Richa Bhatia, M.D. Inc.
Board Certified Adult, Child, Adolescent Psychiatry
Welcome
Richa Bhatia MD Inc. is a patient-centered psychiatric outpatient practice, providing comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, empathic individual psychotherapy, and/or careful medication management where needed, to adults and children in the San-Francisco bay area.
Psychotherapy provided by our practice is not just for symptom relief, but also, for understanding yourself better, gaining greater insight, and understanding the root causes of your symptoms.
Our practice style is personalized, striving to provide high quality care based on a whole person, diligent, empathic approach. In addition to exploring psychological themes, treatment may involve understanding biological factors such as the potential effect of medications and/or medical conditions on your mental health where applicable. Lifestyle factors are also explored as they relate to mental health.
The types of psychotherapy modalities utilized include psychodynamic psychotherapy (insight-oriented), along with elements of mindfulness based interventions, CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), and acceptance and commitment therapy. Medication management, where needed, is nuanced, with close monitoring, using shared decision-making. Our practice provides outpatient psychotherapy and/or medication management to individuals suffering from Anxiety, Depression, Grief, trauma/PTSD, maladaptive perfectionism, OCD, and/or adjustment difficulties in response to life stressors. We look forward to seeing you.
Anxiety
Generalized Anxiety
Social Anxiety
Panic Attacks
Feeling overwhelmed
Excessive worry
Grief and Loss
Coping with loss of loved one,
other losses
Life Transitions
Phase of life challenges
Career transitions
Relationship issues
Adjustment Reactions to Life Events
Depression
Feeling down more days than not
Low energy
Low motivation
Feeling hopeless or
Worthless
Low Self-Worth
Perfectionism
Excessive self-criticism
Low self-esteem
OCD
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
What this Practice Does Not Offer
-Benzodiazepine prescription management: We do not take over the prescribing of benzodiazepine prescriptions that may have been started or recommended by other healthcare professionals
-Disability Evaluation
-Fitness for Duty Evaluation
-Forensic Evaluations, Child custody evaluation
-Urgent care services
If you or a loved one are experiencing thoughts of hurting self or others, please call 911, 988, or go to the nearest emergency room.
Request Consultation
We offer telehealth as well as in-person visits.
To request a consultation, you may use the link below which will take you to the practice calendar. Please note that booking an appointment via this calender does not confirm the appointment, but, will send you an initial contact form which will help us determine if we might be a good fit for your needs.
For other appointment times not listed in above calendar, please call our office at 510-588-1135.
In-Person:
For in-person appointments, please use the same calendar as above.
Office location: 3900 Newpark Mall Rd Ste 205A, Newark, CA 94560
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About Our Psychiatrist:
Dr Richa Bhatia, M.D. is dual Board Certified in General and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, with more than 15 years of experience in the field of psychiatry, caring for patients suffering from various psychiatric conditions and serving in Medical Director roles at leading academic medical centers such as Dartmouth, as well as in community settings. Dr Bhatia was fortunate to train under some of the world's leading experts in Adult and Child psychotherapy and Psychiatry. She has several publications in psychiatry journals. Dr Bhatia has experience treating a wide array of psychiatric conditions in various settings. Adult and child individual psychotherapy are among her main areas of interest.
Roles
President-Elect,
Northern California Psychiatric Society
President-Elect,
Association of Women Psychiatrists
Quoted in:
CNBC, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, US News and World Report, WUCF-TV (PBS Newshour), AARP, Prevention magazine, Deseret News. Her work has been cited in Time magazine and Scientific American.
For articles authored by Dr Bhatia, see pages 'Blog posts' and 'Publications' by scrolling to the Menu bar above.
Approach
Dr Bhatia's approach is empathic, utilizing shared decision making, and takes into account the unique biological, psychosocial, social and lifestyle factors contributing to an individual's mental health condition. She aims to understand the root causes, and understand the individual as a whole person, rather than just symptom management. She strives to work diligently with each individual to understand their unique clinical situation, challenges, struggles, and goals. Her fellowship training in child and adolescent psychiatry gave her a valuable developmental perspective which she utilizes to thoroughly understand an individual's developmental journey, psychological strengths and areas of growth. Her approach involves honoring and cultivating strengths and facilitating optimal emotional well-being.
Dr Bhatia's psychotherapy work is informed by various evidence-based modalities such as psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based interventions, dialectical behavioral therapy, and other evidence-based psychotherapies. Her psychotherapy approach is aimed to enhancing insight and identifying any underlying patterns or conflicts which may be contributing to your current emotional state.
For children, she offers child-centered play therapy and other modalities of psychotherapy.
Anxiety may manifest as feelings of dread, excessive worry, or decision-making difficulty. If you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed and unsure whether psychotherapy or medications are the best next steps for you, she would be happy to provide a consultation. If it seems like a good fit to you, she will offer you follow up for individual psychotherapy (which is generally weekly)
Medications can be beneficial for many people, but, not everybody with anxiety needs medications. The severity of anxiety determines if medications are needed. If symptoms are significantly impacting your day to day functioning and you wish to consider and explore medication options, Dr Bhatia would take the time to answer questions in detail and review various medication options, when they are indicated, along with the risks, benefits, and side effects, and follow up closely if you decide to start a medication. Medication alone is seldom adequate for anxiety, OCD, or trauma/stress related conditions. Psychotherapy is generally recommended in conjunction with medications.
Awards and Honors
Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
Jerilyn Ross Clinician Advocate Award,
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
Marian Butterfield
Award
Testimonials
My anxiety is much lower. I don't have the same reactions I used to have to stressful situations. My mood is even. I wish I had started treatment sooner. Thank you so much
My anxiety is minimal now.
I am so happy to be on less medications.