Autism Psychiatrists in Garden Grove, CA
I help children, teens, and adults who feel stuck in anxiety, ADHD, depression, and other mental health challenges. Rooted in my Christian faith, I partner with patients who are ready to get to the root, not just manage symptoms.
While medication can be a helpful tool, it’s never my only approach. I take a holistic view of healing—addressing mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being to support lasting change. I'm intentional about who I work with because I care deeply about results and long-term transformation.
If you're ready to do the work, I’m ready to walk with you.
I help children, teens, and adults who feel stuck in anxiety, ADHD, depression, and other mental health challenges. Rooted in my Christian faith, I partner with patients who are ready to get to the root, not just manage symptoms.
While medication can be a helpful tool, it’s never my only approach. I take a holistic view of healing—addressing mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being to support lasting change. I'm intentional about who I work with because I care deeply about results and long-term transformation.
If you're ready to do the work, I’m ready to walk with you.
John Anthony Diya is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health NP, certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. He graduated from Charles R. Drew University. He has over 9 years of experience in providing psychiatric care to patients of all ages. He began his career in healthcare as a Registered Nurse working in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
John Anthony Diya is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health NP, certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. He graduated from Charles R. Drew University. He has over 9 years of experience in providing psychiatric care to patients of all ages. He began his career in healthcare as a Registered Nurse working in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
I’m Vien Nguyen, a dual-certified Family and Psychiatric Mental Health provider dedicated to offering compassionate, evidence-based care. Whether you are a child, teen, or adult, I specialize in helping those navigating anxiety, depression, ADHD, and mood disorders. With a background in community health and nursing (BS, BSN, MSN), I bridge the gap between physical and mental wellness. I take a holistic, patient-centered approach, looking at your mental, physical, and social well-being as a whole. My goal is to ensure you feel heard and supported while we work toward lasting stability and mental health.
I’m Vien Nguyen, a dual-certified Family and Psychiatric Mental Health provider dedicated to offering compassionate, evidence-based care. Whether you are a child, teen, or adult, I specialize in helping those navigating anxiety, depression, ADHD, and mood disorders. With a background in community health and nursing (BS, BSN, MSN), I bridge the gap between physical and mental wellness. I take a holistic, patient-centered approach, looking at your mental, physical, and social well-being as a whole. My goal is to ensure you feel heard and supported while we work toward lasting stability and mental health.
I am a doctorally prepared, board-certified Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner dedicated to providing thoughtful, individualized care for adolescents and adults navigating life’s emotional complexities. My clinical expertise spans anxiety, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, PTSD, OCD, schizophrenia, postpartum transitions, and experiences of emotional overwhelm.
I believe that true healing begins with being fully seen and understood. My therapeutic style is warm, grounded, and intuitive, fostering trust and openness in every encounter.
I am a doctorally prepared, board-certified Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner dedicated to providing thoughtful, individualized care for adolescents and adults navigating life’s emotional complexities. My clinical expertise spans anxiety, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, PTSD, OCD, schizophrenia, postpartum transitions, and experiences of emotional overwhelm.
I believe that true healing begins with being fully seen and understood. My therapeutic style is warm, grounded, and intuitive, fostering trust and openness in every encounter.
Dr. Erin Benesch is double Board Certified in Child & Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatry. She provides treatment for a wide range of complex mental health issues in children, adolescents and young adults using medications, psychotherapy, and other alternative modalities of treatment. Dr. Benesch believes in the optimization of medication management while minimizing polypharmacy and addictive medications. She strongly encourages comprehensive mental health treatment in a collaborative model with therapists practicing primary evidence-based intervention.
Dr. Erin Benesch is double Board Certified in Child & Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatry. She provides treatment for a wide range of complex mental health issues in children, adolescents and young adults using medications, psychotherapy, and other alternative modalities of treatment. Dr. Benesch believes in the optimization of medication management while minimizing polypharmacy and addictive medications. She strongly encourages comprehensive mental health treatment in a collaborative model with therapists practicing primary evidence-based intervention.
Ideal clients are those that are dealing with mental health issue, such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, Bi-Polar, and many more. The goal is to help them become stable and function as normal as possible in their daily lives. Patients want to be helped to become independent in society.
Ideal clients are those that are dealing with mental health issue, such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, Bi-Polar, and many more. The goal is to help them become stable and function as normal as possible in their daily lives. Patients want to be helped to become independent in society.
