Sports Psychiatry in Los Angeles
Confidential, evidence-based psychiatric care built around the realities of competitive sport.
Why athletes need a different kind of care
Sport changes the context. Care should account for it.
Competition pressure, public scrutiny, injury recovery, travel schedules, and the identity shifts that come with career transitions all shape an athlete’s mental health in ways general psychiatric care doesn’t always account for. Sports psychiatry brings that context into every part of evaluation and treatment — medication decisions, therapy approach, and scheduling all built around an athlete’s sport, level, and season.
What we treat and support in athletes
Sport-specific concerns
Performance anxiety · Overtraining syndrome · Injury-related adjustment disorders · Concussion-related psychiatric symptoms · Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) · Body image disturbances in sport · Career transition and retirement adjustment
Whole-person psychiatric care
We also treat the full range of general mental health conditions with the same sport specific lens — care that sees both the person and the performance environment.
A note on medication and eligibility
We factor in therapeutic use exemptions and anti-doping rules when managing treatment, so care supports your health without putting your standing at risk.
Led by a sports psychiatrist who knows the world
Dr. Pratik Mehta is Sports Psychiatrist for USC Athletics and a member of the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee Mental Health Directory, as well as the NFLPA and NBPA provider registries.