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Kirsty E. Bortnik, PhD

Psychology
Pacific Neuroscience Institute
1301 20th Street, Suite 150
Santa Monica, CA 90404
1988.1 miles away
(310) 582-7641
Medical Groups & Affiliations
Saint John’s Physician Partners
Speaks: English
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Pacific Neuroscience Institute

1301 20th Street, Suite 150, Santa Monica, CA 90404

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Medical Education

Fuller Theological Seminary
2011

Pacific Neuroscience Institute
1301 20th Street, Suite 150
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Medical Groups & Affiliations
Saint John’s Physician Partners

Clinical Interests

  • Academic Achievement Counseling
  • Academic Achievement Therapy
  • Academic Underachievement Counseling
  • Academic Underachievement Therapy
  • Acceptance And Commitment Therapy
  • Acculturation Counseling
  • Acculturation Therapy
  • Acute Stress Disorder
  • Addictive Behavior
  • Adjustment Disorder
  • Adlerian Psychotherapy
  • Agoraphobia
  • Alcohol Abuse Counseling
  • Alcohol Abuse Therapy
  • Alcohol Addiction
  • Alcohol Dependence Medical Management
  • Alcohol Dependency
  • Alcoholism Counseling
  • Alcoholism Therapy
  • Alzheimer's Disease Counseling
  • Alzheimer's Disease Therapy
  • Analytical Psychotherapy
  • Anger Control Counseling
  • Anger Control Therapy
  • Anger Counseling
  • Anger Therapy
  • Anorexia Counseling
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Anorexia Therapy
  • Antianxiety Medical Management
  • Antidepressant Medical Management
  • Antipsychotic Medical Management
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety And Confusion Over Sexual Orientation Counseling
  • Anxiety And Confusion Over Sexual Orientation Therapy
  • Anxiety Counseling
  • Anxiety Disorder Due To Another Medical Condition
  • Anxiety Disorders Counseling
  • Anxiety Disorders Therapy
  • Anxiety Management Counseling
  • Anxiety Management Therapy
  • Anxiety Therapy
  • Anxiolytic Use Disorder
  • Anxiolytic Withrawal
  • Anxious Somatic Responses Counseling
  • Anxious Somatic Responses Therapy
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Arrhythmias (Heart) Counseling
  • Arrhythmias (Heart) Therapy
  • Art Therapy
  • Asperger Syndrome Counseling
  • Asperger Syndrome Therapy
  • Assertion Of Independence Counseling
  • Assertion Of Independence Therapy
  • Assimilation Counseling
  • Assimilation Therapy
  • Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity Counseling
  • Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity Therapy
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Adhd) Testing
  • Auditory Processing Disorder (Apd)
  • Autism
  • Autism Counseling
  • Autism Testing
  • Autism Therapy
  • Avoidant Personality Disorder
  • Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Binge Eating Counseling
  • Binge Eating Therapy
  • Biopsychosocial Model
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bipolar Disorder Counseling
  • Bipolar Disorder Therapy
  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder
  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Breast Cancer Counseling
  • Breast Cancer Therapy
  • Breathing Related Sleep Disorders
  • Brief Psychotic Disorder
  • Brief Therapy
  • Bulimia Counseling
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Bulimia Therapy
  • Caffeine Withdrawal
  • Cancer Patients And Survivors Counseling
  • Cancer Patients And Survivors Therapy
  • Cannabis Use Disorder
  • Cardiovascular Disorders Counseling
  • Cardiovascular Disorders Therapy
  • Career Aspirations Counseling
  • Career Aspirations Therapy
  • Career Change Counseling
  • Career Change Therapy
  • Career Choice Counseling
  • Career Choice Therapy
  • Career Development Counseling
  • Career Development Therapy
  • Caregiver Burden Counseling
  • Caregiver Burden Therapy
  • Catatonia
  • Catatonia Associated With Another Mental Disorder
