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Open Mind Health
Psychiatrist, MD

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
Photo of Markus Ploesser - Open Mind Health, Psychiatrist, MD
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 Open Mind Health now for a free 15 minute consultation - (619) 949-0858

Practice at a Glance

Available online only

San Diego, CA 92108

(619) 949-0858

Virginia Beach, VA 23462

Telehealth widely available USA & Canada.
I specialize in Anxiety, Trauma and PTSD and Mood Disorders 
Standard Visit $195, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and families  
We get to the root cause, while also treating the resulting issues and developing lasting solutions to help you feel better and live better.
Open Mind Health
Let's Connect (619) 949-0858
Photo of Markus Ploesser - Open Mind Health, Psychiatrist, MD

Practice at a Glance

Available online only

San Diego, CA 92108

(619) 949-0858

Virginia Beach, VA 23462

Telehealth widely available USA & Canada.
I specialize in Anxiety, Trauma and PTSD and Mood Disorders 
Standard Visit $195, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and families  
We get to the root cause, while also treating the resulting issues and developing lasting solutions to help you feel better and live better.
Open Mind Health

Finances

Fees

  • Standard Visit $195
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Visa

Insurance

  • 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
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OMH accepts United Healthcare/Optum, Blue Shield, Humana and offers a sliding scale and super bills to distribute to insurance carriers
Photo of Markus Ploesser - Open Mind Health, Psychiatrist, MD
Open Mind Health
Psychiatrist, MD
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (619) 949-0858
"
OMH accepts United Healthcare/Optum, Blue Shield, Humana and offers a sliding scale and super bills to distribute to insurance carriers
Photo of Markus Ploesser - Open Mind Health, Psychiatrist, MD
Open Mind Health
Psychiatrist, MD
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (619) 949-0858

Qualifications

    Psychiatrist: Markus Ploesser

  • Verified by Psychology Today License: California / A101564 Markus Ploesser
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital/New York State Psychiatric Institute
  • Additional Credentials

  • 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)
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Our psychiatrists, therapists and coaches are compassionate forward-thinkers - each with their own unique strengths and treatment approach.
Photo of Markus Ploesser - Open Mind Health, Psychiatrist, MD
Open Mind Health
Psychiatrist, MD
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (619) 949-0858
"
Our psychiatrists, therapists and coaches are compassionate forward-thinkers - each with their own unique strengths and treatment approach.
Photo of Markus Ploesser - Open Mind Health, Psychiatrist, MD
Open Mind Health
Psychiatrist, MD
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (619) 949-0858

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
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We offer personalized care to meet your unique needs. Our diverse group of providers specialize in many evidenced based specialties including trauma, depression, ADHD, and addiction recovery. We also provide treatment for relational problems including attachment issues, love/sex addiction, and family systems using holistic solutions that incorporate alternative approaches,
Photo of Markus Ploesser - Open Mind Health, Psychiatrist, MD
Open Mind Health
Psychiatrist, MD
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (619) 949-0858
"
We offer personalized care to meet your unique needs. Our diverse group of providers specialize in many evidenced based specialties including trauma, depression, ADHD, and addiction recovery. We also provide treatment for relational problems including attachment issues, love/sex addiction, and family systems using holistic solutions that incorporate alternative approaches,
Photo of Markus Ploesser - Open Mind Health, Psychiatrist, MD
Open Mind Health
Psychiatrist, MD
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (619) 949-0858

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
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Using our approach to holistic care, we utilize 21 customized wellness tracks addressing 1) core symptoms; 2) core life domains; and 3) diverse populations. OMH providers are generalist however Some providers at Open Mind Health offer more specialized treatments such as EMDR therapy. If you're interested, please inquire to see if a provider in our network is a good fit for your needs.
Photo of Markus Ploesser - Open Mind Health, Psychiatrist, MD
Open Mind Health
Psychiatrist, MD
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (619) 949-0858
"
Using our approach to holistic care, we utilize 21 customized wellness tracks addressing 1) core symptoms; 2) core life domains; and 3) diverse populations. OMH providers are generalist however Some providers at Open Mind Health offer more specialized treatments such as EMDR therapy. If you're interested, please inquire to see if a provider in our network is a good fit for your needs.
Photo of Markus Ploesser - Open Mind Health, Psychiatrist, MD
Open Mind Health
Psychiatrist, MD
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (619) 949-0858

Location

Primary Location

San Diego, CA 92108

(619) 949-0858

Additional Location

Virginia Beach, VA 23462

(619) 949-0858
"
Telehealth widely available USA & Canada.
Photo of Markus Ploesser - Open Mind Health, Psychiatrist, MD
Open Mind Health
Psychiatrist, MD
Call for a free consultation now - (619) 949-0858
"
Telehealth widely available USA & Canada.
Photo of Markus Ploesser - Open Mind Health, Psychiatrist, MD
Open Mind Health
Psychiatrist, MD
Call for a free consultation now - (619) 949-0858