Ariela Rabizadeh Jourabchi, PsyD

Dr. Ariela Rabizadeh Jourabchi is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in evidence-based treatments for young children, children, and adolescents with a range of behavioral and emotional disorders. She has extensive experience working with children and families and in providing parent training. Her main expertise includes obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), tic disorders, selective mutism (SM), anxiety-related disorders, and behavior disorders utilizing evidence-based treatments, such as, Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and traditional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

Dr. Ariela received specialized training in CBT at Harbor UCLA Medical Center and gained certification in CBT with the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. She is also trained in providing full model dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents (DBT-A). She is especially passionate about evidence-based assessment and treatment of OCD and received specialized training in providing ERP for OCD and related disorders at the UCLA Pediatric OCD Intensive Outpatient Program. She emphasizes a balance of warmth and change-focused behavioral approaches in the therapeutic relationship. She values providing culturally-informed care, with consideration to each individual’s diversity factors and systems.

Dr. Ariela received her Bachelor’s degree from UCLA in psychology with a minor in applied developmental psychology. Prior to her career as a clinical psychologist, Dr. Ariela worked as a child development specialist with 0 to 3 year olds at UCLA’s Megan E. Daly Infant Development Program. She then went on to receive her Masters and Doctorate in clinical psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University. Throughout her training, Dr. Ariela’s clinical work focused on developing a broad foundation of evidence-based skills that enabled her to work across disorders and levels of care, including schools, community, county, hospital-based, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, residential settings, and private practice. Specifically, she completed her doctoral internship at Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families’ residential treatment center and part of her postdoctoral training at a private practice specializing in CBT and DBT.

Dr. Ariela loves experimenting with baking new recipes, trying new coffee shops, spending time in sunshine, exercising, walking her dog, art, and being with family and friends!

License number PSY34156

Certifications

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, provisional diplomate until licensure (2019) – Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies

Oral Presentations & Guest Lectures

Rabizadeh, A. H. (2022, June). Exposure and Response Prevention for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Presented for clinicians in community mental health clinic – South Los Angeles, California.

Rabizadeh, A. H. (2022, January, February, March). Mindfulness Derived from Buddhism in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. Presented for trainees in clinical psychology – Los Angeles, California.

Rabizadeh, A. H. (2022, March). Exposure and Response Prevention for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Presented for clinicians in private practice – Los Angeles, California.

Rabizadeh, A. H. (2022, March). Cognitive Modification in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Presented for clinicians in private practice – Los Angeles, California.

Rabizadeh, A. H. (2020, June). Conceptualization, Brief Assessment, and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Using Exposure and Response Prevention. Presented for clinicians at LA County Department of Mental Health – Long Beach Child and Adolescent Program, Long Beach, California. 

Poster Presentations

Rabizadeh, A.H. (2022, March) Exploring adolescent DBT patients’ commitment to treatment & their perceptions of caregivers’ commitment to treatment. Presented at the Scientific Sessions at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA; Accepted to present at ISITDBT and ABCT.

Huhnke, L., Rabizadeh, A. H., & Lowell, J. (2019, October). Identifying and responding appropriately to stress reactions of children involved in the child welfare system. Presented at the ZERO TO THREE 2019 Annual Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Huhnke, L., Rabizadeh, A. H., & Afshar-Moghadam, N. (2019, September). How prison nurseries can improve attachment models and long-term outcomes for children born to incarcerated mothers. Presented at the 24th International Summit on Violence, Abuse and Trauma Across the Lifespan, La Jolla, CA.

Afshar-Moghadam, N., Rabizadeh, A. H., Huhnke, L., & Noblitt, R. (2019, April). Social justice advocacy for    Syrian refugees. Presented at the Multicultural Community Clinical Psychology Conference, Alhambra, CA.

Rabizadeh, A. H., Huhnke, L., & Afshar-Moghadam, N. (2019, March). Attachment and acculturation challenges for transracial/transnational adoptees. Presented at the Family Child and Couple Conference, Alhambra, CA.

Rabizadeh, A. H., Avila, S., & Lowell, J. (2019, February). Culturally-sensitive prevention and intervention efforts for youth at risk for gang activity. Presented at the American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

Rabizadeh, A. H., Lowell, J., & O’Callaghan, E. (2018, March). The effects of stress on childhood brain development. Presented at the Behavioral Health & Integrated Care Conference, Alhambra, CA.