Mood Disorders Dysthymia and Cyclothymia near Alameda, CA

Biography: Dr. Kushagra Nijhara aspires to empower patients to leverage their strengths, navigate challenges, and achieve holistic growth and healing. Dr. Nijhara's patient-focused and evidence-based approach sees each individual with strengths while collaboratively addressing areas of challenge. His journey, spanning multiple countries, has widened his understanding of unique cultural and societal factors that shape us as human beings. This background enables Dr. Nijhara to approach mental health with a unique blend of empathy and cultural sensitivity, recognizing the diverse influences that shape each person’s well-being. He deeply appreciates the outdoors and being in the sun, including hiking scenic trails, biking along picturesque routes, or taking a leisurely stroll through the park.

Biography: Satoko has over 20 years of experience in mental health care. She has a patient-centered approach and uses cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, family dynamics, and mindfulness. Satoko believes everyone should feel heard, safe, supported, and understood. She empowers patients to explore difficult situations and is dedicated to helping them learn skills to be resilient and gain more insight, balance, peace, and happiness in their lives.

Biography: Dr. Erika Pizarro provides a holistic approach to treating patients with distinctive backgrounds. She helps with genetics, and genetic testing. Dr. Pizarro enjoys reading, running, and exploring the outdoors on her bike.

Biography: Dr. Anoopinder Singh has been with Mindpath Health since 2014 and serves as Regional Medical Director in California. Originally from Punjab, India, Dr. Singh has a holistic, collaborative, and culturally competent approach to mental health care. He emphasizes wellness and quality of life by integrating conventional and complementary treatments. He has a special interest in working with transitional-age youth, biological treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and providing gender-affirming and LGBTQIA+ mental health care. Dr. Singh’s research focuses on the efficacy of complementary and alternative medicine in mental health. Passionate about education and innovation, he has developed professional programs for clinicians and mentors medical students as an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at California Northstate University College of Medicine. Dr. Singh actively contributes to nonprofit organizations such as the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the Sikh Health Network, where he leads community-based initiatives to reduce stigma and improve mental health care access. Outside work, Dr. Singh enjoys family time, gardening rare and exotic plants, exploring nature through photography, cooking, pottery, interior design, flower arranging, and event aesthetics.

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Care Philosophy: This is no ordinary doctor's office. Rather than do things the typical way, we've created a membership-based primary care practice truly designed around our patients' needs. We work with your insurance just like a regular doctor's office would, but we offer so much more. A One Medical membership makes it faster, easier, and more enjoyable to look after your health. All for just $199 a year. Membership subscription continues until canceled.

Care Philosophy: This is no ordinary doctor's office. Rather than do things the typical way, we've created a membership-based primary care practice truly designed around our patients' needs. We work with your insurance just like a regular doctor's office would, but we offer so much more. A One Medical membership makes it faster, easier, and more enjoyable to look after your health. All for just $199 a year. Membership subscription continues until canceled.