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Melinda M Hansen
Psychiatrist, MD
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Lakewood, CA 90712
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Dr. Hansen began her medical career in the Army National Guard as a medic. After completing 12 years education, she moved to Alaska to work in integrated care models for the Native American people at Southcentral Foundation. During this time, she served as an adult & adolescent psychiatrist & director for the dual-diagnosis addiction program. She gradually transitioned to the field of tele-psychiatry & assumed the role of Behavioral Health Director for multiple towns in Alaska while concomitantly working in California for LA County. She now practices concierge tele-psychiatry in AK, AZ, CA & FL & is accepting new clients.
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Ideally, you are looking for a Board Certified Psychiatrist with an integrated approach to address your mental, physical and spiritual health. This includes psychiatric diagnostic evaluation, therapy and psychopharmacologic management combined with a collaborative approach with your primary care or other specialty providers for medical conditions/treatments.
Note: Dr. Hansen does not prescribe controlled substances via tele visits; consideration for this is limited to in person only & at the discretion of the doctor. Controlled substances include: xanax (alprazolam), ativan (lorazepam), valium (diazepam), klonopin (clonazepam), lunesta (eszopliclone), ambien (zolpidem), ritalin, adderall, vyvanse , concerta,etc.
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Melinda M Hansen
Psychiatrist, MD
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today License: California / A141554 Melinda M Hansen
- In Practice for 12 Years
- Board Certification by American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- University of Florida, Psychiatry Residency, Graduated 2016
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Trauma and PTSD
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Bipolar Disorder
- Career Counseling
- Child
- Coping Skills
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Integrated Psychiatric Care
- Life Coaching
- Medication Management
- Mood Disorders
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Psychosis
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Testing and Evaluation
- Thinking Disorders
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Veterans
- Weight Loss
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Biofeedback
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- Emotionally Focused
- Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
- Humanistic
- Hypnotherapy
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Neurofeedback
- Person-Centered
- Positive Psychology
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Strength-Based
- Transpersonal
- Trauma Focused
Location
Additional Location
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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Melinda M Hansen
Psychiatrist, MD