More Than Meds
Psychiatrist explains depth psychotherapy and humanistic psychiatry.
I aim for a tone that's not too technical, but not an insult to your intelligence either.
Social media is full of half-true, often misleading psychobabble. Serious mental health professionals — those of us with doctorates, active practices, published research, and lots of teaching experience — mostly avoid the whole scene. Not me.
I’m a serious-but-lighthearted psychiatrist with a private practice in San Francisco. I mainly offer psychodynamic psychotherapy, which I cleverly disguise by making it non-stuffy and non-mysterious. It's an under-appreciated alternative to CBT, with unique benefits. I also prescribe psych meds when needed, write and speak about my field, and have taught psychiatry residents (doctors specializing in psychiatry) for decades.
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*Since I don't know you personally, nothing here is medical advice.*
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