No payment until your first session.
A psychiatric practice, not a platform.
You take your work seriously. Your body. Your time. Somewhere along the way, you realized your mind deserves that same standard. This is what that standard looks like.
Your information stays private
HIPAA-compliant. Encrypted at rest and in transit. Never shared with advertisers.
Encrypted telehealth sessions
Your sessions are private, secure, and never recorded without consent.
Board-certified psychiatric specialists
Every provider holds active PMHNP-BC board certification in psychiatric care.
Insurance verified before you book
We check your coverage before your first visit. No surprise bills, no hidden fees.
What We Believe
Not because you’re special — because you’re serious. You’ve been meaning to talk to someone for months. Maybe years. But the options felt clinical, impersonal, or beneath the standard you hold for the rest of your life.
Seven-minute med checks. Six-week waits. A different face every appointment. Apps that replace human connection with chatbots and call it progress. You were right to hold out.

From the Practice
Clear thought, deep rest, and self-possession are not luxuries — they are the requirements of a life well-led.

How We Practice

The Practice
Your provider knows your name, your work, your fears, and what you said last month. You see the same person, every time.

The First Conversation
Sixty minutes. Your provider listens until they understand, not until the clock runs out.

The Measurement
PHQ-9. GAD-7. Validated instruments, every visit — so you and your provider both know whether what you’re doing is actually working.
The Measurement
Month 1
Severe
Initial evaluation
Comprehensive psychiatric assessment. Baseline measurements established. Treatment plan created.
Month 3
Moderate
Dosage adjusted
Medication titrated based on measurement data. Sleep protocol introduced. Consistent improvement.
Month 6
Minimal
Stable — maintenance
Sustained remission. Patient reports improved clarity, deeper rest, renewed sense of agency.
Severity levels measured using validated clinical instruments (PHQ-9). All data anonymized and representative of typical patient outcomes.
This section shows an anonymized patient's depression severity declining from severe to minimal over 6 months of treatment at Feel August, demonstrating the effectiveness of measurement-based psychiatric care. Key milestones: Month 1 initial evaluation at severe, Month 3 dosage adjustment bringing severity to moderate, and Month 6 stable maintenance at minimal. Measured using the PHQ-9 validated clinical instrument.
Clinical Director
“I believe the relationship is the medicine. Everything else — the assessment, the medication, the measurement — exists to serve that relationship.”
Arthur started his career in community mental health, serving patients who had been passed between providers so many times they'd stopped expecting continuity. That experience convinced him that psychiatric care fails when it becomes transactional — and that the most powerful clinical tool is a provider who stays.
“For the first time, I felt like my psychiatrist actually knew who I was. He remembered details from months ago that I'd forgotten I'd mentioned.”
— Feel August patient
Featured Provider
“I believe healing happens when we treat the whole person — not just the diagnosis. Your mind, body, and daily life are all part of the same conversation.”
Before psychiatry, Jana spent years as an emergency nurse — where she learned that the most critical skill isn't knowing the right protocol, it's staying calm and present when someone is at their most vulnerable. She carried that into psychiatric care, where she blends evidence-based medication management with holistic, lifestyle-focused support.
Conditions We Treat
Transparent pricing. No surprise bills. If you’re unsure about your coverage, check before you book — it takes thirty seconds.
Self-pay: $350 initial evaluation · $225 follow-up
Not ready to book?
Five questions, ninety seconds. No account, no diagnosis. Just an honest look at whether your current care meets your standard.
When you’re ready, we’re here.
No payment until your first session. No surprise bills.
Your first conversation, your terms. Not what you expected? Tell us.
Or call us directly at (213) 715-2100. A person answers.“Jana doesn't just prescribe — she listens to how my whole life is going and adjusts the plan around that. I've never had a provider who thought about nutrition and sleep alongside medication.”
— Feel August patient
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