Holistic Psychotherapy
From CBT to Inner Child work, holistic psychotherapy focuses on the whole person: mind, body + soul
Holistic Psychotherapy Services & Fees
As an out-of-network practice, we're happy to provide superbills so that you can get reimbursed directly from your insurance company. In order to make claim-filing easier for you, our office has partnered with Reimbursify, a service that helps you get money back quickly from your insurance company.
Holistic Psychotherapy: Initial 75-Minute Comprehensive Medical + Psychiatric Evaluation
This is the first holistic psychotherapy visit you will have with Dr. Ambardar in which she will review your full medical, psychiatric, psychosocial, and family history. An accurate medical history is important to obtain at this first visit because certain conditions such as hypo/hyperthyroidism, diabetes, hypertension, Alzheimer’s disease, and anemia (among many others), can present with psychiatric symptoms. Before this visit, please remember to complete the online Intake Forms so that we will be able to make the best use of our time. During this session, your reason(s) for seeking treatment will be discussed in depth and a full treatment plan (including frequency of psychotherapy sessions) will be discussed. Fee: $750
This is the first holistic psychotherapy visit you will have with Dr. Ambardar in which she will review your full medical, psychiatric, psychosocial, and family history. An accurate medical history is important to obtain at this first visit because certain conditions such as hypo/hyperthyroidism, diabetes, hypertension, Alzheimer’s disease, and anemia (among many others), can present with psychiatric symptoms. Before this visit, please remember to complete the online Intake Forms so that we will be able to make the best use of our time. During this session, your reason(s) for seeking treatment will be discussed in depth and a full treatment plan (including frequency of psychotherapy sessions) will be discussed. Fee: $750
Holistic Psychotherapy Follow-Up: 50-Minute Psychotherapy Session
During this session, we will address any issues or problems you may be having in your life using an eclectic blend of psychotherapy modalities including psychodynamic or insight-oriented therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), inner child work, solution-focused therapy, interpersonal therapy, and art/journal therapy. Our goal is for you to leave each session feeling lighter, brighter, and more supported in your journey, having gained valuable insights into your behavior or a new way of looking at the world. Fee: $450
During this session, we will address any issues or problems you may be having in your life using an eclectic blend of psychotherapy modalities including psychodynamic or insight-oriented therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), inner child work, solution-focused therapy, interpersonal therapy, and art/journal therapy. Our goal is for you to leave each session feeling lighter, brighter, and more supported in your journey, having gained valuable insights into your behavior or a new way of looking at the world. Fee: $450
Holistic Psychotherapy Follow-Up: 50-Minute Outdoor Walking Therapy Session
Walking psychotherapy (Walk and Talk therapy) combines regular talk therapy with the tremendous added benefit of physical exercise. During these sessions, you will be walking side by side with Dr. Ambardar at a comfortable and unhurried pace, literally moving forward as we work out issues and problems in a casual and peaceful setting. We are proud to be one of the only medical practices in the nation to offer walking psychotherapy to our patients and we currently offer this service in the Los Angeles area. Our friendly maltipoo Kiki de Montparnasse is always ready and excited to join us on our walks.
Fee: $450
Walking psychotherapy (Walk and Talk therapy) combines regular talk therapy with the tremendous added benefit of physical exercise. During these sessions, you will be walking side by side with Dr. Ambardar at a comfortable and unhurried pace, literally moving forward as we work out issues and problems in a casual and peaceful setting. We are proud to be one of the only medical practices in the nation to offer walking psychotherapy to our patients and we currently offer this service in the Los Angeles area. Our friendly maltipoo Kiki de Montparnasse is always ready and excited to join us on our walks.
