Neuropsychology and brain health · Vista, California

Know what your brain is doing. Then do something about it.

Comprehensive evaluation, cognitive monitoring, and therapy for individuals across the lifespan. Grounded in neuropsychological science, delivered with respect for the whole person.

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Insurance acceptedA wide range of plans, including Medicare
Across the lifespanChildren, adults, and older adults
Cognitive monitoringTrack your brain against your own baseline
Expert servicesIMEs and testimony for legal teams

Surviving is not thriving.

Whether you are struggling to feel joy or you are worried about your memory, the connection between mind and body is usually the path to a stronger version of you, more present in everyday life.

We practice from the view that the whole is not the sum of its parts. Assessments and interventions are tailored to the concern in front of us, but we also look at what sits underneath it, because that is what shapes long-term outcomes and how you actually function day to day.

01  ·  SCIENCE

Neuropsychological science

Standardized, validated instruments and clinical rigor behind every conclusion we draw.

02  ·  CARE

Trauma-informed care

Nervous-system aware practice that accounts for what your body has been carrying.

03  ·  WHOLE PERSON

The whole person

Medical history, life context, and personal goals treated as part of the clinical picture.

What we offer

A comprehensive work-up informs evidence-based treatment, supported by practices like sound healing, somatic work, and breathwork.

The Cognitive Monitoring Program

Most people have no baseline.

Early changes in memory, attention, or processing speed go unnoticed until they affect daily life or a high-stakes decision. By then there is no record of how your brain worked before.

Hearing and vision get checked on a schedule. Cognition rarely does. We track it with the same consistency, so change is measured against your own history and caught early enough to act on.

Establish your baseline
Year 1Year 2Year 3 Year 4Year 5 caught here
Your results over time Population average

A decline that still sits inside the normal range can be a real change from your own baseline. That is the shift monitoring is built to catch.

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Dr. Ida Babakhanyan

Dr. Ida Babakhanyan, PhD

Licensed clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist. Founder, Aether Brain Health.

Her clinical work is grounded in a deep understanding of how brain function, psychological health, and real-world skills relate to each other across the lifespan.

She has extensive experience conducting comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations and providing evidence-based treatment for people with cognitive, emotional, and neurological concerns, bringing together standardized assessment, clinical rigor, and a whole-person perspective.

Alongside clinical practice she has worked extensively in multidisciplinary and research-informed settings, including roles focused on traumatic brain injury, recovery, and brain health optimization.

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Healing beyond the clinic. Community beyond the uniform.

Aether San Diego is our nonprofit initiative, founded on a long-standing commitment to brain health for veterans and first responders.

People in high-risk, high-responsibility roles face occupational exposures, blast-related impacts, sleep disruption, and moral injury, and their own wellbeing routinely takes a back seat. It is being built as a research-informed program with continuity of care across service, transition, and post-service life.

About Aether San Diego

A neuropsychology practice for all

Aether Brain Health was built on one idea: excellent brain-based care should reach the people who need it.

Insurance acceptedWe serve people from all walks of life and accept a wide range of plans to lower the barrier to care.
Medicare recipients welcomeServices are offered to Medicare recipients as part of the same commitment to access.
Specialty services, private payA specialty program offered on a private pay basis is currently in development.

Brain Health Notes

A monthly email from the practice: research worth knowing, practical notes on memory, sleep and cognition, and updates as Aether San Diego takes shape.

One email a month. No clinical advice, and you can unsubscribe any time.

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Start with a conversation.

Tell us what brought you here and we will talk through whether an evaluation, therapy, or monitoring is the right place to begin.

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