
Open Mind Health
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
1 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92108
Let's Connect (619) 949-0858

Emotional challenges and mental illness do not discriminate. No matter your race, orientation, gender, or religion, you matter. We at Open Mind Health offer a diverse group of providers who specialize in helping others find relief from a full spectrum of challenges. We offer 21 customized Wellness Tracks that address core symptoms, core life domains, & diverse populations to get the roots of emotional challenges – no one-size fits all or band aid approaches. We assess and advance your Personal Evolution so that you can become your best self. 96% of our clients rate their experience with Open Mind Health as Excellent or Very Good.
Virtual Visits: Your convenience and privacy are our top priorities. We offer early morning, late afternoon, and weekend appointments. Our team of experts are experienced in a multitude of evidence-guided modalities, including medication management, CBT, EMDR, DBT, among many others utilizing telehealth. We also work with most ages including youth to 70+.
Life can throw curveballs, leaving us feeling overwhelmed and alone. We understand. If you are suffering, know that you don't have to navigate it alone. We value compassion, nonjudgement, and unconditional positive regard so that individuals can feel empowered to be in control of their own emotional well-being. Reach out when you feel safe to start healing.
Call or Email Open Mind Health now for a free 15 minute consultation - (619) 949-0858
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Finances
Fees
- Standard Visit $195
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- Aetna
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- CareFirst
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna and Evernorth
- ComPsych
- Humana
- Kaiser (Out-of-Network)
- Kaiser Permanente - SoCal
- Kaiser Permanente - Washington
- Kaiser Permanente Mid Atlantic
- Magellan
- Medicare
- Optum
- Oscar Health
- Oxford
- Quest Behavioral Health
- TRICARE
- TriWest
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- VA Community Care Network (CCN)
- Out of Network

Open Mind Health
Psychiatrist, MD
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (619) 949-0858
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today License: California / A101564 Markus Ploesser
- Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital/New York State Psychiatric Institute
- License: Licensed psychotherapists, life/inspirational/executive/mind-body coaches, music therapy
- Board Certification by General, Forensic, Addiction, Integrative Medicine
- Membership with Psychiatrists, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (General Psychiatry & Forensic Psychiatry)
Psychiatrist: Markus Ploesser
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Trauma and PTSD
- Mood Disorders
Expertise
- Addiction
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Body Positivity
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Cancer
- Career Counseling
- Chronic Illness
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Developmental Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Forensic Mental Health
- Gambling
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Medication Management
- Men's Issues
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Psychosis
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- Risk Assessment and Management (suicide, violence)
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Sports Performance
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Thinking Disorders
- Transgender
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Veterans
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
Endorsement
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Hispanic and Latino ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
I also speak
Portuguese ,
Spanish
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Hispanic and Latino ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
I also speak
Portuguese ,
Spanish
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Adlerian
- Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)
- Attachment-based
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Cognitive Processing (CPT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- EMDR
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Experiential Therapy
- Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
- Expressive Arts
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Forensic Psychology
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Jungian
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Music Therapy
- Narrative
- Neuro-Diversity
- Neurofeedback
- Positive Psychology
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychobiological Approach Couple Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Relational
- Schema Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
- Trauma Focused
Location
Additional Location
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
(619) 949-0858