Fee: $450
Holistic Psychotherapy Follow-Up: 50-Minute Meditation + Psychotherapy Session
Meditation is a path to calmness, mental clarity, and peace of mind. Regular meditation helps us gain inspiration, leads us to a greater understanding of our true selves, and provides us with valuable insights into our lives. We will spend a portion of this session in actual meditation, incorporating elements of Kundalini Yoga, also known as the Yoga of Awareness. Kundalini Yoga strengthens the nervous system through the use of breathing techniques and body postures. The remainder of the session will consist of regular holistic psychotherapy. Fee: $450
Meditation is a path to calmness, mental clarity, and peace of mind. Regular meditation helps us gain inspiration, leads us to a greater understanding of our true selves, and provides us with valuable insights into our lives. We will spend a portion of this session in actual meditation, incorporating elements of Kundalini Yoga, also known as the Yoga of Awareness. Kundalini Yoga strengthens the nervous system through the use of breathing techniques and body postures. The remainder of the session will consist of regular holistic psychotherapy. Fee: $450
Holistic Group Psychotherapy: Women's Self- Compassion + Happiness Group (Online)
Are you a woman whose heart has been wounded after years of putting other people’s needs and wants above your own? Do you find it hard to honor yourself and do what you really want? Have you been hurt by emotionally abusive familial, romantic, professional, or friendship relationships and are finally ready to heal? If so, our online Women's Self-Compassion + Happiness group (WSCH) may be an important step in your healing journey.
WSCH is a weekly online support group for women who are kind and compassionate to others, but have difficulty being kind and compassionate to themselves.
WSCH is an excellent adjunct to individual therapy and offers you the support and encouragement of a friendly group of like-minded peers. We will learn assertiveness, self-compassion, & self-esteem skills in a welcoming, nonjudgmental environment.
You will also learn how to value your voice, how to lessen codependent behaviors, and how to build a strong, loving relationship with yourself.
The group will combine therapeutic sharing with teaching (via handouts and worksheets). WSCH is kept intentionally small and membership is on a month-to-month basis.
WSCH meets online every Tuesday from 7:00-8:30 pm PST.
Fee: $100/weekly session. ($400/month)
Total monthly fee paid at the beginning of each month. Superbills for insurance reimbursement provided upon request.
Are you a woman whose heart has been wounded after years of putting other people’s needs and wants above your own? Do you find it hard to honor yourself and do what you really want? Have you been hurt by emotionally abusive familial, romantic, professional, or friendship relationships and are finally ready to heal? If so, our online Women's Self-Compassion + Happiness group (WSCH) may be an important step in your healing journey.
WSCH is a weekly online support group for women who are kind and compassionate to others, but have difficulty being kind and compassionate to themselves.
WSCH is an excellent adjunct to individual therapy and offers you the support and encouragement of a friendly group of like-minded peers. We will learn assertiveness, self-compassion, & self-esteem skills in a welcoming, nonjudgmental environment.
You will also learn how to value your voice, how to lessen codependent behaviors, and how to build a strong, loving relationship with yourself.
The group will combine therapeutic sharing with teaching (via handouts and worksheets). WSCH is kept intentionally small and membership is on a month-to-month basis.
WSCH meets online every Tuesday from 7:00-8:30 pm PST.
Fee: $100/weekly session. ($400/month)
Total monthly fee paid at the beginning of each month. Superbills for insurance reimbursement provided upon request.
Other Professional Services
Professional services such as letter writing, completing prior authorizations, filling out certified medical forms, telephone calls, extensive email conversations, preparation of treatment summaries, or time spent performing any other functions are charged $150 for each 15-minute increment.
Professional services such as letter writing, completing prior authorizations, filling out certified medical forms, telephone calls, extensive email conversations, preparation of treatment summaries, or time spent performing any other functions are charged $150 for each 15-minute increment.
Payment Policy
Please note that in order to provide you with the highest-quality personalized services and to ensure the full confidentiality of your medical records, we do not contract directly with insurance providers. Services are paid for in full at the time of service via credit card, debit card, or HSA/FSA card.
If requested, Dr. Ambardar is happy to provide you with a “superbill” or reimbursement form which you can submit to your insurance company in order to seek partial reimbursement for psychiatric, psychotherapeutic, or group therapy services rendered.
