Location
All sessions are online via Google Meets video or phone due to COVID-19 Omicron risks, prioritizing your safety.
About
Don't let stress, anxiety, depression issues hold you back. Is distress, demoralization, or limiting beliefs wearing you down? If these issues are interferring with your life, then please consider investing in yourself & getting help. Indeed, therapy may be your best choice. If it works for you, it will be among the best investments you ever make. And yet, too many people unnecessarily suffer due to wishful thinking, delays, insecurity, shame, & partial improvements, while not getting completely well. Start getting help and a check up now.
I'm a Stanford-trained psychiatrist with 25+ yrs. of experience developing individually tailored, person-centered brief therapies that "work", namely Evidence- based & Best Practice therapies, blending effective talk therapies +/- medication. The goal is to get a careful assessment and completely well, making the most of your best.
Anxiety & Depressive issues are treatable. Cultural myths can be obstacles, namely "I'm ashamed to need help", "I should be able to overcome these issues by myself", "People will think I'm weak or crazy or worse", etc. Please check me out about my "goodness of fit" for you at my website on the top left (below my picture) or at www.howardgershenfeldmd.com
Howard K Gershenfeld
“Hello;Thx. for checking me & my website out, seeing IF I'm a "good fit" as an adult psychiatrist doing therapy &/ or med's for your issues. ”
Call or Email Howard K Gershenfeld for a free 15 minute consultation now - (805) 243-1449
Finances
- Session Fee: $220 per session
Pay By:
ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Out of Network
I am "Out of Network", providing "superbills". IF you have private insurance (PPO or PSO), partial reimbursement (40-80 pct.) is likely.
Email me or call (805) 243-1449 with questions.
Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 32 Years
- License: California / G65229
- School: Stanford University School of Medicine
- Year Graduated: 1987
- Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Specialty experience in Anxiety & Depression; Pragmatic leanings for what "works" as in "Trust in God, but everyone else brings data".
Additional Credentials
- Membership: Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapies / 288
- Member Since: 1988
Location
Specialties
- Anxiety
- Medication Management
- Depression
Issues
- Career Counseling
- Coping Skills
- Life Transitions
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Panic, OCD, Social Anxiety, Phobias, Trauma
- Perfectionism
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
Mental Health
- Mood Disorders
Client Focus
Age
- Adults
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Evidence-Based, Best Practices
- Narrative
- Person-Centered
- Technical Eclecticism; Metaphors & Stories
Modality
- Individuals
Last Modified: 1 Dec 2022
(805) 243-1449