Alvin Lau
Psychiatrist, MD
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411 30th Street, Oakland, CA 94609
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Dr. Alvin Lau is a Psychiatrist offering Medication Management, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), esketamine, and Ketamine Infusion Therapy (KIT) treatments. Having seen many complex patients with complex diagnoses, he prides himself on being able to step back and take a thorough look into patient histories. This way, he can tailor treatment plans as much as possible to an individual. He tends to take less of a formal psychoanalytic-style of approach to psychiatry, and more so realizes he is working with a person.
When medication management & psychotherapy reach their limit, Dr. Lau focuses on incorporating interventional psychiatry into patients' treatment plans. This allows him to find what works best for the individual needs of patients.
TMS treatment, in his words, is in many respects what we want medications and all our treatments, to be: A targeted method for treating mental illness that when efficacious provides durable benefit without any invasive aspects or systemic side effects. These treatments ensure that patients get the help they need.
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Finances
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- HMC Healthworks
- Holman Group
- Humana
- Imperial Health
- Kaiser In-Network
- Magellan
- Managed Health Network (MHN)
- Optum
- TRICARE
- TriWest
Alvin Lau
Psychiatrist, MD
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Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today License: California / A98872 Alvin Lau
- License: California / A98872
- License: DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) FL0287462 / 2022
- Board Certification by American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
Additional Credentials
Alvin Lau
Psychiatrist, MD
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (650) 683-8780
Specialties and Expertise
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Codependency
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Dual Diagnosis
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Life Coaching
- Medication Management
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- Relationship Issues
- Stress
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- Esketamine
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Person-Centered
- Positive Psychology
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Strength-Based
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
- Trauma Focused
Alvin Lau
Psychiatrist, MD
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (650) 683-8780
Location
Primary Location
Mindful Health Solutions Oakland
411 30th Street
Oakland, CA 94609
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