In order to make claim-filing easier for you, our office has partnered with Reimbursify, a service that helps you get reimbursed directly from your insurance company.
If you have any questions about our payment policy, please feel free to contact Dr. Ambardar at DrAmbardar@happinesspsychiatrist.com
Please click on the image below to sign up with Reimbursify
Intake Forms
If you are a new Psychiatry or Psychotherapy patient, please fill out and sign all of the Intake Forms before your first online visit. If you are a new Medical Weight Management or Coaching client, Dr. Ambardar will email you a separate set of intake forms.
Intake Forms PageTestimonials
“As a professional colleague of Dr. Ambardar’s who has worked closely with her in both the outpatient clinic and ER hospital settings, I can attest to Dr. Ambardar’s superb clinical and diagnostic skills, her agreeable bedside manner, and her genuine concern for patients. Dr. Ambardar is a consummate professional and a wonderful, caring psychiatrist. Her patients have always spoken very highly of her and I would recommend her wholeheartedly to anyone seeking a bright, compassionate physician for themselves or their family members.”
"The quality of care I received from Dr. Ambardar was unlike any other doctor patient relationship I've ever experienced. Her calm, compassionate, and empathetic presence helped me navigate one of the darkest periods of my life. I came to Dr. Ambardar in a complete crisis, and over the years of us working together she helped me completely reframe and rebuild my mental health. The progress I've made since working with her has been astounding. I'll be eternally grateful for her support in processing and accepting some very challenging diagnoses. I would wholeheartedly recommend Dr. Ambardar to anyone in need of one of the best psychiatrists in LA. You won't be disappointed with her support."
“Dr. Ambardar maintains a true professionalism and calm that is not equaled by many of her colleagues. She has a quiet, unassuming demeanor, but underneath she is intelligent, hard working, and her psychiatric evaluations of patients are well thought out, organized, and sound. Sheenie is a good person. She is honest, decent, and fun. She is well liked by the faculty and staff. I wholeheartedly recommend Dr. Ambardar. She would be an asset to any faculty or medical school.”
“Dr. Ambardar has tremendous insight into personal and collective trauma and the impact of ancestral trauma on a person's life. It is not often you come across a professional who has an in-depth understanding of collective trauma and its impact on an individual's life. Her work and her insights have been supportive in my own healing journey. I highly recommend anyone wanting to connect with their ancestral histories, collective trauma, and current life experiences to work with Dr. Ambardar. She is a caring professional.”
"I have had the privilege of working with Dr. Ambardar for the past 3 years. She is a highly intelligent, compassionate, and thoughtful practitioner. I am confident in her skills and am happy to refer my patients to her for their psychiatric care as I know they will be in excellent hands."
"Thank you so much for everything you have done for me. I greatly appreciate it. I really think you are a wonderful doctor and I tell everybody about you. I really feel that you are the best doctor I’ve ever been to and that you really listen to me. Again thanks so much."
"I highly recommend Dr. Ambardar to anyone looking for an empathetic therapist. She is truly concerned about improving her patients’ well-being. At the same time, she is very professional and knowledgeable and I felt like I was in extremely capable hands. She has helped me overcome so much, and I feel like my life and mental peace are both in such a better place since I started seeing her."
"Dr. Ambardar is an outstanding psychiatrist. She is extremely kind and exhibits a vast working knowledge of psychiatric, emotional, and mental disorders and the issues and symptoms that stem from these disorders. I always felt at ease with her and I have really appreciated and benefited from being under such excellent care."
"I am a woman in her late-50s who has been living chronically with Bipolar Disorder for many years. Finding a psychiatrist that you really click with is hard and just a matter of luck. I was really lucky to have found Dr. Ambardar when I lived in LA. She always listened to my concerns and is such a sweetheart. I actually looked forward to each appointment. Everyone should have a doctor like Dr. Ambardar!"
“Dr. Ambardar is always professional and helpful. She is a wonderful and compassionate doctor who truly understands what her patient’s needs are. I am grateful to have her as my doctor. Her recommendations have been excellent.”