Dr. Terry Eagan brings to Anew Era TMS & Psychiatry an extensive body of professional experience in the field of psychiatry, encompassing both his clinical private practice and multiple Medical Director positions where he provides medical and psychiatric oversight of mental health treatment centers. Dr. Eagan’s diverse background includes the founding of various institutes that focus on providing specialized and innovative treatment for a variety of psychiatric disorders.
Dr. Terry Eagan brings to Anew Era TMS & Psychiatry an extensive body of professional experience in the field of psychiatry, encompassing both his clinical private practice and multiple Medical Director positions where he provides medical and psychiatric oversight of mental health treatment centers. Dr. Eagan’s diverse background includes the founding of various institutes that focus on providing specialized and innovative treatment for a variety of psychiatric disorders.
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Over the last 10 years, I developed expertise with late-diagnosed autistic adults without intellectual disability.
In French I co-authored "Le Manuel du Borderline" (2014), "Le Manuel du Bipolaire" (2017) & "Le Manuel de l'Autiste" (2022)—first comprehensive French guides on BPD, Bipolar & Adult Autism for patients/families (Eyrolles, Paris).
Over the last 10 years, I developed expertise with late-diagnosed autistic adults without intellectual disability.
In French I co-authored "Le Manuel du Borderline" (2014), "Le Manuel du Bipolaire" (2017) & "Le Manuel de l'Autiste" (2022)—first comprehensive French guides on BPD, Bipolar & Adult Autism for patients/families (Eyrolles, Paris).
I am especially passionate about supporting LGBTQ+ individuals and neurodivergent clients who want care that truly affirms who they are.
As a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, I provide psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and ongoing support across the lifespan. I take a person-centered approach, creating individualized treatment plans that align with each patient’s goals, identity, and lived experience.
I am especially passionate about supporting LGBTQ+ individuals and neurodivergent clients who want care that truly affirms who they are.
As a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, I provide psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and ongoing support across the lifespan. I take a person-centered approach, creating individualized treatment plans that align with each patient’s goals, identity, and lived experience.
Your child or teen may be dealing with school, concentration, emotional and behavioral issues. I offer assessment, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and medical management of children and adolescents. My services are provided in a private, comfortable setting using the latest techniques and knowledge. I spend the time every patient needs, and deserves, for optimal psychiatric care: listening carefully, asking relevant questions, explaining my observations and recommendations to family members, educating patients and parents about the therapeutic process. I look forward to meeting you and your family!
Your child or teen may be dealing with school, concentration, emotional and behavioral issues. I offer assessment, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and medical management of children and adolescents. My services are provided in a private, comfortable setting using the latest techniques and knowledge. I spend the time every patient needs, and deserves, for optimal psychiatric care: listening carefully, asking relevant questions, explaining my observations and recommendations to family members, educating patients and parents about the therapeutic process. I look forward to meeting you and your family!
Utilizing both psychotherapy and medication, I treat a wide variety of issues including ADHD, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, thought disorders, and autism spectrum disorders.
My training included cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychodynamic therapy, supportive therapy, as well as combined treatment utilizing both medication and psychotherapy. I offer psychotherapy and medication management — either alone, in conjunction with therapy visits, or working closely with your existing therapist.
Utilizing both psychotherapy and medication, I treat a wide variety of issues including ADHD, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, thought disorders, and autism spectrum disorders.
My training included cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychodynamic therapy, supportive therapy, as well as combined treatment utilizing both medication and psychotherapy. I offer psychotherapy and medication management — either alone, in conjunction with therapy visits, or working closely with your existing therapist.
Abdel Qader Tayyem is a board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) with over a decade of diverse nursing experience. He offers a strong clinical background and a compassionate, patient-centered approach to care. Abdel provides psychiatric evaluations, diagnoses, and evidence-based treatment—including medication management and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy—for individuals across the lifespan, from children to older adults. He treats a wide range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, mood disorders, trauma-related disorders, and psychological distress.
Abdel Qader Tayyem is a board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) with over a decade of diverse nursing experience. He offers a strong clinical background and a compassionate, patient-centered approach to care. Abdel provides psychiatric evaluations, diagnoses, and evidence-based treatment—including medication management and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy—for individuals across the lifespan, from children to older adults. He treats a wide range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, mood disorders, trauma-related disorders, and psychological distress.
My ideal client may feel anxious, depressed, or disconnected—possibly navigating life as an autistic adult or struggling with trauma, ADHD, or chronic health issues.
I am a board-certified Family and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, also certified in Advanced Diabetes Management. I offer medication management and supportive care that affirms neurodiversity, addresses complex health needs, and centers your unique voice and experience.
