Dr. Zara Ashikyan

Zara Ashikyan, Ph.D., QME, is a Clinical Psychologist with expertise in Forensic and Neuro Psychology. She completed her undergraduate degree at UCLA in Experimental Psychology and her Ph.D. degree in Clinical Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology. She also completed her internship and post-doctoral fellowship at UCLA.

She is the Founder and Clinical Director of Western Pacific Psychological Network and Shoreline Mental Health, multi-specialty mental health clinics throughout California that focus primarily on evaluating and treating first responders. She is on the Board of Directors of Glendale Memorial Hospital Foundation.

For the past 19 years, Dr. Ashikyan has been conducting evaluations for private, court, and organizational purposes, including Qualified and Agreed Medical Evaluations. Dr. Ashikyan has notable experience working with athletes related to post-injury rehabilitation and performance issues. She also has vast experience with cognitive and neuro-psychological assessments for adults and conducts FAA evaluations for pilots and air traffic controllers.