“As a professional colleague of Dr. Ambardar’s who has worked closely with her in both the outpatient clinic and ER hospital settings, I can attest to Dr. Ambardar’s superb clinical and diagnostic skills, her agreeable bedside manner, and her genuine concern for patients. Dr. Ambardar is a consummate professional and a wonderful, caring psychiatrist. Her patients have always spoken very highly of her and I would recommend her wholeheartedly to anyone seeking a bright, compassionate physician for themselves or their family members.”
"The quality of care I received from Dr. Ambardar was unlike any other doctor patient relationship I've ever experienced. Her calm, compassionate, and empathetic presence helped me navigate one of the darkest periods of my life. I came to Dr. Ambardar in a complete crisis, and over the years of us working together she helped me completely reframe and rebuild my mental health. The progress I've made since working with her has been astounding. I'll be eternally grateful for her support in processing and accepting some very challenging diagnoses. I would wholeheartedly recommend Dr. Ambardar to anyone in need of one of the best psychiatrists in LA. You won't be disappointed with her support."
“Dr. Ambardar maintains a true professionalism and calm that is not equaled by many of her colleagues. She has a quiet, unassuming demeanor, but underneath she is intelligent, hard working, and her psychiatric evaluations of patients are well thought out, organized, and sound. Sheenie is a good person. She is honest, decent, and fun. She is well liked by the faculty and staff. I wholeheartedly recommend Dr. Ambardar. She would be an asset to any faculty or medical school.”
“Dr. Ambardar has tremendous insight into personal and collective trauma and the impact of ancestral trauma on a person's life. It is not often you come across a professional who has an in-depth understanding of collective trauma and its impact on an individual's life. Her work and her insights have been supportive in my own healing journey. I highly recommend anyone wanting to connect with their ancestral histories, collective trauma, and current life experiences to work with Dr. Ambardar. She is a caring professional.”
"I have had the privilege of working with Dr. Ambardar for the past 3 years. She is a highly intelligent, compassionate, and thoughtful practitioner. I am confident in her skills and am happy to refer my patients to her for their psychiatric care as I know they will be in excellent hands."
"Thank you so much for everything you have done for me. I greatly appreciate it. I really think you are a wonderful doctor and I tell everybody about you. I really feel that you are the best doctor I’ve ever been to and that you really listen to me. Again thanks so much."
"I highly recommend Dr. Ambardar to anyone looking for an empathetic therapist. She is truly concerned about improving her patients’ well-being. At the same time, she is very professional and knowledgeable and I felt like I was in extremely capable hands. She has helped me overcome so much, and I feel like my life and mental peace are both in such a better place since I started seeing her."
"Dr. Ambardar is an outstanding psychiatrist. She is extremely kind and exhibits a vast working knowledge of psychiatric, emotional, and mental disorders and the issues and symptoms that stem from these disorders. I always felt at ease with her and I have really appreciated and benefited from being under such excellent care."
"I am a woman in her late-50s who has been living chronically with Bipolar Disorder for many years. Finding a psychiatrist that you really click with is hard and just a matter of luck. I was really lucky to have found Dr. Ambardar when I lived in LA. She always listened to my concerns and is such a sweetheart. I actually looked forward to each appointment. Everyone should have a doctor like Dr. Ambardar!"
“Dr. Ambardar is always professional and helpful. She is a wonderful and compassionate doctor who truly understands what her patient’s needs are. I am grateful to have her as my doctor. Her recommendations have been excellent.”
“As a professional colleague of Dr. Ambardar’s who has worked closely with her in both the outpatient clinic and ER hospital settings, I can attest to Dr. Ambardar’s superb clinical and diagnostic skills, her agreeable bedside manner, and her genuine concern for patients. Dr. Ambardar is a consummate professional and a wonderful, caring psychiatrist. Her patients have always spoken very highly of her and I would recommend her wholeheartedly to anyone seeking a bright, compassionate physician for themselves or their family members.”
