Specialties
My name is Dr. Michael Lowenstein, and I'm a board certified psychiatrist and psychotherapist with over 25 years of experience providing a wide range of counseling, therapy, psychotherapy and medication treatments for individual adults living in the Venice Beach, Marina Del Rey, Santa Monica, and Los Angeles areas, as well as online throughout the state of California.
If you're like a lot of the clients I help every day, you not only want some immediate relief from your anxiety, depression, or ADHD, you also want more meaningful interactions and connections with the people you love.
And you want to know WHY you've been struggling!
The counseling and psychotherapy services I offer are all about better understanding yourself, why you feel the way you do, and intentionally creating positive, lasting change in your relationships and in your life.
So, whether you'd like to talk with a psychiatrist to find out if medications can help, or are just curious about who you and you're ready to do the work necessary to create the rewarding relationships and life you deserve, I encourage you to contact me today and schedule an appointment to ask any questions you have and find out whether or not we'll be a good fit for working together. I look forward to speaking with you and helping in any way I can.
History
Established in 1989.
While I'm an expert in the integration of psychotherapeutic techniques with pharmacological interventions, I didn't initially plan on practicing psychotherapy.
In fact, I was largely clueless about the importance of being in touch with, and expressing, my feelings, until I went through a life changing experience in a psych emergency room one night during my psychiatry clerkship.
The way a couple of psychotherapists helped me work through and process this experience led me to decide that I wanted to do the same kind of powerful, transformative work to help others.
So, after completing my psychiatric residency at University of California San Francisco (UCSF), I joined the faculty there and opened a private psychiatry and psychotherapy practice in 1989.
I've also worked in a variety of other settings, I've received extensive training as a psychoanalyst, and I love teaching and helping other mental health professionals become better at what they do so all of our clients can thrive.
Meet the Business Owner: Michael L.
While I do prescribe medications to those who need them to deal with anxiety, depression, and ADHD, the focus of my work is helping clients like you explore who you really are and do the deep work necessary to create true healing and growth.
Additionally, while I am a certified psychiatrist and mental health therapist who's trained in psychoanalysis, this doesn't mean I'm just going to sit there and listen to your problems.
Don't get me wrong. I will listen to everything you have to say. But I'm also very interactive, and will actively provide feedback, guidance, and support.
Outside of my work with clients, I enjoy spending time with my wife and three grown boys.
And after having lived in the San Francisco East Bay Area for over 30 years, I'm now enjoying exploring and getting to know my new home in the Los Angeles area.
But my greatest passion is the work I get to do each day.
I love my relationships and my life, and my goal is to help you feel the same way!