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Meela Salamat
About
Hello! It's nice to have you here. My name is Dr. Meela Salamat, and I am a licensed Clinical Psychologist in California specializing in comprehensive psychological and diagnostic evaluations, with a particular focus on Autism Spectrum Disorders. I am passionate about helping individuals gain clarity, understanding, and meaningful direction through the assessment process. I strive to create a supportive and respectful environment where you feel seen, heard, and understood. Every evaluation is approached with care, precision, and attention to your unique strengths, ensuring results that are both accurate and personalized. I hope we meet soon so I can help guide you through it all!
My commitment to working with autistic and neurodivergent individuals stems from a deep belief in increasing access to thoughtful, high-quality evaluations. I have seen how transformative accurate diagnosis can be — not as a label, but as a gateway to self-understanding, validation, and meaningful support. Many individuals seek evaluation after years of feeling misunderstood or overlooked. I am passionate about helping clients gain clarity in a way that affirms their lived experience and opens doors to resources, accommodations, and renewed self-trust.
I practice from a neurodiversity-affirming and strengths-based lens. While evaluations thoughtfully explore areas of difficulty, I am equally committed to identifying each individual’s strengths, resilience, and adaptive strategies. I bring a multicultural and LGBTQ+-affirming perspective to my work, recognizing how culture, gender, sexual identity, and environment shape how neurodivergence presents and is perceived. I am especially attuned to late-diagnosed individuals — including women, queer individuals, and high-masking clients — whose experiences may have been overlooked or misunderstood. My goal is for every person to leave the process feeling seen, respected, and empowered with greater clarity and self-understanding.
