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Anthony Kassir, MD
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7700 Irvine Center Dr Irvine, CA 92618
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It's great to find a psychiatrist who can help with talk therapy as well as medication, especially one like Dr. Kassir who is an expert in both. He takes the time to listen and really changed my life. A caring, capable, and conscientious physician. I recommend him highly and without reservation.
by Anonymous
October 05, 2010
He has a very mechanical approach to therapy. He states that I was paying for his time, when I intended to pay for his expertise. He was consistently late and yawned during sessions! I felt like I was being strung along with promises of profound change which indicates to me greed and questionable ethics. If you have time to waste and money to burn, you can give him a try. Don't expect guidance from him, though, if the therapy or the therapist is not a good match for you. Save some extra money and time to undo any harm he might do.
by Anonymous
February 12, 2010
I have recently finished treatment with Dr. Kassir and would recommend him unreservedly. He is an extremely gifted physician and a compassionate human being.

I have battled with clinical depression, and struggled with other self-defeating behaviors for most of my life. Over the last 25 years, I have been treated by a number of different physicians and been on several different medications with no lasting or significant improvement. I was beginning to think that this was the best I could hope for when I was referred to Dr. Kassir by someone whose opinion I trusted.

Dr. Kassir’s approach was different from what I had ever experienced. My treatment consisted mainly of ISTDP, an innovative type of psychotherapy, combined with medication and traditional Cognitive-Behavioral therapy, (ISTDP or Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, is a technique in which Dr. Kassir has had extensive training.). Unlike prior treatments which tended to deal only with the symptoms of the underlying problem (and offering only temporary relief), Dr. Kassir’s use of ISTDP addressed the root cause of my problems and depression.

I have to say that the work was at times difficult and very painful. It required maximum effort on my part and I was not always willing. However, Dr. Kassir was always patient and focused.

Therapy was not a magic cure-all; my life is not perfect, but I feel that now I can deal with whatever comes up in a positive, healthy way. I am not hindered by my past and those old self-defeating behaviors and associated depression, because the causative mechanism has been dealt with.

I found Dr. Kassir to be intelligent, professional, caring, encouraging and non-judgmental. (He is also an excellent diagnostician. After seeing me for only a few weeks, he suggested I be tested for sleep apnea, something no other doctor had even considered. I was tested and found to have significant sleep apnea and am now being treated for it.) Additionally, Dr. Kassir was always available if I had a question, and accommodating if I needed to reschedule an appointment. I trust his judgment and value his medical opinion. I recommend him whole-heartedly to anyone who is ready to leave their “baggage” behind and start living a life full of possibilities.
by Anonymous
January 07, 2010
Dr. Kassir was fantastic. I am so glad my family doctor referred me to him. He was more attentive and helpful than my previous therapist and I wish I knew about him sooner. Sometimes the therapy was hard, and I had to do my part, but he didn't waste my time and helped me face things I needed to face to get well. His approach really made a difference in my life and I feel like I can finally reach my full potential. He deserves his reputation for being a smart, caring, capable, and conscientious doctor.
by Anonymous
November 24, 2009
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7700 Irvine Center Dr, Irvine, CA 92618