Calent Health

Our clinicians

Two clinicians, one way of working.

Both of our clinicians take the time to understand your whole story, and both are licensed in California.

Ben Berry, MD

Psychiatrist

Ben studied medicine at SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn and trained in psychiatry at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, a Los Angeles County hospital.

He has worked in emergency psychiatry, on inpatient units, in county mental health clinics and in a TMS clinic for depression that has not responded to treatment.

Areas of focus

  • Depression that has not responded to treatment
  • Bipolar spectrum
  • Adult ADHD and autism
  • Careful tapering of medication
  • Men's mental health

Languages: English

Claudette Banda, CNM, PMHNP

Psychiatric nurse practitioner and nurse-midwife

Claudette trained as a nurse-midwife at Yale and as a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner at Frontier Nursing University.

She has cared for patients at safety-net hospitals in El Paso and downtown Los Angeles. Her psychiatric work centers on pregnancy, the year after birth and perimenopause.

Areas of focus

  • Mental health in pregnancy and after birth
  • Perimenopause and mood
  • Medication questions while pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Depression and anxiety

Languages: English and Spanish

Not sure who to see?

You can pick a clinician on the request form, or leave it open. We will help you choose.