Psychological Care in Pasadena and Online
A thoughtful place to understand what is happening beneath the surface and find a way forward that fits your life.
Care Across State Lines
Dr. Payandeh is licensed in California and Nevada and is authorized to provide telepsychology through PSYPACT. This makes virtual care available to eligible clients located in participating PSYPACT jurisdictions.
Availability depends on your location and the service requested. Contact the practice to confirm whether care can be provided where you are located.
Insurance
Insurance is accepted for eligible psychotherapy services, including commercial and Medicare plans. Coverage for testing and evaluations may differ by plan. A limited number of sliding scale spaces may be available for self pay psychotherapy.
Our Approach
Rishé Psychology considers the full context of a person’s history and present circumstances, recognizing that psychological experiences are shaped through the ongoing relationship between individual life, relationships, culture, identity, economic conditions, and broader social systems.
Meaningful understanding often develops gradually, through reflection on how these forces have shaped a person’s life and possibilities for change. The work combines clinical rigor with warmth and curiosity, whether you are beginning therapy or seeking a clearer understanding through evaluation.
About Dr. Payandeh
Dr. Bahar Payandeh is a licensed psychologist whose clinical work centers on psychological and neuropsychological assessment, psychotherapy, and clinical supervision. She has served as adjunct faculty in graduate psychology programs and has worked with medically and psychiatrically complex patients in hospital settings.
Who I Work With
Psychological assessment is available for children, adolescents, and adults seeking clarity about attention, learning, cognition, emotional functioning, or school support needs. Psychotherapy is available for adults navigating health concerns, life transitions, complex circumstances, or questions about identity and relationships.
Dr. Payandeh welcomes clients from diverse and historically underserved communities and attends to the ways culture, access to resources, and social context can shape psychological well being.
Ways We Can Work Together
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Psychological evaluations for children, adolescents, and adults addressing ADHD, autism, attention, learning, cognition, executive functioning, emotional concerns, and questions about school or testing accommodations.
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Relational and insight oriented therapy for anxiety, depression, life transitions, identity concerns, and recurring relationship patterns.
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Focused evaluations for medical readiness, personal injury, and other legal or clinical documentation needs.
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Relational supervision and professional consultation for psychology trainees, early career clinicians, and psychologists.
Learn about supervisionPractical Support for Children and Parents
Understand where homework gets difficult. Find strategies that fit your child.
Individualized support grounded in evidence-based behavioral and organizational techniques, with a psychologist working alongside your child and family.
We observe your child doing homework to understand getting started, planning, organization, time management, and monitoring progress.
We explore manageable task steps, visual plans, checklists, time estimates, planned breaks, and positive reinforcement to see what helps.
You receive an individualized written plan tailored to your child’s strengths, challenges, goals, and family routines. Parent participation, practice, and progress reviews help us adjust it over time.
Insurance accepted for eligible services.
Coverage and benefits are verified before scheduling.
Contact us about your child’s age, needs, format, fees, and availability. This service focuses on practical skills and does not replace diagnostic evaluation or subject tutoring.
EDD & FMLA
Mental health evaluations for individuals seeking California EDD disability benefits or FMLA leave are available to new clients seeking an evaluation and ongoing psychotherapy patients.
Evaluations assess how mental health symptoms affect your ability to work. Relevant history and records are reviewed to determine whether disability or medical leave documentation is clinically appropriate. An evaluation does not guarantee certification, benefits, or leave approval.
Clinical Supervision & Consultation
Supervision is grounded in a relational approach, with attention to case formulation, the therapeutic relationship, transference and countertransference, boundaries, ethics, and the clinician’s developing professional identity.
Individual supervision and professional consultation may be available to psychology trainees, early career clinicians, and psychologists. Format and eligibility depend on training status, location, and applicable board requirements.
Ask about supervisionClarity Through Testing
Assessment brings together your history, clinical interview, standardized measures, and relevant records. You receive an integrated explanation of the findings and practical next steps.
Request an assessment consultationWhat to Expect
The exact process depends on the referral question, but most evaluations include these steps.
Specialty Evaluations
Each evaluation is tailored to the referral question and the standards relevant to the legal, medical, or clinical setting.
Resources
Explore attention, social experiences, and what an evaluation can clarify.
Attention & Organization
Why grades are one part of the picture, and what an evaluation explores beyond academic achievement.
Read ArticleSocial Experiences & Autism
Explore social effort, masking, and why feeling exhausted after socializing has more than one possible explanation.
Read ArticleUnderstanding Evaluations
Understand how test results, personal history, and everyday functioning contribute to diagnostic decisions.
Read ArticleFrequently Asked Questions
Yes. A comprehensive evaluation does not rely on a single ADHD test. It examines attention concerns within the full clinical picture and considers other factors that can affect concentration, including learning difficulties, anxiety, depression, trauma, sleep, medical conditions, and developmental history. Child and adolescent evaluations may also include caregiver input, school records, and teacher information when appropriate.
Assessment coverage varies by plan. Contact the practice before scheduling so benefits, fees, and payment expectations can be discussed.
Telehealth may be available in participating PSYPACT states, subject to applicable requirements and your location at the time of service.
The timeline depends on the referral question and measures needed. The consultation will provide a clearer estimate.
A limited number of sliding scale spaces may be available for self pay psychotherapy. Ask about current availability.
Original Medicare, Aetna Medicare, and Optum or UnitedHealthcare Medicare may be accepted for eligible services. Please verify coverage before scheduling.
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Contact the practice directly for therapy availability, insurance verification, assessment, specialty evaluations, or clinical supervision.
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