  • Catatonic Disorder Due To Another Medical Condition
  • Central Auditory Processing Disorder (Capd)
  • Change Of Life Adjustment Counseling
  • Change Of Life Adjustment Therapy
  • Child Abuse Counseling
  • Child Abuse Therapy
  • Child Parent Attachment Assessment
  • Childhood Onset Fluency Disorder
  • Christian Counseling
  • Chronic Illness Counseling
  • Chronic Illness Therapy
  • Chronic Pain Counseling
  • Chronic Pain Therapy
  • Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder
  • Client Centered Therapy
  • Co Counseling
  • Co Occurring Disorders
  • Co Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Cognitive Health
  • Cognitive Impairment
  • Cognitive Rehabilitation
  • Cognitive Therapy
  • Competency To Stand Trial
  • Complicated Bereavement Disorder
  • Compulsions
  • Concussion
  • Conduct Disorder
  • Conduct Disorder Counseling
  • Conduct Disorder Therapy
  • Conflict Over Coming Out Counseling
  • Conflict Over Coming Out Therapy
  • Conflicts Around Spiritual Beliefs Counseling
  • Conflicts Around Spiritual Beliefs Therapy
  • Conjoint Counseling
  • Conjoint Therapy
  • Control Mastery Theory
  • Conversion Disorder
  • Coping Skills
  • Couples Counseling
  • Couples Therapy
  • Crisis Evaluation
  • Cross Addiction Counseling
  • Cross Addiction Therapy
  • Cultural Sensitivity Counseling
  • Cultural Sensitivity Therapy
  • Cyclothymic Disorder
  • Dance/Movement Therapy
  • Death & Dying Counseling
  • Death & Dying Therapy
  • Delirium
  • Delusional Disorder
  • Delusions
  • Dementia
  • Dependency (Personality) Counseling
  • Dependency (Personality) Therapy
  • Dependent Personality Disorder
  • Depersonalization Disorder
  • Depressed Mood
  • Depression
  • Depression Counseling
  • Depression Therapy
  • Depressive Disorder Due To Another Medical Condition
  • Development Coordination Disorder
  • Developmental Delay
  • Developmental Therapy
  • Diabetes Counseling
  • Diabetes Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
  • Disability Evaluation
  • Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder
  • Disruptive Behavior
  • Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
  • Dissociative Amnesia
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Dissociative Identity Disorder
  • Distractible
  • Divorce Counseling
  • Divorce Therapy
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Domestic Violence Abuse Counseling
  • Domestic Violence Abuse Therapy
  • Donor And Surrogacy Counseling
  • Donor And Surrogacy Therapy
  • Drama Therapy
  • Dream Analysis Counseling
  • Dream Analysis Therapy
  • Dream Symbolism And Spiritual Meaning
  • Drug Abuse Counseling
  • Drug Abuse Therapy
  • Drug Addiction Counseling
  • Drug Addiction Therapy
  • Drug Rehabilitation Counseling
  • Drug Rehabilitation Therapy
  • Dyscalculia
  • Dysgraphia
  • Dyslexia
  • Dysphoria
  • Dyspraxia
  • Eap Assessment
  • Eating Disorders
  • Educational Testing
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy For Catatonia
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy For Mania
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy For Severe Depression
  • Emerging Adulthood Counseling
  • Emerging Adulthood Therapy
  • Emotional Abuse Counseling
  • Emotional Abuse Therapy
  • Empty Nest Counseling
  • Empty Nest Therapy
  • Enuresis
  • Erectile Disorder
  • Excoriation Disorder
  • Executive Counseling
  • Executive Function Disorder
  • Executive Therapy
  • Exhibitionistic Disorder
  • Existential Therapy
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Expressive Language Disorder
  • Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
  • Facing Fear Of Standing Up For Spiritual Beliefs Counseling
  • Facing Fear Of Standing Up For Spiritual Beliefs Therapy
  • Factitious Disorder
  • Faith Based Counseling
  • Faith Based Therapy
  • Faith In Family Crisis Counseling
  • Faith In Family Crisis Therapy
  • Family Counseling
  • Family Crisis Counseling
