Dr. Saro Arthur Altinoglu is a licensed California clinical psychologist (PSY 35519) with nearly two decades of clinical experience spanning acute psychiatric hospitalization, substance use treatment, adolescent intensive outpatient programs, residential mental health administration, and correctional psychology.

Dr. Altinoglu began his academic journey at California State University, Fullerton, graduating on the Dean’s Honor List with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in May 2008. Concurrently, he initiated his clinical career as a Behavioral Health Specialist at Aurora Behavioral Health Center/Charter Oak Hospital (2007–2008), providing milieu care and crisis response for acute psychiatric inpatients. He then advanced to the University of La Verne, earning a Master of Science in Psychology in October 2010 and his APA-accredited Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in Clinical-Community Psychology in 2016. During his doctoral training, Dr. Altinoglu completed clinical practicums at the University of La Verne Counseling Center (2009–2010), Loma Linda Behavioral Medical Center (2010–2011), and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center’s Child Psychological Assessment Track (2011–2012). He also returned to Aurora Behavioral Health Center as an Intake Counselor from 2012 to 2014, conducting comprehensive evaluations and psychiatric triage. From 2014 to 2015, he completed his APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship at the Institute for Multicultural Counseling and Education Services (IMCES), delivering specialized therapy, crisis intervention, and testing.

Following graduation, Dr. Altinoglu served as Clinic Director at Aegis Treatment Centers in Inglewood from 2015 to 2017, overseeing daily narcotic treatment programming and multi-disciplinary teams. From 2017 to 2018, he worked as a clinical consultant and writer for Your Bestie, LLC, applying DSM-5 frameworks to artificial intelligence and machine learning conversational systems. He subsequently served as Program Director, Clinical Director, and Director of Clinical Compliance at ROWI Teen & Parent Wellness Center from 2018 to 2023, supervising adolescent PHP/IOP operations and clinical staff across multiple Southern California facilities. From September 2023 to June 2024, Dr. Altinoglu served as Clinical Director and Senior Director of Psychological Services & Clinical Outreach at Amend Treatment in Malibu, directing residential adult care and comprehensive diagnostic assessment batteries. In addition, over the past two years, he has served as a Correctional Psychologist at California State Prison, Los Angeles County in Lancaster, California, providing clinical assessment, crisis intervention, and mental health treatment within the correctional system. He is fluent in English, Armenian, and Turkish.