| Office: |
Thomas Mintz, MD, Inc.
1500 Montana Ave. Office #201
Santa Monica, CA 90403
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| Phone: |
(310) 394-3010
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| Fax: |
(310) 393-4939
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| E-mail: |
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| Profession: |
Psychiatrist
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| Services: |
Psychotherapy/Counseling
Career Evaluations and Counseling
Coaching
Court Ordered Evaluations
Forensic Evaluations
Mediation
Medication Evaluations
Medication Management
Neuropsychiatry
Psychiatric Evaluations
Psychoeducational Evaluations
Psychological Evaluations
Worker's Compensation Evaluations
Second Opinions
Supervision of Therapy
Valuation of Therapy Effectiveness
Collaborative Association
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| Practice Description: |
As an adult and child psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, I have over 45 years of practice and teaching related to the diagnosis and treatment of emotional problems. Some problems such as ADD or ADHD lend themselves to a medication approach; others like anxiety and depression often require a different modality.
I have taught the diagnostic and therapeutic skills at the Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, and at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, always focusing on the unique diagnostic challenge of finding the best therapeutic modality be suited to each individual patient.
I use a problem-centered empathetic insight - oriented approach which identifies the source of the problem, be it an acute or chronic issue, and quickly work towards a solution by harnessing and recognizing strong and often unrecognized strengths of the personality.
My goal in therapy is to always create a safe and ego building environment where any feelings can be explored and directed always towards expanding self-esteem and to help build a stronger, more intact person who celebrates their individuality and is able to make positive choices.
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Practice Specialties or Interests:
(Strengths are
in bold text) |
Depression
Anxiety Disorders/Phobias
Impaired Professionals
ADHD
Alcoholism
Alzheimer's Disease
Asperger's Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Child Abuse
Cognitive Disorders
Conduct Disorder
Divorce/Dissolution
Dually Diagnosed Individuals
Eating Disorders
Grief/Loss
Impulse Control Disorders
Infertility Issues
Infidelity
Learning Disabilities
Men's Issues
OCD
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Personality Disorders
Physical Disabilities
PTSD
Self-esteem
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Dysfunction
Sleep Disorders
Stress Management
Substance Abuse
Terminal/Chronic Illness
Kleptomania
Bereavement
Panic Attacks
Shyness
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| Age Specialties: |
Children
Adolescents
Adults
Elders
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| Session Formats: |
Individual
Couples
Family
Family Intervention meeting
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| Treatment Approaches: |
Behavioral
Cognitive/Cognitive-Behavioral
Developmental
Eclectic
Interpersonal
Object Relations
Person-Centered
Play Therapy
Psychoanalytic
Psychodynamic
Psychoeducational
Psychosocial
Self Psychology
Transactional Analysis
Real world intervention
Telaphone contact
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| Education: |
MD, Univ. of California, San Francisco, 1957
MS, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, 1961
BS, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, 1953
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| License #: |
A18030 |
| License State: |
California |
| Additional Licenses/ Certifications: |
1) American Psychoanalytic Assn. - Certified as an adult & child Psychoanalyst
2) American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Certified as a Psychiatrist
3) American College of Forensic Examiners - Certified in Forensic Examination
4) American Board of Forensic Medicine - Certified in Forensic Medicine
5) State of California Industrial Medical Council - Certified as a Qualified Medical Examiner |
| Professional Affiliations: |
 | Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute | | Southern California Psychiatric Society | | International Psychoanalytic Society | | American Psychiatric Assn. | | American Psychoanalytic Assn. | | Association for Child Psychoanalysis | | Los Angeles Child Study Group | | California Psychiatric Assn. |
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| Fee Schedule: |
Variable |
| Accepted Insurance: |
I work with all
No Medicare or Medicaid
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| Insurance and Billing Instructions: |
No Medicare or Medicaid
I will fill out other insurance forms. |
| Office Hours: |
7 AM - 6 PM, M - F |
| Driving Directions: |
South-East corner of 15th & Montana in Santa Monica, across the Street from a Starbuck's. Second floor, Office 201. 15th & Montana is North of Wilshire Blvd. and West of the 405.
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| Additional Comments: |
ETHOS:
What is the goal of therapy? To live a happy, fulfilled life. Ultimately, noble virtues such as compassion, honor, responsibility, and the capacity to love fully and expansively, are the goal of personal growth. We can only reach those goals when we disencumber ourselves from (often unconscious) fears and anxieties which weigh us down. Therapy, when done well, will help us to acquire the courage necessary to overthrow our own inner demons and to change. |
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