Pulse Check: Youth Mental Health
with Dr. Ramsey Khasho and Dr. Pardis Khosravi

with Dr. Ramsey Khasho and Dr. Pardis Khosravi
Episode 19, Season 5 | May 13, 2025
In this Voices of Compassion episode, we talk with CHC experts, Ramsey Khasho, PsyD, Chief Clinical Officer and licensed psychologist, and Pardis Khosravi, PsyD, Clinical Director and license psychologist to take a clear-eyed look at the real state of teen mental health in 2025. Moving beyond sensationalized headlines, we’ll discuss recent data showing promising developments as well as still concerning trends.
You'll hear about what we are seeing in our work at CHC, and help parents and caregivers understand how they can support their kids. This episode provides the nuanced understanding you need to navigate the complex reality of adolescent wellbeing today. Join us for a conversation that goes beyond simplified narratives to deliver practical insights for helping teens thrive in challenging times.
Dr. Khasho has over 25 years of experience evaluating and treating children, teens and families. He specializes in pediatric anxiety and depression, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, forensic assessment, and family therapy. Dr. Khasho is a court-appointed expert for the State of California and has provided testimony about the psychological evaluations of children and adolescents. He has over 20 years of non-profit executive leadership experience and is actively involved in the supervision and training of graduate students. Dr. Khasho is a clinical assistant professor (affiliated) at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is an adjunct faculty member and the traineeship coordinator at the University of San Francisco, where he teaches graduate level courses for the School of Education, Counseling Psychology Department. In his free time, Dr. Khasho loves to spend time with his family, read non-fiction, eat ethnic food and drink Peet’s coffee.
Dr. Khosravi is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in conducting comprehensive psychological evaluations and providing evidence-based psychotherapy with adolescents and transitional aged youth. She graduated with honors from the University of California, Berkeley, with a BA in psychology. Dr. Khosravi attended the PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium where she obtained her MS and PsyD in clinical psychology. During graduate school, she received extensive training in providing therapeutic and assessment services to adolescents and transitional aged youth with a wide variety of presenting concerns. She completed an APA-accredited internship at Travis County Juvenile Probation Department in Austin, Texas, where she continued her assessment training and continued to provide therapeutic services to adolescents involved with the juvenile justice system. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at San Diego Center for Children, where she furthered her assessment training in a residential treatment center for children and adolescents. Dr. Khosravi has received training in multiple evidence-based therapies and frequently integrates interventions and approaches from various modalities to best serve the unique needs of individual clients. She also believes that the most important piece of psychological assessment is individualized recommendations and concrete, actionable steps that clearly delineate a path forward for the client and family.
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