I founded Strive Mental Health Services in order to deliver high-quality, accessible psychological services to adolescents and young adults.

Past Clinical and Professional Work:

  • Resident Dean of Kirkland House, Harvard College

  • Clinical Assessor and Supervisor, Stress & Development Lab

  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Harvard Department of Psychology

  • Clinical Intern, UCLA Counseling & Psychological Services

  • Prevention and Outreach Liaison, UCLA Residential Life

  • Suicide Risk Assessor, UCLA Office of Campus & Student Resilience

  • Graduate Student Assessor, UCLA Addictions Lab

  • Graduate Student Therapist, North Hollywood Highly Gifted Magnet High School

  • Graduate Student Clinician and Peer Counseling Supervisor, UCLA Depression Grand Challenge

  • Graduate Student Family Therapist and Assessor, UCLA TIES for Families

  • Research Coordinator, Boston Children’s Hospital

Education:

2019 PhD University of California Los Angeles

2012 BA Harvard College

Visit my personal website to learn about my research, teaching, and more.

Leslie Rith-Najarian, PhD

Psychologist licenses:

Massachusetts #11449

California #34391