Psychiatrist in Santa Monica

Who this is for

• Adults carrying a depression diagnosis that has not improved after several medication trials.
• Patients with bipolar disorder who need long-term mood stabilization or help untangling mixed states.
• Patients and families dealing with psychosis, including treatment-resistant schizophrenia.
• Adults seeking an accurate ADHD or autism assessment rather than a quick screening.
• People whose psychiatric symptoms overlap with a neurological or medical condition.
• Therapists and physicians who want a second opinion on a complicated medication regimen.

Conditions commonly treated

The practice is built around complex and treatment-resistant illness: unipolar and treatment-resistant depression, bipolar I and II disorder, schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, adult ADHD, autism in adults, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety disorders, and neuropsychiatric presentations where cognition, behavior, and mood are affected by underlying brain disease.

Your first appointment

The initial psychiatric evaluation is a long appointment, not a brief intake. It covers the full history of your symptoms and treatment, medical and family history, prior records where available, and the goals you want treatment to accomplish. The aim of the first visit is a working diagnostic formulation and a concrete plan, whether that plan is treatment here, a referral, or a recommendation for further workup. Follow-up visits focus on medication management and on tracking what is actually changing.

Practical details on fees, insurance, superbills, and scheduling are collected on the new patient information page.

In-person and telehealth

Appointments are available in the Santa Monica office and by secure video for patients located anywhere in California. Many patients combine the two, coming in for the initial evaluation and periodic reviews while handling routine follow-up visits remotely.

Office and parking

Eric Wexler, M.D., Ph.D.
2730 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 325
Santa Monica, CA 90403
310-744-1250

The office sits on Wilshire Boulevard between 26th and Yale, a short drive from Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Venice, Westwood, and the rest of the Westside. Parking is available in the building garage, and street parking is available on the surrounding blocks.