My ideal client may feel anxious, depressed, or disconnected—possibly navigating life as an autistic adult or struggling with trauma, ADHD, or chronic health issues.
I am a board-certified Family and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, also certified in Advanced Diabetes Management. I offer medication management and supportive care that affirms neurodiversity, addresses complex health needs, and centers your unique voice and experience.
I've worked with children and young adults with autism and developmental differences since 2008, first as a mentor, then as an ABA therapist, then as a researcher at the Yale Child Study Center, long before I became their psychiatrist.
I studied cognitive neuroscience before medicine, and I explain what's happening in the brain in plain language you'll remember. As Chief Fellow at LAC+USC, I developed clinician training on clozapine, the gold-standard medication for treatment-resistant conditions that many psychiatrists won't prescribe. If other treatments have failed, there are real optio
I've worked with children and young adults with autism and developmental differences since 2008, first as a mentor, then as an ABA therapist, then as a researcher at the Yale Child Study Center, long before I became their psychiatrist.
I studied cognitive neuroscience before medicine, and I explain what's happening in the brain in plain language you'll remember. As Chief Fellow at LAC+USC, I developed clinician training on clozapine, the gold-standard medication for treatment-resistant conditions that many psychiatrists won't prescribe. If other treatments have failed, there are real optio
I strive to deeply understand my youths with academic/career (ADHD, Autism) and emotional difficulties (depression, anxiety, obsessions, mania, and anger issues), families with dynamic issues, those with substance use issues, as well as those with psychotic issues.
I take on the tradition of detailed discovery of your issues and turn it around to supporting you in how best to reach your emotional, relational, and cognitive potentials. I am versatile in, and offer, various treatment approaches such as DBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and psychodynamic therapy, as well as prescribing medications. I discuss the details of my Psycho-Bio-Social model integrated formulations before answering the scientific and functional rationales behind my recommendations. I believe the process of discovering your functional goal is the most important part of the process.
I strive to deeply understand my youths with academic/career (ADHD, Autism) and emotional difficulties (depression, anxiety, obsessions, mania, and anger issues), families with dynamic issues, those with substance use issues, as well as those with psychotic issues.
I take on the tradition of detailed discovery of your issues and turn it around to supporting you in how best to reach your emotional, relational, and cognitive potentials. I am versatile in, and offer, various treatment approaches such as DBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and psychodynamic therapy, as well as prescribing medications. I discuss the details of my Psycho-Bio-Social model integrated formulations before answering the scientific and functional rationales behind my recommendations. I believe the process of discovering your functional goal is the most important part of the process.
Hadi Estakhri, MD — or Dr. E as his patients know him — is a double board-certified, Harvard-trained psychiatrist practicing at Allied Psychiatry and Mental Health in Newport Beach, California. He offers customized, patient-focused treatments to address the unique needs and circumstances of each patient. With more than two decades of professional experience, he has vast proficiency in the mental health field. His expertise is in treating a wide range of psychiatric and addictive disorders in both adult and adolescents.
Hadi Estakhri, MD — or Dr. E as his patients know him — is a double board-certified, Harvard-trained psychiatrist practicing at Allied Psychiatry and Mental Health in Newport Beach, California. He offers customized, patient-focused treatments to address the unique needs and circumstances of each patient. With more than two decades of professional experience, he has vast proficiency in the mental health field. His expertise is in treating a wide range of psychiatric and addictive disorders in both adult and adolescents.
I work with children, adolescents, and adults to enable them to live their lives to their fullest. The mind and body are two parts of a whole, and what affects one will affect the other. Good nutrition, exercise, getting rest and recreation, and avoiding harmful habits form a foundation on which to build good health. While I believe that medication is an important component of treatment, it is only one building block in whole person care.
I work with children, adolescents, and adults to enable them to live their lives to their fullest. The mind and body are two parts of a whole, and what affects one will affect the other. Good nutrition, exercise, getting rest and recreation, and avoiding harmful habits form a foundation on which to build good health. While I believe that medication is an important component of treatment, it is only one building block in whole person care.
Holistic Telehealth Psychiatry in California- ADHD, Anxiety, Depression & Burnout
You don’t have to keep navigating ADHD, anxiety, or feeling “off” on your own. I provide holistic psychiatric care via telehealth across California, supporting children, teens, and adults with ADHD, anxiety, depression, and stress, including those experiencing multiple or co-occurring conditions. I work with individuals and parents seeking clarity, effective treatment, and lasting support. My approach is warm, collaborative, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed, creating care that is thoughtful, individualized, and aligned with your needs.