  • Family Crisis Therapy
  • Family Relations Counseling
  • Family Relations Therapy
  • Family Therapy
  • Father Absence Counseling
  • Father Absence Therapy
  • Father Child Relations Counseling
  • Father Child Relations Therapy
  • Female Orgasmic Disorder
  • Female Sexual Arousal Disorder
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Fetishistic Disorder
  • Fibromyalgia Counseling
  • Fibromyalgia Therapy
  • First Generation College Students Counseling
  • First Generation College Students Therapy
  • Fitness For Duty Assessment
  • Flooded By Feelings Of Dread
  • Forensic Counseling
  • Forensic Evaluation
  • Forensic Therapy
  • Forgiveness Counseling
  • Forgiveness Therapy
  • Frontotemporal Neurocognitive Disorder
  • Frotteuristic Disorder
  • Functional Neurologic Disorder
  • Gambling Disorder
  • Gender Dysphoria
  • Gender Transition Counseling
  • Gender Transition Therapy
  • Genito Pelvic Pain Penetration Disorder
  • Geriatric Psychiatric Assessment
  • Gestalt Therapy
  • Gestational Diabetes Counseling
  • Gestational Diabetes Therapy
  • Grandiosity
  • Grief & Loss Therapy
  • Grief And Loss Counseling
  • Group Counseling
  • Group Psychotherapy
  • Group Therapy
  • Hallucinations
  • Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder
  • Headache Counseling
  • Headache Therapy
  • Histrionic Personality Disorder
  • Hoarding Disorder
  • Home Based Counseling
  • Home Based Therapy
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Hiv) Therapy
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus Therapy
  • Humanistic Therapy
  • Hyperactivity
  • Hypervigilance
  • Hypnotherapy
  • Hypnotic Use Disorder
  • Hypomania
  • Inattention
  • Individual Counseling
  • Individual Therapy
  • Infertility Counseling
  • Infertility Therapy
  • Infidelity Counseling
  • Infidelity Therapy
  • Inhalant Use Disorder
  • Integrative Psychotherapy
  • Integrative Therapy
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • Intermittent Explosive Disorder
  • Internet Addiction
  • Interpersonal Communication Counseling
  • Interpersonal Communication Therapy
  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy
  • Interpersonal Relationships Counseling
  • Interpersonal Relationships Therapy
  • Intrusive Thoughts
  • Irritability
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome Counseling
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome Therapy
  • Job Satisfaction Counseling
  • Job Satisfaction Therapy
  • Jungian Psychotherapy
  • Ketamine Infusion
  • Kidney Disease Counseling
  • Kidney Disease Therapy
  • Kleptomania
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Light Therapy
  • Long Acting Injectable Antipsychotic
  • Major Neurocognitive Disorder
  • Male Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder
  • Malingering
  • Mania
  • Marital Conflict Counseling
  • Marital Conflict Therapy
  • Marital Relations Counseling
  • Marital Relations Therapy
  • Marital Satisfaction Counseling
  • Marital Satisfaction Therapy
  • Marital Separation Counseling
  • Marital Separation Therapy
  • Maternal Substance Abuse
  • Medication Induced Anxiety Disorder
  • Mental Health Oriented Genetic Testing
  • Mild Neurocognitive Disorder
  • Military Service Counseling
  • Military Service Therapy
  • Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
  • Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
  • Mixed Race Identity Counseling
  • Mixed Race Identity Therapy
  • Mood Cycling Counseling
  • Mood Cycling Therapy
  • Mood Disorder And Alcoholism
  • Mood Disorder And Substance Abuse
  • Mood Disorder Assessment
  • Mood Disorders
  • Mood Stabilizers Medical Management
  • Mother Child Relations Counseling
  • Mother Child Relations Therapy
  • Multicultural Therapy
  • Multiple Sclerosis (Ms) Counseling
  • Multiple Sclerosis (Ms) Therapy
  • Music Therapy
  • Narcissism Personality Disorder
  • Narcissistic Personality Disorder
  • Narcolepsy
