Dr. Reidbord practices general adult psychiatry in a pleasant Victorian office located in the Laurel Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. With special expertise in psychiatric evaluation and assessment, Dr. Reidbord welcomes referrals and one-time consultations from physicians and other mental health professionals. Self-referred patients are very welcome as well. If you suffer from anxiety, depression, or other troubling feelings, Dr. Reidbord can usually offer a frank assessment and realistic treatment recommendations after an hour's consultation.

The assessment itself may be all you need or want. Sometimes it can reveal medical (or medication-related) causes of problems, or just offer guidelines about where to look further. More often, though, some form of treatment can help. This often means psychotherapy (talk therapy) and/or medication, although other factors like diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes can be important, too. One advantage of seeing a psychiatrist, versus another mental health professional, is familiarity with mind AND body treatment options.

While psychiatric medication can be literally life-saving in severe cases, pills cannot cure long-term relationship or self-identity issues. With 20 years of experience studying and teaching psychotherapy, Dr. Reidbord offers eclectic, flexible therapy in the psychodynamic tradition. This means a collaborative process of exploring thoughts, feelings, and recurrent life patterns, to gain insight and discover new perspectives. Therapy can be short-term or long-term, focused or wide-ranging. Whatever its scope, empathy, sensitivity, and gentle humor are essential ingredients.

Dr. Reidbord also serves as a consultant to the Lawyer Assistance Program (LAP) of the California State Bar. If you are referred by LAP, the evaluation and written report will be completed promptly and will fully satisfy LAP requirements.

No doctor is an expert in everything. Rest assured that Dr. Reidbord will refer you to a specialist for any needed assessment or treatment he cannot provide himself.