CALIFORNIA RESILIENCE PSYCHIATRY

A Therapy-Focused Practice

Founded by Stanford-trained psychiatrist and neuroscientist, Dr. Adina Fischer, California Resilience Psychiatry offers personalized psychiatry and psychotherapy services in Palo Alto and Rancho Santa Fe, California. 

We help highly accomplished individuals actualize their potential for personal and professional growth and fulfillment.

Why choose California Resilience Psychiatry

Your companion to self-actualization, personal growth, and cultivating meaning and fulfillment

Expert & Personalized Care

Concierge-level mental health care tailored to your unique needs

Resilience-centered approach

Focused on building your inner strength to navigate challenges

evidence-based treatments

Approaches backed by proven scientific methods

stanford expertise

Team comprised of Stanford-trained psychiatrists

About Our Practice


Our practice was established to bring the highest-level of academic psychiatry and therapy services to a confidential, personalized, private practice setting for members of the Stanford community. 

As experts in psychodynamic, positive psychology and attachment-oriented therapy approaches, we not only treat symptoms of depression, anxiety, burnout, procrastination, stress, but focus on cultivating meaning and fulfillment in the journey of self-actualization.

Who We Are


We are Stanford-trained physicians and faculty who have completed medical school, graduate school, post-doctoral fellowship, and clinical residency and fellowship programs. 

These educational and career experiences have allowed us to experience firsthand the unique stressors, struggles, and potential for growth that you may be experiencing and find this insight to be instrumental in our therapy work.  

Our Specialty

From overcoming challenges to achieving self-actualization, California Resilience Psychiatry supports Stanford students, physicians, and the broader community on their mental wellness journeys.

Areas of Focus

  • Mental Health Conditions: Anxiety, Depression

  • Life Challenges: Life Transitions, Preventing and Treating Physician Burnout

  • Stress, Resilience, and Adaptive Coping

  • Academic Mental Health: Students, Post-doctoral fellows, Faculty

  • Physician Health and Wellness

  • Balancing Personal and Professional Life

  • Building Healthier Relationships

  • Self Esteem

Theoretical Orientations

  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

  • Attachment-based

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

  • Emotionally Focused

  • Existential / Daseinanalysis

  • Strength-Based

Therapeutic Modalities

  • Individual Psychiatric Therapy (combines individual therapy with medication management)

Assessment Methods

  • Medication Assessment

  • Testing/Assessment

NOTE: This is a general overview. Dr. Fischer can discuss the most suitable approach for your specific needs during a consultation.

Our Services

We offer personalized mental health care through psychotherapy, medication management, & psychiatric consultations, empowering you to build your best self.

Psychotherapy

Various evidence-based therapy approaches to address your unique needs and goals

Medication Management

Specialized training in psychopharmacology to complement your personalized therapy plan & optimize your well-being

Telehealth

Convenient and secure telehealth appointments for therapy sessions

Psychiatric Consultations

Expert evaluations and recommendations to guide you on your mental health journey

Resilience and Mental Wellness Delivered