Roya Rohani Rad, MA, PsyD

Dr. Roya Rohani Rad's educational background is in Psychology, Biology, Chemistry, and she holds a Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology. She has been in the mental health field for more than 7 years.  Dr. Rad has written a number of books that can be purchased through www.SKBF Publishing along with other stores.  More information can be found on SKBFPulsing website. 

In addition, Dr. Rad a public speaker and hosted an international TV program (IPN, International Programming Network) for a period of two years which was rated as one of the highest ranking programs in IPN.

Dr. Rad is the founder of Self Knowledge Base/Foundation and SKBF Publishing company both of which have a mission in providing educational tools for individuals to enhance their life style and their surroundings. You can also refer to this website’s Volunteer & Charity section to see a list of charity work Dr. Rad has organized for societal benefits.  

Dr. Rad provides monthly free-of-charge seminars presented to the public, with the sole purpose of educating the participants about self enhancement tools, mental health issues, self growth,  and helping parents raise mentally healthy children.

Dr. Rad has been considered a mentor to many people especially those who are motivated to reach their greatest potentials. Having integrated scientific knowledge from many masters, teachers, and professors around the world, she holds powerful scientific seminars that journey into raising consciousness, mental health awareness, and self knowledge. Dr. Rad is committed to making a difference in the way individuals perceive themselves and the world and has dedicated her life to learning about these concepts and transferring the information to others.

Dr. Rad was born in Iran and came to USA when she was about 18 years of age.  She went to school and got her Bachelor degree in Biology/Chemistry from Central  Missouri  State University and then moved to Maryland.  She recieved her Master degree in Applied Psychology from Baltimore University in Maryland and then her Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from Argosy University, the DC campus.  She is a member of American Psychological Association.

Ever since she was a teenager, she has been searching for the meaning of life, craving for the quest of the self, and searching for the self's purpose in life.  To fulfill this thirst, she joined many spiritual classes and read many books of different types on science including physics, quantom physics, and  spirtuality. She got her degrees in biology, chemistry, and psychology to learn more and more about the human’s body and psych.  

Dr. Rad’s approach to psychology is a multimodal view which is a combination of a number of schools of psychology.  Her main interest is Carl Rogers and Carl Jung’s school of thought which is reflected in many of her writings. She also feels extreme attraction toward Rumi's writing, his poems, and his state of being. 

The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change. Carl Rogers

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can cahnge. Carl Rogers

The feeling of being valuable-"I am a valuable person"-is essential to mental health and is a cornerstone of self-discipline. Scout Peck

Problems do not go away. They must be worked through or esle they remain, forever a barrier to the growth and development of the spirit.  Scout Peck

The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination. Carl Rogers

Be interested in yourself beyond all experience, be with yourself, love yourself; the ultimate security is found only in self-knowledge. Be honest with yourself and nothing will betray you. - Nisargadatta Maharaj

Knowing others is wisdom;
Knowing the self is enlightenment;
Mastering others is strength;
Mastering the self is true power. - Lao-Tzu, Tao te Ching

The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be who we pretend to be. – Socrates

 Only a life lived for others is a life worth while. Albert Einstein

We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein

There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.  Albert Einstein