ABPN Board-Certified
AACAP Member
Psychiatrist in Santa Barbara, California
Warm, whole-person psychiatric care for your whole family — in a calm Santa Barbara setting, from thorough evaluation through ongoing treatment.
Integrative psychiatric care in Santa Barbara
Refine Psychiatry brings integrative psychiatric care to Santa Barbara from a restored Spanish Colonial cottage just steps from downtown. Whether your family is navigating a child’s ADHD diagnosis, a teenager’s anxiety, a new mother’s postpartum season, or your own path through depression, our team meets you where you are.
We provide psychiatric care to families and adults across the Central Coast who want unhurried, whole-person approach applied to mental health. Our customized, thorough evaluations and treatment plans consider sleep, movement, lifestyle, and social environments alongside medication to ensure continuity of care that doesn't reset every few months.
We care for children, teens, and adults in a setting that feels more like a home than a clinic with wood-beamed ceilings, garden light, and room to breathe. As a private-pay practice, we provide superbills for out-of-network reimbursement, so you get the unhurried, personalized attention that insurance-driven offices can’t offer. It’s psychiatry that feels less like a rushed appointment and more like a genuine partnership in your care.
Conditions we treat in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara and Central Coast families come to us for everything from a child's ADHD evaluation to a new mother's postpartum support to an adult navigating anxiety or depression.
ADHD (Children & Adults)
Comprehensive ADHD evaluation and treatment for children, teens, and adults — combining thorough assessment, medication management when appropriate, and practical strategies for focus, organization, and daily life.
Anxiety Disorders
From generalized anxiety and panic to social anxiety, we help you understand what's driving the worry and build a calmer, more grounded relationship with everyday life.
Depression
Personalized, whole-person care for depression — pairing evidence-based medication management with attention to sleep, lifestyle, and the support you need to feel like yourself again.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Pediatric-trained psychiatric care for kids and teens, delivered with patience and warmth — always in close partnership with parents, schools, and existing providers.
Maternal Mental Health / PMDD
Specialized support for postpartum depression and anxiety, PMDD, and the emotional shifts of pregnancy and new parenthood — compassionate care for every stage of motherhood.
Eating Disorders
Thoughtful, non-judgmental psychiatric support for disordered eating, coordinated with your therapist and dietitian as part of a connected, whole-person treatment team.
PTSD & Trauma
Trauma-informed evaluation and treatment that meets you where you are — helping you process difficult experiences and regain a sense of safety and stability.
OCD
Evidence-based care for obsessive-compulsive disorder, including medication management and coordination with exposure-based therapy to help quiet intrusive thoughts and compulsions.
Bipolar Disorder
Careful diagnosis and long-term medication management for bipolar disorder, focused on mood stability, fewer disruptions, and a treatment plan that fits your life.
Medication Management
Unhurried, attentive psychiatric medication management — thoughtful prescribing, regular check-ins, and adjustments guided by how you're actually feeling, not a 15-minute clock.
Psychiatric Evaluation
A thorough 60–90 minute diagnostic evaluation that looks at the whole picture — history, symptoms, lifestyle, and goals — to build a treatment plan tailored to you.
Telehealth
Secure, convenient virtual psychiatry for California residents — the same unhurried, personalized care as an in-office visit, from wherever you feel most comfortable.
Ready to start? We’re here for you.
Book a consultation today and take the first, unhurried step toward feeling like yourself again.
Why families in Santa Barbara choose Refine
A different kind of psychiatry — built on time, attention, and a whole-person view of care.
Holistic & Integrative Care
We look beyond the prescription pad — weighing sleep, nutrition, lifestyle, and therapy coordination as part of one connected plan built around your whole life.
Unhurried, Private-Pay Model
No insurance clock. Longer first evaluations and 30+ minute follow-ups, with superbills provided for out-of-network reimbursement — so your time with us is truly yours.
Children Through Adults, One Practice
Your whole family, cared for under one roof. Pediatric-trained and adult-experienced providers who coordinate care thoughtfully across every age and stage.
At Refine, care isn’t a menu of services — it’s a philosophy. We start by understanding the full picture of your life, then build a plan that treats the whole person, not just a diagnosis. Medication, when it’s the right tool, is paired with lifestyle guidance and close coordination with your therapist or pediatrician. It’s integrative, unhurried psychiatry that insurance-driven clinics can’t offer — and it’s why families across Southern California trust us with their care.
Your Santa Barbara care team
Meet the board-certified psychiatrists who care for patients in and around your community.
What to expect at your first visit
From your first call to ongoing care, here’s how we partner with you.
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Book Your Consultation
Call us or use our online scheduler. We’ll learn what you’re looking for and match you with the right provider.
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Comprehensive Evaluation
Your first visit is a thorough 60–90 minute psychiatric assessment — never a rushed 15-minute med check.
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Personalized Treatment Plan
Together we build your plan: medication when appropriate, therapy referrals, lifestyle guidance, and clear next steps.
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Ongoing Partnership
Regular check-ins, thoughtful adjustments, and coordination with your therapist or pediatrician as your needs evolve.
Insurance & Payment
Refine Psychiatry is an out-of-network, private-pay practice.
We provide superbills — detailed receipts you can submit to your insurance for out-of-network reimbursement. Many of our patients receive 50–80% back.
Staying private-pay lets us spend 60–90 minutes on your first evaluation and 30+ minutes on follow-ups — the kind of time insurance-based practices can’t offer.
HSA and FSA cards are welcome.
Visit Refine Psychiatry in Santa Barbara
Refine Psychiatry — Santa Barbara, 22 West Micheltorena Street, Unit A East, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Monday – Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Street parking is available along Micheltorena Street and nearby, just a short walk from downtown Santa Barbara. Please allow a few extra minutes to park.
Available via secure telehealth for patients across California and New York.
A look inside our office
Serving families near Santa Barbara
Our Santa Barbara office serves families across the South Coast and Central Coast. We welcome patients from these nearby communities:
Montecito, Carpinteria, Goleta, Summerland, Hope Ranch, Santa Ynez, Isla Vista
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Ready to start? We’re here for you.
Book a consultation today and take the first, unhurried step toward feeling like yourself again.