Dr. Aram Keshishyan, PsyD.
Aram Keshishyan, PsyD. is a bilingual, Armenian-speaking, licensed clinical-forensic psychologist who has been practicing since 2013. Dr. Keshishyan emigrated to the United States at the age of 1 and grew up in the highly diverse Los Angeles County area. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Master of Arts and Doctorate of Psychology degrees in Clinical-Forensic Psychology from Alliant International University, Alhambra.
Dr. Keshishyan has experience primarily in forensic and correctional settings and has over 5 years of experience working directly with the Los Angeles County judicial system providing legal competency evaluations and training, as well as civil commitment/conservatorship evaluations, applications, and expert witness testimony. He maintains a full-time, supervising psychologist position with the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, and a part-time private practice providing individual psychotherapy with adolescents and adults, as well conducting child development evaluations for autism spectrum disorders. Dr. Keshishyan practices from a multi-theoretical approach in order to best cater to people on an individual basis in addressing their specific needs. He takes a client-based approach that includes facets of psychodynamic therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and motivational interviewing to address a wide range of issues, including depression, stress/anxiety, substance use issues, anger management, interpersonal difficulties, and various other concerns. He believes in emphasizing an individuals unique background and strengths in treatment to most effectively accomplish the goals they have set for themselves.
Arastou Aminzadeh, MD
Dr. Aminzadeh co-founded BNI to provide patients with exceptional and complete care that goes beyond the regular standards. Each individual is unique and based on each person’s genetic makeup, some have a more painful response to challenges that arise on their journey and need assistance to get back on track.
His philosophy is that treatment and therapy should be highly tailored to each individual and their unique life story. In addition to advanced psychopharmacology, BNI has the ability to provide a wide variety of treatment options including different talk and play therapies.
Dr. Aminzadeh is board certified by American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (in adult and child psychiatry) and the American Board of Addiction Medicine adult and child psychiatry. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at University of Southern California.
He graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) with a specialty in psychiatry and advanced training in child & adolescent psychiatry. He holds an active membership in the American Psychiatric Association and the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
He is recognized for his warm sense of humor and the individual attention he provides his patients. He enjoys spending time his beautiful wife and his daughters.
He is fluent in English and Farsi.