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Neurocognitive Disorder Due To Alzheimer's Disease
  • Neurocognitive Disorder Due To Another Medical Condition
  • Neurocognitive Disorder Due To Hiv Infection
  • Neurocognitive Disorder Due To Huntington's Disease
  • Neurocognitive Disorder Due To Multiple Etiologies
  • Neurocognitive Disorder Due To Parkinson's Disease (Pd)
  • Neurocognitive Disorder Due To Prion Disease
  • Neurocognitive Disorder Due To Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Neurocognitive Disorder With Lewy Bodies
  • Neurocognitive Testing
  • Neurofeedback
  • Neuropsychological Assessment
  • Night Eating Syndrome
  • Nightmares
  • Non Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Arousal Disorders
  • Novel Coronavirus Related Mental Health Conditions
  • Nutrition Body Image
  • Obesity And Weight Loss Counseling
  • Obesity And Weight Loss Therapy
  • Object Relations Theory
  • Obsessions
  • Obsessive Compulsive And Related Disorder Due To Another Medical Condition
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Ocd)
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Counseling
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Therapy
  • Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
  • Occupational Adjustment Counseling
  • Occupational Adjustment Therapy
  • Occupational Aspirations Counseling
  • Occupational Aspirations Therapy
  • Occupational Behavioral Evaluation
  • Occupational Choice Counseling
  • Occupational Choice Therapy
  • Opiate Addiction
  • Opioid Dependence Medical Management
  • Opioid Overdose
  • Opioid Use Disorder
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  • Other Caffeine Induced Disorders
  • Other Hallucinogen Use Disorder
  • Other Specified Mental Disorder Due To Another Medical Condition
  • Palliative Care & Hospice Counseling
  • Palliative Care & Hospice Therapy
  • Pandas
  • Panic Attack
  • Panic Attack Counseling
  • Panic Attack Therapy
  • Panic Disorder Counseling
  • Panic Disorder Therapy
  • Pans
  • Paranoid Personality Disorder
  • Paraphilic Disorders
  • Parasomnias
  • Parent Child Communication Counseling
  • Parent Child Communication Therapy
  • Parent Child Relations Counseling
  • Parent Child Relations Therapy
  • Parenting Demands Counseling
  • Parenting Demands Therapy
  • Parenting Group Counseling
  • Parenting Group Therapy
  • Parenting Skills Counseling
  • Parenting Skills Therapy
  • Partner Abuse Counseling
  • Partner Abuse Therapy
  • Past Abuse
  • Pathological Gambling Counseling
  • Pathological Gambling Therapy
  • Pedophilic Disorder
  • Peer Relationships Counseling
  • Peer Relationships Therapy
  • Perinatal Mental Health
  • Perinatal Mental Health Disorders
  • Perinatal Mood Disorders
  • Persistent Depressive Disorder
  • Person Centered Therapy
  • Personality Change Due To Another Medical Condition
  • Phenylcyclohexyl Piperidine (Pcp) Addiction
  • Phobia
  • Physical Abuse Counseling
  • Physical Abuse Therapy
  • Pica
  • Play Therapy
  • Poetry Therapy
  • Polysubstance Abuse And Dependence Medical Management
  • Polysubstance Addiction
  • Positive Psychology
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Counseling
  • Premarital Counseling
  • Premarital Therapy
  • Premature Ejaculation
  • Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
  • Psychiatry Study Enrollment
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Psychoanalytic Therapy
  • Psychodrama
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Psychoeducation
  • Psychological Assessment
  • Psychology Study Enrollment
  • Psychomotor Agitation
  • Psychosomatic Disorders
  • Psychostimulant Medical Management
  • Psychotic Disorder Due To Another Medical Condition
  • Pyromania
  • Quality Of Work Life Counseling
  • Quality Of Work Life Therapy
  • Racing Thoughts
  • Racism & Discrimination Counseling
  • Racism & Discrimination Therapy
  • Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder
  • Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy
  • Reactive Attachment Disorder
  • Reality Therapy
  • Reemployment Counseling
  • Reemployment Therapy
  • Relationship Concerns Counseling
  • Relationship Concerns Therapy
  • Relationship Initiation Counseling
  • Relationship Initiation Therapy
  • Relationship Patterns Counseling
  • Relationship Patterns Therapy
  • Relationship Quality Counseling
  • Relationship Quality Therapy
  • Relationship Satisfaction Counseling
  • Relationship Satisfaction Therapy
  • Relationship Termination Counseling
  • Relationship Termination Therapy
  • Reproductive Counseling
  • Reproductive Therapy
  • Restless Legs Syndrome
  • Retirement Counseling
  • Retirement Therapy
  • Rumination Disorder
  • Same Sex Relationships Counseling
  • Same Sex Relationships Therapy
  • Sandplay Therapy
  • Schizoaffective Disorder
  • Schizoid Personality Disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Schizophreniform Disorder
  • Schizotypal Personality Disorder
  • School Based Counseling
  • School Based Therapy
  • School Performance Counseling
  • School Performance Therapy
  • School Transition Counseling
  • School Transition Therapy
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder
  • Sedative Use Disorder
  • Selective Mutism
  • Self Psychology
  • Separation Anxiety Disorder
  • Sex Offender Counseling
  • Sex Offender Therapy
  • Sexual Abuse Counseling
  • Sexual Abuse Therapy
  • Sexual Behavior Disorders
  • Sexual Masochism Disorder
  • Sexual Sadism Disorder
  • Sleep Apnea Counseling
  • Sleep Apnea Therapy
  • Sleep Counseling
  • Sleep Disorders Counseling
  • Sleep Disorders Therapy
  • Sleep Related Hypoventilation
  • Sleep Terrors
  • Sleep Therapy
  • Sleepwalking
  • Social Anxiety Counseling
  • Social Anxiety Disorder
  • Social Anxiety Therapy
  • Social Communication Disorder
  • Social Constructionist Theory
  • Social Learning Theory
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy
  • Somatic Psychology
  • Somatic Symptom Disorder
  • Speech And Language Evaluation
  • Speech Disorder
  • Speech Sound Disorder
  • Spiritual Exploration Counseling
  • Spiritual Exploration Therapy
  • Spirituality Counseling
  • Spirituality Therapy
  • Stereotypic Movement Disorder
  • Stimulant Use Disorder
  • Stress Counseling
  • Stress Management Counseling
  • Stress Management Therapy
  • Stress Reactions Counseling
  • Stress Reactions Therapy
  • Stress Therapy
  • Stroke Related Depression
  • Substance Addiction
  • Substance Dependency Counseling
  • Substance Dependency Therapy
  • Substance Induced Anxiety Disorder
  • Substance Induced Disorders
  • Substance Medication Induced Bipolar And Related Disorder
  • Substance Medication Induced Depressive Disorder
  • Substance Medication Induced Mental Disorders
  • Substance Medication Induced Neurocognitive Disorder
  • Substance Medication Induced Obsessive Compulsive And Related Disorder
  • Substance Medication Induced Psychotic Disorder
  • Substance Medication Induced Sexual Dysfunction
  • Substance Medication Induced Sleep Disorder
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Suicidal Ideation Counseling
  • Suicidal Ideation Therapy
  • Thought Disorder
  • Tic Disorders
  • Tobacco Smoking Counseling
  • Tobacco Smoking Therapy
  • Tobacco Use Disorder
  • Tobacco Withdrawal
  • Toilet Training Issues
  • Tourette Syndrome
  • Transactional Analysis
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
  • Transpersonal Psychology
  • Transvestic Disorder
  • Trauma Focused Psychotherapy
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Counseling
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
  • Trichotillomania
  • Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder
  • Voyeuristic Disorder
  • Worker Compensation Evaluation
  • Workplace Counseling
  • Workplace Therapy
  • Workplace Threat Assessment
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