by calpsychiatry | Feb 25, 2021 | Anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, OCD, Podcast
Dr. Motivala is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in CBT and exposure based approaches to treat OCD and Anxiety disorders. He currently serves as the Training Director for the UCLA Adult OCD Treatment Program and holds faculty appointments in UCLA’s...
by calpsychiatry | Feb 12, 2021 | Anxiety, Medication Management, Podcast
Dr. David is a psychiatrist who practices in the CalPsychiatry Downtown Los Angeles Historic Core office, and uses a secure and private video communication platform for telepsychiatry visits. He offers same-week, evening and weekend appointments. He specializes in...
by calpsychiatry | Feb 11, 2021 | Anxiety, Article, Depression, Environment, Grief, Mental Health, Social Issues
As we near the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have experienced a range of emotions, and one of these is grief. We are grieving the loss of normalcy, perhaps the loss of loved ones, and the uncertainty of what is to come. In this article, grief expert David...
by calpsychiatry | Jan 26, 2021 | Anxiety, Art Therapy, Article, Depression, Environment, Growth, Mental Health, Oppression, PTSD, Social Issues, Spirituality, Stress, Therapy, Trauma, Women's Mental Health, Young Adults
On the KCRW Life Examined podcast, poet Jane Hirshfield discusses how poetry is aptly suited to help us find peace and clarity in difficult times, such as now. Art has always had the ability to speak to our souls on some transcendental level. There is a reason people...
by calpsychiatry | Jan 14, 2021 | Anxiety, EMDR, Growth, Podcast, Spirituality
A licensed psychotherapist (MFT) with two M.A. degrees, Faith started seeing clients in her San Francisco Bay Area office in 2009, and has recently transitioned to a new Santa Barbara practice. Prior to pursuing her professional passion, Faith was an advertising...
by calpsychiatry | Jan 6, 2021 | Anxiety, Article, Depression, Environment, Growth, Marriage, Medication Management, Mental Health, Oppression, PTSD, Relationships, Sleep, Social Issues, Stress, Telepsychiatry, Therapy, Trauma, Women's Mental Health, Young Adults
It’s 2021, and people are making time to reflect (perhaps this year more than ever) on changes they want to make. Two physician experts from the American Medical Association (AMA) offer their advice on sound goals for the new year. So 2020 is a wrap, and despite so...
