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Sofia Encarnacion
Psychiatrist, MD (she, her)
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5901 Encina Rd, Suite A, Goleta, CA 93117
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Sofia Encarnacion, M.D., treats adults of all ages. She has devoted her life to the identification, treatment, and alleviation of patient discomfort. She does this through a carefully crafted mixture of caring, listening, and application of the most advanced therapeutic techniques and medications. She is fluent in both English and Spanish. In her many years of patient treatment, first as a clinical psychologist then as a psychiatrist, Dr. Encarnacion has developed particular expertise in the treatment of ADHD, female sexual medicine, and life coaching.
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Her upbringing in the Caribbean and South America have uniquely qualified her to successfully treat patients from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Dr. Encarnacion earned her medical doctorate from the University of Buenos Aires.
She trained and practiced at Cedars Sinai Hospital, a world-renowned psychiatric and medical facility in Los Angeles, and remains an attending psychiatrist there. She maintained a successful private practice in Beverly Hills, where she also served as the director of psychiatric services at El Dorado Community Services, a community based psychiatric facility.
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Insurance
- Aetna
- Blue Shield
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Magellan
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Optum
- Partners Direct Health
- Sana Benefits
- Santa Barbara Select IPA (SBSI
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
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Sofia Encarnacion
Psychiatrist, MD
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today License: California / A82472 Sofia Encarnacion
- Degree/Diploma from Cedars Sinai Medical Center 2004
- University Of Buenos Aires, MD, Graduated 1990
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Medication Management
- Anxiety
- Depression
Expertise
- ADHD
- Bipolar Disorder
- Eating Disorders
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Infertility
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Psychosis
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Trauma and PTSD
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
I also speak
Spanish
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
I also speak
Spanish
Location
Additional Location
Buellton, CA 93427
(805) 944-1687Nearby Areas
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Sofia Encarnacion
Psychiatrist, MD