Dr. Shahrzad Jalali, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist, author, educator, executive coach, and founder of Align Remedy and Dr. Jalali & Associates, a boutique private practice in Orange County, California. At the center of her work is the belief that psychological health extends beyond simply reducing symptoms. Whether individuals seek support for anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, emotional exhaustion, or a feeling that something in their lives no longer fits, Dr. Jalali helps them look beneath the symptoms to understand the stories, beliefs, emotional associations, nervous system patterns, and life experiences that have shaped who they are.

Her approach integrates depth psychology, trauma-informed care, somatic awareness, psychological assessment, neuroscience, brain mapping, and neurofeedback. When clinically appropriate, brain mapping can provide an additional layer of information by identifying patterns in brain activity that may help inform a more individualized understanding of attention, regulation, stress, and overall functioning. Her goal is not to reduce a person to a scan, but to bring scientific information together with the lived experience of the whole person and support healthier regulation and brain function through evidence-informed care.

A significant part of Dr. Jalali’s work focuses on executives, founders, physicians, and technology leaders who may appear highly capable while carrying significant internal pressure. Many have learned to perform at an extraordinary level, manage complex organizations, and carry tremendous responsibility, yet may still face deeper questions around identity, purpose, relationships, pressure, and the forces driving their success.

Through Dr. Jalali & Associates, she has created a boutique practice where clinicians bring distinct areas of specialization while working within a shared philosophy of individualized and thoughtful care. Dr. Jalali has trained and mentored clinicians within the practice and remains closely involved in its clinical vision and quality of care. She is also the author of The Fire That Makes Us and creator of Regulate to Rise, extending her work beyond the therapy room to individuals seeking deeper understanding, emotional regulation, and lasting personal transformation.

At the heart of Dr. Jalali’s philosophy is the belief that healing is not about becoming someone new. It is about understanding, integrating, and reclaiming the parts of ourselves that have always been there.