California Stress Control Clinic Sean Pakdaman PHD

Dr Pakdaman is wonderful! His Encino office has a great parking situation, a comfortable office, wait times are never more than 10 minutes. But most of all its the care and warmth you feel when you sit down with him. I honestly felt like Dr Pakdaman cared for my concerns and issues which I came to see him for. He offered me so many resources and advice to help me move forward and help me better myself. I highly recommend Dr Pakdaman, a wonderful, wise, and caring man! Thank you Doc! !

Great therapist. Very professional, kind, and attentive. I have been seeing him and Dr. Sharifi for Biofeedback sessions over the past 3 years and have been noticing visible improvement in my attention and mood.
I HIGHLY recommend Dr. Pakdaman’s services at California Stress Control Clinic!

Dr. Pakdaman PhD is a nice man. However, him, his office, and office staff are unorganized and unprepared (including, but not limited to, not copying insurance information correctly, not having smaller bills for change on hand, not keeping appointment times, etc.). Talking to him for a consultation before starting biofeedback therapy was an alright experience, not terrible or bad even, but not amazing, either. He is nice, friendly, and seems like he wants to learn about you.
I saw Dr. Pakdaman PhD specifically to get biofeedback therapy (neuro-​feedback, to be even more specific). He does this at the Encino location located at 5535 Balboa Blvd (NOT the address on this Unilocal page) and at a Santa Monica location located at 12 304 Santa Monica Blvd, 90 025. It appears that he personally does not do the biofeedback sessions, but others working for him do the sessions. From what I can tell, Dr. Sharifi PsyD is the main person who does the biofeedback sessions.
Dr. Sharifi PsyD does the sessions at both the Encino and Santa Monica locations on Mondays and Saturdays, from what I understand. I had an appointment for the Santa Monica location on a Saturday, but Dr. Sharifi PsyD cancelled the appointment on me 40 minutes before the appointment time (right when I was out the door on my way there), stating that she can only do the session in Encino today. I begrudgingly agreed to meet in Encino (much more inconvenient for me) 30 minutes later than my original appointment time.
This is very unprofessional conduct, especially for a «Stress Control» Clinic (creating extra stress for their patients…) and was a major inconvenience for me.
After meeting with Dr. Sharifi PsyD for the neuro-​feedback session, she was nice and also interested in my situation. She then set me up for the neuro-​feedback, which was interesting. It was a little distracting that she kept going in and out of the room, however. I am not sure how it works, as neither she, Dr. Pakdaman PhD, nor anyone else had explained it very well. I walked out of there feeling about the same, and wondering if it did anything. It might just take time to realize its effects.
Overall, I deduct stars for unprofessionalism, disorganization, and average care.