Psychiatrist
6345 Balboa Blvd.
Ste 365, Building 3
Encino, CA
Top reviews
Dr Niazi is the best. He is knowledgeable, dependable, and committed to helping his patients.
Office was clean, staff friendly, snacks for kids. Love this office and team!
Wendi Benalt, MD, is a board-certified adult psychiatrist at Adelpha Psychiatric Group in Encino, California.
Dr. Benalt graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied biology, psychology, and neuroscience. She went on to pursue her medical education at UCLA, where she graduated second in her class and served as co-president of the University’s chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society.
A passion for women’s health led Dr. Benalt to complete a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Pennsylvania and a surgical fellowship at Fox Chase Cancer Center. Through this work, she had the enormous privilege of walking beside patients as they experienced the greatest joys and tragedies that life had to offer, and in doing so, she discovered that her passion wasn’t for surgery but for the human connection that comes with taking care of patients. She left OBGYN and, after a lot of soul-searching, returned to UCLA, where she completed her psychiatry residency and served as the Chief Resident of Reproductive Psychiatry.
Dr. Benalt enjoys treating patients with diverse mental health issues, using an approach that integrates targeted psychotherapy and medication management. She is particularly interested in women’s mental health (conditions specific to the menstrual cycle, infertility, pregnancy, the postpartum period, and the menopausal transition) and LGBTQ+ issues. She has experience with multiple psychotherapeutic modalities, including psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, interpersonal, and Gestalt therapies.
Dr. Benalt is a member of the Volunteer Clinical Faculty at UCLA, where she supervises residents and fellows in reproductive psychiatry at the Women’s Life Center.
Medication Management
Addiction
ADHD
Adult Psychiatry
Anxiety
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Bipolar Disorder
Child Psychiatry
Couples Therapy
Depression
Eating Disorders
Gender Dysphoria Disorder
Grief and Stress Management
Mood Disorders
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Panic Disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Psychiatric Evaluation
Psychotherapy
Psychotic Disorders
Reproductive Psychiatry
Schizoaffective Disorder
Schizophrenia
Telehealth
Womens Mental Health
Marriage and Family Therapy
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Location
Adelpha Psychiatric Group
6345 Balboa Blvd.
Ste 365, Building 3
Encino, CA, 91316
More About Dr. Wendi Benalt, MD
NPI Number
1679771489
Provider's Gender
Female
Reviews
Dr Niazi is the best. He is knowledgeable, dependable, and committed to helping his patients.
Office was clean, staff friendly, snacks for kids. Love this office and team!
Really helpful and knowledgeable!
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Very easy appointment and communication platform; highly responsive and experienced psychiatric care.
always enlightening
Dr. Niazi genuinely cares for our son and is incredibly kind and supportive. Best Dr. We have ever had for our family
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I am Lily’s father and we are thrilled with Dr. Niazi.
Dr Niazi is kind, caring, compassionate, accessible, responsive to patient portal messages, and very knowledgeable. I trust him and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to others.
Dr Benalt has changed my life for the better. Her kindness and knowledge has taught me to be in charge of my life and find happiness.
