Virtual mental health care · California

When you are carrying a lot, real support should be easy to reach.

Structured, private mental health care for anxiety, depression, burnout, and trauma. You meet licensed California clinicians by video, on a schedule that fits your life. No waiting rooms. No time off work. Support is available, and it starts with one short call.

Licensed California clinicians Psychiatry on the team Most PPO plans and self-pay

Care you can trust, delivered from home

Licensed CA clinicians HIPAA-protected Morning, day & evening groups Free benefit check
How it works

Three simple steps to the right kind of help.

No referral needed. No forms to fight with. A person picks up, listens, and walks you through it.

1

Tell us what is going on

A short, private call, about ten minutes. No script, no judgment. You say what has been hard lately, and we help you figure out what would actually help.

2

We check your coverage

We verify your insurance for free and tell you the real out-of-pocket number before you commit. Self-pay is welcome too. No surprises later.

3

Start care that fits your week

Meet your clinician and your small group by video, usually within a day or two. Morning, afternoon, or evening. Keep your job, your routine, and your privacy.

What we help with

Whatever you are carrying, you do not have to carry it alone.

Support is available for the things that quietly wear people down. Care is delivered by licensed clinicians, with psychiatry on the team when medication is part of the picture.

Anxiety and panic

The racing mind, the tight chest, the worry that will not switch off. Practical tools plus real support to turn the volume down.

Depression and low mood

When everything feels heavy and flat, and the things you used to enjoy stop landing. A steady plan and a team in your corner.

Burnout and exhaustion

Running on empty, snapping at people you love, dreading the day. We help you find the floor again and build back from there.

Trauma and hard memories

Things that happened that still show up in the present. Evidence-based care that helps you feel safe in your own life again.

Grief and big transitions

Loss, a move, a breakup, a job gone. When life shifts under your feet, you do not have to steady yourself alone.

Stress that is affecting your life

When work, family, or health pressure starts leaking into your sleep, your mood, and your relationships. Structured help, on your schedule.

Who you will work with

Real clinicians. Not an app, not a chatbot.

You are matched with licensed California clinicians who do this every day, backed by psychiatry when medication is worth considering. Care is one to one and in small video groups, so you are known, not processed.

Licensed therapists and counselors

Evidence-based approaches like CBT and DBT, delivered by California-licensed clinicians.

Psychiatry on the team

If medication could help, a physician reviews it with you carefully. If it will not, they say so.

Small groups, not crowds

You are with a handful of people going through similar things, not lost in a room of fifty.

Private by design

HIPAA-protected, delivered by secure video. Nothing goes to your employer.

Medical Director

Oren S. Raphael, MD

Board-certified psychiatrist, California

Every treatment plan sits under a physician who has spent a career helping people through the hardest stretches. Dr. Raphael leads the clinical team and sets the standard: careful, evidence-based, and human.

The goal is not to keep you in treatment forever. It is to help you feel steady enough to get back to your life, with tools that stay with you.

California medical license A152831 · NPI 1255726485
Insurance & self-pay

Cost should not be the reason you wait.

We keep this part honest and simple. You will know the real number before you decide anything.

Using insurance

Most PPO plans include out-of-network mental health benefits. Give us your plan and we check it for free, then tell you your expected out-of-pocket cost in plain dollars. No guessing, no fine print, no obligation.

Paying privately

Prefer to keep insurance out of it, or between plans? Self-pay is welcome. We will walk you through straightforward pricing so you can decide what works for your situation.

We are out-of-network with commercial carriers and verify your benefits before you commit. A benefit check is information, not a bill, and never a guarantee of payment.

Questions people ask

The honest answers, before you call.

What does virtual mental health care actually look like?

You meet your clinician and your group by secure video from home. Depending on what you need, that can be weekly therapy, a psychiatry visit, or a more structured schedule of a few hours a day, several days a week. Morning, afternoon, and evening groups mean it fits around work and family.

How fast can I start?

The first call takes about ten minutes. From there, most people get a benefit check the same day and a first session within a day or two. When things feel urgent, we move quickly.

Do I have to take medication?

No. Many people do well with therapy alone. If medication could help, a psychiatrist reviews it with you and it is always your choice. If it would not help, they will tell you.

Will my employer or family find out?

Care is HIPAA-protected and private. Nothing is reported to your employer. You decide who, if anyone, you tell.

What if I am not sure I need this?

That is normal, and it is exactly what the first call is for. There is no pressure and no commitment. We listen, give you an honest read, and if a different kind of help fits better, we will point you there.

Start here

One short call is all it takes to begin.

Tell us a little about what has been going on and how to reach you. A real person calls you back, the same day during business hours. No pressure, no obligation, just a straight conversation about what would help.

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If you or someone you are with is in immediate danger, call or text 988 (the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) or call 911. Shift Support Network is an outpatient program and is not an emergency service.