ABOUT

     My name is Aida Aroustamian and I have been providing  individual, couples, conjoint, family and group counseling services to a diverse clientele in private practice, since 1994. I also work with clients referred from large local hospitals and schools, as well as low income individuals and families, on a select, Pro Bono basis.

​    I hold two Bachelors of Arts Degrees (BA)--one in  Psychology and the other in Child Development--from CSUN, as well as a Master of Arts, Marriage and Family, Child Therapy (MFT) from Phillips Graduate Institute. I have also trained at the  UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Research Center (MARC) with which I maintain on-going relations.

    I have worked extensively with public schools as a therapist throughout my career in the Glendale, Pasadena, and El Monte areas, as well as other educational institutions including Glendale Community College in greater Los Angeles. I have also worked with the Los Angeles County Office of Education's Research and Evaluation GAINS Program, providing education and motivation to welfare recipients.  I was a Teacher’s Assistant, early in my career, at the Westland School in Beverly Hills, CA, and a Marriage and Family Child Counseling trainee at the Glen Roberts Child Study Center, in Glendale, CA.

   I interned and later worked as a fully licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) at Foothill Family Services in Pasadena, CA--a non-profit organization servicing clients referred by the Department of Mental Health, Department of Child and Family Services, school based programs, court referrals, and private clients--where I provided individual, conjoint, family, and group counseling services.
   
   I have continued working with community based schools throughout my years in private practice, providing parent education and on-site counseling to elementary through high school student bodies at Ferrahian Armenian School, in Encino, CA, and the Armenian Sisters Academy in La Crescenta, CA, as well as many other venues.

   I am a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.

   I am fluent in English, Armenian, and Farsi.

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