Affordable Mental Health Care in Los Angeles for the LGBTQIA+, Kink, and Creative Communities
Compassionate, judgment-free care for everyone on the margins—including you.
Learn more about our full range of mental health services here.
Accessing mental health care can be overwhelming. Add in layers of queerness, gender exploration, neurodivergence, polyamory, kink, or simply living outside the mainstream—and things get even harder.
At Be Well Berlin, I offer inclusive, trauma-informed mental health care designed for people who often feel overlooked or misunderstood in traditional healthcare settings. Whether you're LGBTQIA+, kinky, polyamorous, a creative, a raver, a burner, or someone who just doesn't vibe with cookie-cutter systems—you are welcome here.
I don't believe in censor yourself, minimize your story, or explain your lifestyle. I respect who you are and how you live.
What I offer
My practice centers around:- Psychiatric Medication Management, when needed, with a focus on informed, consent-based decisions.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): A practical, evidence-based approach to help shift unhelpful patterns in thinking and behavior
- Motivational Interviewing (MI): A collaborative style that supports your values and autonomy
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Transparent, flat-rate pricing:
- Insurance Accepted
- Out of Network / Uninsured: $100/month for ongoing care [Initial consult 60 minutes, follow ups typically ~30; appointments typically once monthly, at times more frequent based on clinical need / medication adjustments]
- NOTE: If I am in-network with your specific mental health benefit, I am contractually obligated to bill your insurance and cannot offer our membership based plan.
- As-Needed Care: $250 for initial consults, follow ups $125-175
This isn’t traditional psychiatry. It’s care that respects nuance, identity, and choice.
Insurance & Accessibility
Accepted Insurance:- Medicare Part B / FFS (NOT Medicare Advantage)
- Aetna PPO
- Cigna PPO
- Optum Behavioral Health Network
Contracts Pending:
- Tricare West
- Carelon Behavioral Health (Mental Health / Substance Use Disorder Benefits for Anthem, Some Anthem Medicare Advantage Plans and some large employer based plans, call the number on your health insurance card and ask who manages their mental health benefit or contact the office to see if we're in-network)
Using Out-of-Network Benefits (PPO Plans)
If I am not in-network with your insurance but you have a PPO plan, you may be able to get partially reimbursed for your care through out-of-network (OON) benefits.Here’s how it works:
- You pay me directly at the time of service ($250 for initial consults, follow-ups $125-175)
- I’ll provide you with a superbill (a receipt with diagnosis + CPT codes)
- You submit this to your insurance for possible reimbursement
- Depending on your plan, you may get 30–80% back after meeting your OON deductible
Pro tip: Call your insurer and ask:
“Do I have out-of-network mental health benefits for outpatient psychiatry or medication management?”
Whether you’re using insurance or paying cash, my goal is to make care accessible without the bureaucracy and burnout.
Who I work with
This practice is built for folks who live in the in-between. I provide care for:
- LGBTQIA+ individuals (across all gender and sexual identities)
- People in non-monogamous, polyamorous, or open relationships
- Folks engaged in kink, BDSM, or sex work
- Burners, ravers, artists, creatives, and those building lives off the beaten path
- People living with minority stress, past trauma, or deep fatigue from navigating a world that wasn’t built for them
If you’ve ever thought “maybe I’m too much” or “typical healthcare providers don't get me”—this space was created with you in mind.
Local, affirming care in West Hollywood & beyond
I provide in-person care in West Hollywood and telehealth visits throughout California.
Whether you're in Echo Park, Hollywood, Silver Lake, DTLA, The Valley, Beverly Hills, Thousand Oaks, Santa Barbara, Bakersfield, part of the state where affirming providers are scarce, you're covered.
Care isn’t limited to urban professionals with PPOs. I offer support that’s flexible, nonjudgmental, and personalized—without the gatekeeping.
What we can work on together
- Anxiety, social worry, or panic
- Depression, lack of motivation, emotional numbness
- Trauma recovery, including complex PTSD
- Grief, burnout, isolation
- Sleep problems or stress management
- Exploring identity, boundaries, or creative blocks
- Medication questions, tapers, or adjustments
You don’t need a specific diagnosis to start. If you're just not feeling like yourself—or want to feel more grounded, connected, and real again—reach out.
How it works
Book online Today
Schedule an Initial Consult or Free 15-minute Meet & Greet —no referral or insurance pre-auth needed. During our first session, we’ll explore what’s going on and what kind of support fits your needs and goals Together, we’ll create a care plan that feels respectful, collaborative, and doable
You’ll always know what to expect. I don’t do 7-minute visits or rushed checklists. This is care that listens—and lasts.
