How do I make an appointment?
Patients must obtain a referral through their UCLA primary care physician before scheduling an appointment with Behavioral Health Associates. Once you have the referral, please call 310-301-7396 to scheduled an appointment.
How do I get a UCLA Primary Care Physician?
Call physician referral team at 1-800-UCLA-MD1 (1-310-825-2631) and one of their representatives will help you find a physician.
What’s the difference in psychiatry vs psychotherapy treatments at UCLA BHA?
Psychiatric treatment at UCLA Behavioral Health Associates (BHA) is a collaborative model between your primary care provider and your psychiatrist and other treatment members as necessary. UCLA BHA emphasizes brief-treatment.
Psychotherapy is a collaborative treatment process that provides a supportive environment where you can talk openly with a licensed provider who is objective, neutral and non-judgmental. You and your provider can discuss specific goals for therapy.
What if I feel like I am in a psychiatric crisis?
Call 9-1-1 when there is a life-threatening emergency that requires the immediate response of emergency services such as police, fire or paramedic.
Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.
Call the Psychiatric Mobile Response Team at 1-800-854-7771.
