Richard B Mahan, PhD

Dr. Mahan has been helping met to deal with my issues for almost 2 years. He has been there for me on the phone and in person. Every appointment makes me feel better and I come out with a plan or a lessen learnt.
Change is always very difficult and to have such a great person and a specialist on your side is a key while you going through a life changing event.
I definitely recommend him.

I’m really surprised no one has reviewed him yet. Maybe it’s because he is new to Los Gatos? Well, here it goes — I suffered for years with suicidal depression. Someone recommended Dr. Mahan when he was working in San Jose, and with his help, and a change of my meds, everything changed. Nothing is easy, but he helped by looking at how I think, gave me mental exercises (sounds dumb, I don’t know how else to describe them, but they work) to change how I think about my life, and he has become a, sort of, life coach for me. I wouldn’t have gotten by B.A. or changed my job without his help. He also lets my bitch as much as I want, so… :)
Now, I know this shouldn’t be a factor, but his new office is really cute, and, wait for it, is above Sushi on the Run. Arguably the best sushi in the Bay Area (has won «Best of» for like the Guardian or some newspaper… forgot). He also has a nice view of downtown Los Gatos /​Santa Cruz Mountains, and it has more of a homey feel then the hospital /​formal feel of other offices. Los Gatos is nice. I need to review places there. Great coffee houses, little shops, and bars. Okay, this is what I do when I have a chance. Two perfect days–
1. Make a morning appointment with Dr. Mahan. grab lunch, book or cheesy magazine, and drive a little bit further to Santa Cruz. Mountains, Beach, Sun, Ocean, Roller Coasters (when was the last time you Rollercoastered it. It’s a Word!). Worth it. Good for the soul, and a mini-​break, or
2. Make a morning appointment with Mahan, and the Dry Bar in S.J. (you can make an appointment with Dry Bar easily online), so after you talk about your life, you go get a blowout, then go across the street and grab sweet potato fries (double the order, and make sure you get the sauce, too) from Veggi Grill, maybe go next door and grab a burger. Go home, and have a Homeland/​Game of Thrones/​Grimm marathon. Perfect days. Promise.
ps. Dr. Mahan, I stole your picture off your website, and stuck it on your Unilocal page. I hate the icon they put if you don’t have a picture. Bugs me. You said to be pro-​active! Sashimi!