Physician Mental Health Consultations

The ACCMA Clinician Wellness Program has developed a list of vetted mental health professionals who are available to meet with physicians for mental health consultations. These services are not sponsored by the ACCMA, so individuals interested in participating should contact the clinicians directly to discuss payment and scheduling.

In addition to the list of vetted mental health professionals, the ACCMA Clinician Wellness Program will also be sponsoring small group psychotherapy sessions for groups of three to eight physicians. The sessions will begin in mid to late July and are completely free of charge to physician participants.

Confidential

Your use of physician mental health consultations is completely confidential, voluntary, and may not be mandated as a condition of employment. Neither ACCMA, your employer, not the California Board of Medicine will be notified should you choose to participate.

Convenient

Participating psychologists are based in various locations throughout the Bay Area. Their hours of operation vary, but many are willing to accommodate the unique schedules of physicians.

Competent

ACCMA has sought to provide members with a vetted list of competent psychologists, psychiatrists, and life coaches. These professionals have demonstrated experience working with clinicians.

 If you are in need of urgent assistance, please call (650) 756-7787, CMA's 24-Hour Physicians' and Dentists' Confidential Assistance Line.

Physicians who are wishing to schedule a one-on-one session with one of the ACCMA's vetted providers should call or email any of the providers listed below to negotiate rates and schedule an appointment. Identify yourself as an ACCMA physician-member who practices in the Bay Area. The ACCMA does not negotiate rates or pay for these consultants.

Mental Health Clinicians

Gabriela Bronson-Castain, PsyD

Gabriela Bronson-Castain, PsyD
(510) 520-5116
gabcastain@gmail.com
wwww.drgabcastain.com
1849 Bonanza St.,
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
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2945 Opal St.,
Oakland, Ca 94609

  • Evidence-based interventions to assist with issues related to depression, life transitions, burnout, anxiety issues, multi-cultural/ diversity issues in the workplace, work/personal life balance, secondary trauma, and crisis intervention (when appropriate)
  • Substance abuse followup once early recovery has been established or re-established

Robert Dolgoff, MD

Robert Dolgoff, MD
Medical Director, Berkeley Therapy Institute
(510) 841-8484, ext. 1104
1794 Martin Luther King Dr.,
Berkeley, CA 94709

  • General outpatient psychotherapy for adults
  • Specialty in assessing and treating health care professionals

Bruce Feingold, PhD

Bruce Feingold, PhD
(925) 945-1315
190 Olympic Blvd.,
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

  • General outpatient psychotherapy for adults and couples
  • Specializes in severe depression, anxiety, suicide, retirement, and relationship issues
  • Does not treat eating disorders or primary substance abuse issues

Marvin Firestone, MD

Marvin Firestone, MD
(650) 212-4900
1700 South El Camino Rd., Suite 408
San Mateo, CA 94402

  • General outpatient psychiatry and psychotherapy for adults
  • Specializes in geriatric and forensic psychiatry and psychotherapy: medication management

Josh Gressel, PhD

Josh Gressel, PhD
(925) 685-1722, ext. 7
joshgressel@gmail.com
399 Taylor Blvd., Suite 210
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

  • General outpatient psychotherapy for adults and couples
  • Specializes in men's issues, work issues, religious issues, couples counseling, sand tray therapy

Patricia Hart, PhD

Patricia Hart, PhD
(510) 527-9039
921 The Alameda, Suite 2
Berkeley, CA 94707

  • General outpatient psychotherapy for adults and couples

Cathy Jefferson, LCSW

Cathy Jefferson, LCSW
(415) 806-6336
www.cathyjefferson.com
5655 College Ave., Suite 300
Oakland, CA 94618

  • General outpatient psychotherapy for adolescents, adults, and geriatric population
  • Focuses on building resiliency and decreasing stress, learning new ways of thinking/behaving
  • Does not work with primary substance abuse issues

John Kirby, LMFT

John Kirby, LMFT
(925) 268-0402
399 Wiget Lane,
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

  • General outpatient psychotherapy for adults and couples
  • Focuses on anxiety, depression, trauma, men's issues and support, family law support, couples' counseling

Lisa Lancaster, PhD

Lisa Lancaster, PhD
(510) 841-2525
3148 Lewiston Ave.,
Berkeley, CA 94705

  • General outpatient psychotherapy for adults and couples

Lesley Parke, PhD

Lesley Parke, PhD
(510) 832-0717
445 Bellevue Ave., Suite 302
Oakland, CA 94610

  • General outpatient psychotherapy for adults
  • Specializes in treating anxiety, depression, relationship issues, work issues, adjustment and personality disorders

Barbara Peterson, PhD

Barbara Peterson, PhD
(925) 939-4147
www.barbarapetersonphd.com
1910 Olympic Blvd., Suite 230
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

  • General outpatient psychotherapy for adolescents and adults
  • Specializes in the treatment of sexual abuse, adolescent behavioral disorders, bipolar and depressive disorders
  • Does not treat primary substance abuse issues

Susan Raeburn PhD

Susan Raeburn, PhD
(510) 658-1820
sdr510@comcast.net
5297 College Ave., Suite 206
Oakland, CA 94618

  • General outpatient psychotherapy for individual adults and groups
  • Specializes in treating eating and anxiety disorders, chemical dependency, codependency/relational trauma, and performing arts psychology
  • Does not treat psychotic disorders or provide family law support

Lisa Rosequist PhD

Lisa Rosequist, PhD
(415) 619-5727
www.drlisarosequist.com
drlisa@drlisarosequist.com
909 Hyde St., Suite 620
San Francisco, CA 94109

  • General outpatient psychotherapy for adults

Suzana Simkovic MD

Suzana Simkovic, MD
(925) 944-9033

  • General outpatient psychotherapy for adults
  • Does not treat primary substance abuse issues or psychotic disorders

Dian Swirsky, PhD

Dian Swirsky, PhD
(510) 444-5458
www.dianeswirsky.com
2340 Ward St., Suite 204
Berkeley, CA 94705

  • General outpatient psychotherapy for adults and couples
  • Specializes in the treatment of trauma, PTSD, childhood sexual abuse, parents of teens in crisis, diversity issues

Alison Trules, LCSW

Alison Trules, LCSW
(510) 654-5582
alisontrules@yahoo.com
5318 Bryant Ave.,
Oakland, CA 94618
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33 Quail Court, Suite 200
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

  • General outpatient psychotherapy for adults and adolescents
  • Specializes in working with bicultural families, eating disorders, and stress management and mindfulness

Sarah Weinstein LMFT

Sarah Weinstein, JD, MA, LMFT
(510) 697-8338
sarah@sarahweinsteintherapy.com
www.sarahweinsteintherapy.com
2711 Alcatraz Ave., Suite 3
Berkeley, CA 94705

  • General outpatient psychotherapy for adults and couples
  • Focuses on treating physicians and attorneys; background as a lawyer could make her a good resource for physicians experiencing litigation stress