Los Angeles Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Specialist
When patients suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder that interferes with their daily activities, Dr. Samuel Lee, MD provides holistic psychiatric care to help, manage, and overcome their obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. Dr. Lee treats patients with obsessive compulsive disorder from his office in Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles, California.
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Do you feel like doctors have been medicating you, but not fully understanding you?
I work with my patients through an integrative and spiritual approach to not only treat mental illness but to promote physical, mental, and energetic wellness. To do this, we will emphasize using medications for psychiatric stabilization with a common long term goal of tapering off of medications while optimizing natural healing techniques to accomplish a sustained state of wellbeing.
An Integrative Approach to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Q&A
What is obsessive compulsive disorder?
Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder experience a pattern of unreasonable thoughts and fears that lead them to do repetitive behaviors. These obsessions and compulsions ultimately cause extreme anxiety and interfere with their daily lives.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder often focuses around certain themes—for example, a person may have an intense fear of getting contaminated by germs. As a result, they may try to ease those fears by compulsively washing their hands.
What are the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?
People struggling with OCD will have excessive compulsions or obsessions that interference with their daily routine and social or work functioning.
Obsessive symptoms are unwanted, persistent and repeated thoughts or images that cause anxiety and distress. People with obsessive symptoms may try to ignore them or get rid of them by performing a compulsive behavior. These obsessions tend to have typical themes, such as: fear of contamination or dirt, needing things orderly and symmetrical, aggressive or horrific thoughts about harming yourself or others.
Compulsive symptoms are repetitive behaviors that you may feel driven to perform in order to reduce or prevent anxiety related to obsessions. In most cases, engaging in these compulsions may only bring only a temporary relief of anxiety. As with obsessions, compulsions have themes, such as: washing and cleaning, checking, counting, orderliness, following a strict routine, and demanding reassurances.
How does Dr. Lee treat obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Dr. Lee will do a thorough assessment of the patient’s medical history and symptoms to explore the underlying causes of the patients’ obsessions and compulsions. Each case of OCD is unique. Dr. Lee will work with his patients through consistent psychotherapy and natural healing techniques to ease their anxieties and develop strategies to deal with their compulsive behaviors and obsessive thoughts. Dr. Lee may utilize medications to help stabilize the patient and function in society with a common long term goal of tapering off medications.
Conditions I Treat
I work with my patients to overcome the mental health challenges they are facing. Together we will use an integrative approach to mental that helps them achieve a sustained wellbeing.
My Credentials
Are you seeking a psychiatrist who is passionate about what he does and who takes an integrative and spiritual approach to mental health? Are you seeking a psychiatrist who is comfortable with alternative, holistic, and complementary treatments while having a judicious and conservative approach to psychiatric medications?
Explore my credentials
Board Certified Psychiatry and Neurology
B.A. Magna Cum Laude in Religion from Pacific Union College
MD Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Residency in Psychiatry, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA.
Inpatient Adult Psychiatrist, Kaweah Delta Mental Health Hospital
Primary Attending Geriatric Psychiatrist at the Auerbach Inpatient Psychiatric Jewish Home Hospital
General Adult Outpatient Psychiatrist, Kaiser Permanente
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Visiting My Practice
I work directly with patients in my Los Angeles based private practice.
What can I expect on my first visit?
Prior to our first visit, we can connect on the phone for a brief 5-10 minute conversation to ensure that we are a good fit to work together. You may also fill out an initial intake form and send it back to me so we can save time for our actual visit, and I can have an idea of your medical history prior to meeting
During our first visit, I will strive to be completely present with you. This means, I will not be typing and you will have my undivided attention and care.
We may utilize breath work to arrive in a relaxed and present state of being.
We will then proceed to engage in open and honest dialogue and everything we speak about will remain confidential.
We will explore your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health and examine areas of strength, and areas that we may want to bring into balance. We will discuss symptoms, without placing you into a box of a diagnosis. When we feel there is a mutual understanding of the desired outcome of treatment we will formulate a realistic, specific treatment plan geared towards eradicating symptoms by addressing the root cause. We will ensure that you have the adequate knowledge, tools, medication (if necessary), supplements, and support to make progress towards your goal of becoming the best version of yourself.
Treatment Fees
Initial Consult (60-90 minutes) $400
Starting with our first session, we’ll clarify what your specific needs are and how to address them.
Follow Up (30 minutes) $200
I work with you directly to put you on a path to sustained wellbeing.
15-Minute Follow Up — As varies
There may also be occasion for a brief phone follow up.