Holistic Telehealth Psychiatry in California- ADHD, Anxiety, Depression & Burnout
You don’t have to keep navigating ADHD, anxiety, or feeling “off” on your own. I provide holistic psychiatric care via telehealth across California, supporting children, teens, and adults with ADHD, anxiety, depression, and stress, including those experiencing multiple or co-occurring conditions. I work with individuals and parents seeking clarity, effective treatment, and lasting support. My approach is warm, collaborative, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed, creating care that is thoughtful, individualized, and aligned with your needs.
My ideal clients are individuals and families across the lifespan who may be struggling with challenges such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, or complex mood disorders. Some are children who need support navigating emotional regulation, adolescents facing identity and academic pressures, adults balancing work and family stress, and older adults coping with transitions or loss. What they all share is a desire for relief, understanding, and tools to live with greater stability and fulfillment. Their goals are to feel empowered, strengthen their resilience, and experience meaningful improvement in their daily lives.
My ideal clients are individuals and families across the lifespan who may be struggling with challenges such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, or complex mood disorders. Some are children who need support navigating emotional regulation, adolescents facing identity and academic pressures, adults balancing work and family stress, and older adults coping with transitions or loss. What they all share is a desire for relief, understanding, and tools to live with greater stability and fulfillment. Their goals are to feel empowered, strengthen their resilience, and experience meaningful improvement in their daily lives.
Do you Over-Think things? Over-Experience your emotions? Do you struggle to focus or complete tasks? Difficulty sleeping? Putting off your mental health is no longer an option! With over 75 clinical experts, WellPsyche and MediPsych providers provide Empathetic Psychotherapy and Personalized Medication Management services for Children, Adolescents, and Adults. 100% of our visits are conducted via Zoom, and we are available mornings, afternoons, and evenings. Meet with your psychiatrist from the privacy and convenience of home or work. We are simplifying the mental health experience so you can become the best version of you!
Do you Over-Think things? Over-Experience your emotions? Do you struggle to focus or complete tasks? Difficulty sleeping? Putting off your mental health is no longer an option! With over 75 clinical experts, WellPsyche and MediPsych providers provide Empathetic Psychotherapy and Personalized Medication Management services for Children, Adolescents, and Adults. 100% of our visits are conducted via Zoom, and we are available mornings, afternoons, and evenings. Meet with your psychiatrist from the privacy and convenience of home or work. We are simplifying the mental health experience so you can become the best version of you!
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FAQ - Autism Psychiatrists
How can psychiatrists help with autism spectrum disorder?
Autism spectrum disorder, often referred to simply as autism, is a developmental condition defined by social, communication, and behavioral differences. These challenges can make it difficult for individuals with autism to form and maintain relationships, adapt to changing environments, or thrive in traditional school settings. Symptoms of autism typically emerge in early childhood and are often first noticed by caregivers who observe difficulties in social interactions, the presence of repetitive behaviors, or unusually intense interests in specific topics. Children with autism may also show heightened sensitivity to certain sensory experiences, such as loud noises, bright lights, or specific textures in food or clothing.
How do psychiatrists diagnose and support children with autism?
Psychiatrists, often working in partnership with a pediatrician or developmental specialist, can play an important role in the diagnosis and treatment planning for children with autism. Diagnosis usually begins with an evaluation to assess the child's development, behavior, and overall functioning. Psychiatrists with expertise in autism are skilled at distinguishing the condition from other developmental or behavioral conditions that may share overlapping features, such as learning disorders. After diagnosis, psychiatrists may recommend a variety of supports, including behavioral interventions like Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), occupational therapy, and/or family counseling. While there is no medication specific to autism, psychiatrists may prescribe medication to help manage co-occurring conditions like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or anxiety.
How can I find a psychiatrist who specializes in autism?
Because autism presents differently in each individual and is typically identified in childhood, it is especially important to find a psychiatrist with experience working with young children and families. The Psychology Today online directory can help identify providers who specialize in autism and allows for filters based on treatment approaches, age group, and other preferences. When selecting a provider, it is helpful to ask about their specific experience with autism, their philosophy on therapy and medication use, and how they coordinate care with therapists, educators, and other members of a child's care team. Practical factors—such as appointment availability, insurance acceptance, and whether the provider offers in-person or telehealth visits—should also be taken into account to ensure a good fit.