Dr. Alfredo Bimbela is a nationally certified Family Nurse Practitioner and licensed Clinical Psychologist. In addition to his private practice, as a clinical staff member at the University of California, Santa Barbara Student Health Center, he provides clinical services in the area of mental health. Holds an appointment as a UCLA Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Nursing.
As a member of the UCSB clinical mental health team, he prescribes medication and provides counseling in the treatment of medical conditions such as AD/HD, Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, and Anxiety Disorders (Panic Disorder; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Generalized Anxiety Disorder).
His education/clinical experience is diverse and includes mental heath services and research activities in the area of breast cancer at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Bimbela held clinical responsibilities in the HIV/Aids Clinic, Pain Management Unit, Brain Injury Rehabilitation Center, and Orthopedic Inpatient Hospital Unit at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston as well as in the area of disabilities.
Dr. Bimbela is a listed author in several journal publications and research grants in different areas of clinical practice and research.
Client services available in both English and Spanish (fluent).
His approach to helping people is rooted in the art of listening, belief that people can change their circumstances, belief that people can live a life with meaning, and idea that it is never too late to go after what is important.
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