Aranda is a licensed clinical psychologist with a focus on services for children, adolescents, young adults, and their caregivers. With a decade of experience in both research and clinical practice, she has dedicated her career to understanding the complexities of developmental psychology and providing evidence-based interventions that foster emotional and psychological well-being. As a mother herself, she takes a compassionate approach to clinical practice and she has a deep understanding of the challenges caregivers face. Aranda deeply values the role of caregivers in the lives of their children and she tailors treatment, ensuring that both children and caregivers have the opportunity to be actively involved in the therapeutic process. Thus, she strives to create a supportive and collaborative environment where children and their families can feel safe and thrive.

Aranda completed her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at York University and Ph.D., at the University of Windsor. She completed her residency at the Toronto Area Residency Consortium through which she provided assessment and intervention services at the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and at the Child Development Institute (CDI). Aranda completed supervised training at Broadview Psychology, where she continued to offer specialized intensive therapy services, along with assessment, clinical training/webinars/workshops, supervision, and consultation for several years.

Aranda’s doctorate dissertation examined problematic video gaming behaviour, particularly as it related to gamers' social interactions, attachment style, and coping behaviours in adulthood. She has also contributed. Other research areas she has contributed to are as follows: anxiety and depression symptoms in post-secondary students and their coping strategies; supporting the mental health of individuals with developmental disabilities and their siblings; mental health program evaluation for youths with learning disabilities, and predictors of quality of life for immigrant youths. Aranda has been a multiple-time recipient of national and provincial academic scholarship grants.

In her clinical practice, Aranda has provided comprehensive psychological/psychoeducational assessments to inform concerns regarding cognitive, learning, and/or emotional functioning. Aranda has supervised and/or consulted with therapists and graduate psychology students, guiding them through complex clinical cases. Her approach emphasizes the importance of integrating theory with practice, guiding each health practitioner to develop their own therapeutic style, to strengthen their case conceptualization and treatment planning skills, to consider treatment adherence and effectiveness, and to examine and maintain ethical standards. Recognized for her compassionate, nonjudgmental, and engaging style of presentation, Aranda has also served as a consultant to (Catholic and Public) school boards, youth recreational groups (arts and sports), community mental health organizations, and commercial companies, providing training workshops for educators/caregivers/employees on recognizing and responding to child/youth mental health challenges.

In her therapy work, she promotes collaboration with children, youth, and young adults, and their caregivers to address difficulties at home and at school while taking into consideration relevant biopsychosocial and developmental factors contributing to their experiences. She employs an integrative approach which combines various therapeutic modalities, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) techniques.

During her downtime, Aranda enjoys going on walks and hikes, practicing yoga, visiting cafes and local eats with friends, reading and listening to audiobooks, watching stand-up comedy and epic fantasy shows, and planning family activities with her husband and their son.