General Adult & Forensic Services

Aryeh L. Goldberg MD, MA

Dr. Goldberg is dual board-certified in both General Adult and Forensic Psychiatry. He treats patients in Southern California and has served as an expert witness or legal consultant in multiple states and internationally. He treats a variety of psychiatric conditions, including Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders, and personality disorders as well as disorders of sleep, attention and focus.
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In addition to psychopharmacology, Dr. Goldberg specializes in marital therapy and family interventions as a treatment for psychiatric disorders. His further interests include spirituality and the unique mental health concerns of religious and spiritual communities.

Outside of his private practice, Dr. Goldberg works at Southern California TMS Center, where he focuses on the innovative use of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to treat complex mood and anxiety disorders, as well as The Alcott Center for Mental Health Services, serving patients facing homelessness and diversion through the criminal justice system.

Dr. Goldberg is a volunteer clinical instructor of Psychiatry in the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, where he supervises residents in the UCLA Mood Disorders Clinic as well as fellows in the UCLA Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship.

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Dr. Goldberg graduated summa cum laude from Yeshiva University with a Bachelor’s degree in philosophy and a focus on philosophy of science. He completed his medical training at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, where he simultaneously earned a master’s degree in Medical Humanities and Bioethics. He then moved to Los Angeles to pursue specialized training in the psychotherapeutic and pharmacologic management of psychiatric illness. He completed his residency training in General Adult Psychiatry at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. During this time, Dr. Goldberg focused intensely on the use of marital and family therapy as a psychotherapeutic intervention in addition to his broad training in psychopharmacology, cognitive behavioral therapy and psychodynamic psychotherapy.    

Dr. Goldberg served as chief resident of inpatient psychiatry at the UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital. In this role, he specialized in the treatment of complex illness and taught a course to residents on the diagnosis and pharmacologic management of difficult-to-treat cases. He has also served in multiple other teaching roles, delivering lectures to medical students and residents on the philosophy of medicine, psychiatric ethics and forensic issues. Dr. Goldberg completed a specialized fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior in 2021.
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Dr. Goldberg has numerous peer-reviewed publications, including a book chapter, and has presented his award-winning research at conferences nationwide. His research areas include forensic ethics, decision-making capacity and the role of the humanities in psychiatric education.

Dr. Goldberg is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and is certified in TMS through the Clinical TMS Society. He is a member of the Southern California Psychiatric Society, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, the American Family Therapy Association and the Clinical TMS Society. He also serves as an active member of the ethics committee for the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.

Dr. Goldberg has been called upon to testify as a psychiatric expert witness both nationally and internationally. He is currently listed on the court panel of experts for the Los Angeles Superior Court and is a listed expert for consultation to entertainment industry films and television.
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