"The quality of care I received from Dr. Ambardar was unlike any other doctor patient relationship I've ever experienced. Her calm, compassionate, and empathetic presence helped me navigate one of the darkest periods of my life. I came to Dr. Ambardar in a complete crisis, and over the years of us working together she helped me completely reframe and rebuild my mental health. The progress I've made since working with her has been astounding. I'll be eternally grateful for her support in processing and accepting some very challenging diagnoses. I would wholeheartedly recommend Dr. Ambardar to anyone in need of one of the best psychiatrists in LA. You won't be disappointed with her support."
“Dr. Ambardar maintains a true professionalism and calm that is not equaled by many of her colleagues. She has a quiet, unassuming demeanor, but underneath she is intelligent, hard working, and her psychiatric evaluations of patients are well thought out, organized, and sound. Sheenie is a good person. She is honest, decent, and fun. She is well liked by the faculty and staff. I wholeheartedly recommend Dr. Ambardar. She would be an asset to any faculty or medical school.”
“Dr. Ambardar has tremendous insight into personal and collective trauma and the impact of ancestral trauma on a person's life. It is not often you come across a professional who has an in-depth understanding of collective trauma and its impact on an individual's life. Her work and her insights have been supportive in my own healing journey. I highly recommend anyone wanting to connect with their ancestral histories, collective trauma, and current life experiences to work with Dr. Ambardar. She is a caring professional.”
"I have had the privilege of working with Dr. Ambardar for the past 3 years. She is a highly intelligent, compassionate, and thoughtful practitioner. I am confident in her skills and am happy to refer my patients to her for their psychiatric care as I know they will be in excellent hands."
"Thank you so much for everything you have done for me. I greatly appreciate it. I really think you are a wonderful doctor and I tell everybody about you. I really feel that you are the best doctor I’ve ever been to and that you really listen to me. Again thanks so much."
"I highly recommend Dr. Ambardar to anyone looking for an empathetic therapist. She is truly concerned about improving her patients’ well-being. At the same time, she is very professional and knowledgeable and I felt like I was in extremely capable hands. She has helped me overcome so much, and I feel like my life and mental peace are both in such a better place since I started seeing her."
"Dr. Ambardar is an outstanding psychiatrist. She is extremely kind and exhibits a vast working knowledge of psychiatric, emotional, and mental disorders and the issues and symptoms that stem from these disorders. I always felt at ease with her and I have really appreciated and benefited from being under such excellent care."
"I am a woman in her late-50s who has been living chronically with Bipolar Disorder for many years. Finding a psychiatrist that you really click with is hard and just a matter of luck. I was really lucky to have found Dr. Ambardar when I lived in LA. She always listened to my concerns and is such a sweetheart. I actually looked forward to each appointment. Everyone should have a doctor like Dr. Ambardar!"
“Dr. Ambardar is always professional and helpful. She is a wonderful and compassionate doctor who truly understands what her patient’s needs are. I am grateful to have her as my doctor. Her recommendations have been excellent.”
Feel Happier Today
At The Happiness Psychiatrist®, our patient philosophy centers around treating the whole person: mind, body, and spirit. We believe that the judicious use of psychopharmacology, coupled with psychotherapy and other holistic treatments (such as meditation, Kundalini yoga, and walking therapy), can bring about transformative changes in the lives of those suffering from Depression, Anxiety, Adult ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Binge-Eating Disorder, OCD, and other common mental health conditions and life issues.
As a female psychiatrist-owned online business, we're proud to serve all parts of California, including the Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, West Hollywood, Westwood/UCLA, Pasadena, Malibu, Burbank, Newport Beach, San Diego, La Jolla, San Francisco, Marin County, Portola Valley, Palo Alto, Stanford, Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, Menlo Park, & San Jose areas.
We're also proud to serve all parts of New York, including New York City, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Greenwich Village, the Upper East Side (UES), the Upper West Side (UWS), the Hudson Valley area, Ithaca, and Buffalo, NY.
