Our Team

Alberto Collazzoni, Ph.D.

Registered Psychological Assistant, PSB94024494

Tanya Abughazaleh, Psy. D.

Post-Doc Psychologist

Dr. Tanya Abughazaleh earned her bachelor’s degree at Dominican University of California in Psychology and continued her education after working with children on the spectrum. She earned her doctorate and master’s degrees in Clinical Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles campus. She completed her internship at Pennsylvania Counseling Services in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. During her internship, she conducted psychological assessments, treated patients with a spectrum of disorders, enhanced her skills in providing telehealth services, and provided supervision to master level students. Additionally, she has also had past experience working in the pediatric oncology department conducting intellectual assessments and providing individual therapy while integrating multiple disciplines across various treatment settings such as schools, hospitals, and community health clinics. Dr. Abughazaleh trained at the Renewed Freedom Center as a pre-doctoral intern in 2018 – 2019, and has extensive experience treating adults and children diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and related anxiety disorders. She utilizes a generalist approach with an emphasis in CBT, tailoring treatment to each individual. Dr. Abughazaleh is accumulating hours for licensure and serving as Program Director for the Renewed Freedom Center Non-Profit Foundation (RFF).  Dr. Abughazaleh’s clinical services at Renewed Freedom Center are provided under the license and supervision of Jennifer Lynch, Psy.D. (PSY30626).

Parisa Waisi is a BBS registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, and currently working towards her doctorate degree in Applied Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.  She earned her master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Southern California (USC), and her bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Ms. Waisi has experience working with children, adolescents, families, and individuals suffering from depression, anxiety, anger management, grief, domestic violence, and abuse.  In addition, she has experience with interpersonal relationships such as peer and parent/child conflicts. Ms. Waisi has designed and facilitated self-esteem groups for adolescents which provided psychoeducation and skills to assist them in improving their academic performance while learning ways to better cope with life’s challenges.  Moreover, she has co-facilitated psychoeducational self-improvement workshops for adults.

She is passionate about helping individuals by giving them insights and tools to realize their strengths and to identify the challenges/obstacles that prevent them from achieving their goals and feeling satisfied. She is devoted to providing the highest level of care to ensure her patients’ wellbeing. She provides counseling in Farsi and English. Ms. Waisi’s clinical services at Renewed Freedom Center are provided under the license and supervision of Jennifer Lynch, Psy.D. (PSY30626).