and several others.