Schedule an Initial Consult or Free 15-minute Meet & Greet —no referral or insurance pre-auth needed. During our first session, we’ll explore what’s going on and what kind of support fits your needs and goals Together, we’ll create a care plan that feels respectful, collaborative, and doable
You’ll always know what to expect. I don’t do 7-minute visits or rushed checklists. This is care that listens—and lasts.
Care for the misfits, healers, rebels, artists, and everyone in between
At Be Well Berlin, you don’t have to explain your vibe, your playlist, or your lifestyle. You don't need to wear a blazer to be taken seriously, and you won't be judged for how you choose to live, love, or explore.
Whether you're trans, queer, fluid, neurodivergent, kinky, poly, sober-curious, festival-minded, or just done with clinical coldness—this practice is for you.
Whether you're trans, queer, fluid, neurodivergent, kinky, poly, sober-curious, festival-minded, or just done with clinical coldness—this practice is for you.
Ready to Get Started?
My goal is simple: to listen deeply, respect your perspective, and help you get clearer on what matters to you—not what the world expects.
Whether you’re feeling stuck, burnt out, anxious, or just tired of being pathologized for living differently, I offer care that centers your values and collaborates with you toward change. I'm fortunate that my patients often say they feel genuinely heard, respected, and not judged in our work together.
If medication is part of the conversation, I take time to explain my clinical reasoning—whether I think something could help, be neutral, or potentially do more harm than good. I won’t rush you, I avoid pushing pills, and I try my hardest to not dismiss your lived experience.
Clinical Training & Experience:
I’m a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with over a decade of experience working with LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, and countercultural communities. My background includes trauma-informed care, primary care, and mental health—with additional training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Gender-Affirming Care.
I started this practice because I saw too many people getting dismissed, gaslit, or rushed through appointments. I built Be Well Berlin to offer the kind of care I’d want for the people I love—deeply respectful, collaborative, and real.
When I began treating patients with Substance Use Disorder in 2022, I realized that medication alone often isn’t enough to address the full spectrum of needs for most folks. That recognition inspired me to deepen my training in psychotherapy. In 2025, I enrolled in the Primary Care Psychiatry Fellowship at UCI School of Medicine to expand my expertise and provide more holistic, evidence-based mental health care.
Services include:
Whether you’re feeling stuck, burnt out, anxious, or just tired of being pathologized for living differently, I offer care that centers your values and collaborates with you toward change. I'm fortunate that my patients often say they feel genuinely heard, respected, and not judged in our work together.
If medication is part of the conversation, I take time to explain my clinical reasoning—whether I think something could help, be neutral, or potentially do more harm than good. I won’t rush you, I avoid pushing pills, and I try my hardest to not dismiss your lived experience.
Clinical Training & Experience:
I’m a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with over a decade of experience working with LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, and countercultural communities. My background includes trauma-informed care, primary care, and mental health—with additional training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Gender-Affirming Care.
I started this practice because I saw too many people getting dismissed, gaslit, or rushed through appointments. I built Be Well Berlin to offer the kind of care I’d want for the people I love—deeply respectful, collaborative, and real.
When I began treating patients with Substance Use Disorder in 2022, I realized that medication alone often isn’t enough to address the full spectrum of needs for most folks. That recognition inspired me to deepen my training in psychotherapy. In 2025, I enrolled in the Primary Care Psychiatry Fellowship at UCI School of Medicine to expand my expertise and provide more holistic, evidence-based mental health care.
Expanding into Alaska
In addition to serving patients across California, Be Well Berlin is now expanding to offer telehealth-based mental health care in Alaska. If you're in Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks, Mat-Su, Homer, or anywhere in between and looking for LGBTQIA+, kink-aware, trauma-informed care, I'm here to help.Services include:
- Inclusive psychiatric medication management
- Gender-affirming care
- Support for anxiety, depression, trauma, and identity-related stress
- Affordable telehealth with transparent pricing
- Opioid Use Disorder
- Telehealth Primary Care Services: Type 2 Diabetes Management, Hypertension, Dyslipidemia, HIV PrEP, Doxy-PEP, Asthma, Migraine Management, and Dermatology.
Isaac Berlin, FNP-C is currently licensed to practice in the State of Alaska and is actively expanding services statewide via telehealth.
- I expect my Alaska DEA license to be finalized by June 2025
- Contracting with Alaska State Medicaid, Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska, and other major insurers expected July-September 2025.
During this transition, private pay options and membership based-care is available for Alaska residents seeking accessible mental health care, medication management, or gender-affirming support.