Avis Hershfield, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-C

My clients describe me as:

... welcoming, open-minded, compassionate, warm, personable, witty, engaging, with a calming persona and voice.

Something to know about my approach is:

I use an integrative, eclectic and holistic, trauma-informed therapeutic approach weaving together psychotherapy, judicious medication-management and responsiveness to your needs arising out of the biopsychosocial dimensions of your experience.

Together, we will:

... build a trusting patient-practitioner relationship, establish a diagnosis and develop an individualized treatment plan that can include Psychotropic Medication(s), Complementary, Alternative and/or Psychotherapeutic Treatment Modalities.

I specialize in working with people who:

... need help with Women's Issues, Medication Management, PMDD, Pregnancy and Postpartum Mood Disorders, Depression, Anxiety and Bipolar Disorders, Grief, Substance Use Disorders, Trauma and PTSD, Sexual Abuse, IPV, Sex and Human Trafficking.

I became a therapist because:

... my passion is to provide comprehensive & culturally congruent Psychiatric and Mental Health Care to support individuals on their path to wellness.

Something that stands out about where I offer therapy is:

... I can serve patients anywhere in the state of California from the comfort of their home using a secure online platform (telepsychiatry).

More about me and my practice:

My practice is both an Art and a Science and that means I will combine my wisdom, creativity, compassion, and healing spirit with the most up to date Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology and Psychotherapeutic Modalities.