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UCSF Benioff Oakland — Psychiatry & Psychology Clinic

Outpatient psychiatry and psychology care for children and teens, with clinics at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland.

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The practical details

Ages servedChildren, teens and young adults
Current waitNo wait time published in the sources we saw — ask when you call
WhereOakland (770 53rd St. and 5275 Claremont Ave.), plus a San Francisco clinic
Address770 53rd St., Oakland, CA 94609 (Psychology) and 5275 Claremont Ave., Oakland, CA 94618 (Psychiatry)
Funding takenMedi-Cal, including managed-care plans such as Alameda Alliance for Health (per the hospital's Oakland insurance list)Contracts with many private health insurance plans

What this is, in plain language

This clinic provides outpatient mental-health care for children, teens and young adults — individual, group and family psychotherapy, plus medication evaluation and monitoring when needed — from a team of psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and psychiatric nurse practitioners.

Getting started

Call (510) 428-8428 for a first appointment. If you're an established patient, the Psychology clinic at 770 53rd St. uses (510) 428-3441 and the Psychiatry clinic at 5275 Claremont Ave. uses (510) 428-3571.

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What they say about themselves

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  • Provides care for a wide range of emotional, behavioural and cognitive issues in children, teens and young adults, with a team of psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and psychiatric nurse practitioners.
  • Offers short- and long-term individual, group and family psychotherapy, teaches parents ways to help with their child's difficulties, and can assess, prescribe and monitor medication when appropriate.
  • Referral to the Oakland clinic is by a faxed 'mental health and child development' referral form, with a parent or guardian signing the consent portion.
  • The hospital's published Oakland insurance list includes Medi-Cal and several Medi-Cal managed-care plans.

Details checked againstthe provider's website on 2026-08-16. Confirm current availability directly.

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  • No:Accepts referrals directly from parents
  • No:Publishes its current wait time
  • Yes:Says on its website that it accepts Medicaid
  • No:Explains what the evaluation includes

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