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  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry
  • Accepting new patients
  • 21 years of experience
  • Stella Mental Health San Diego 700 Garden View Ct Ste 102, Encinitas, CA 92024
  • (908) 838-4422

Brief Intro

JOHN HOW
JOHN HOW, MD is an EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN

Hello! I am a board-certified medical doctor with over a decade of experience and has been part of Stella Mental Health's provider network since 2020. In 2024, my practice was organized as one of Stella Mental Health’s Center of Excellence. I specialize in treating an array mental health conditions, with a special interest in healing the physical and mental problems developed in people who work or live in high-stress jobs and environments. I received my medical degree at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Loma Linda, California. From there, I completed a residency in emergency medicine at Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. 

We offer in-office medical treatments for mental health paired with trauma-informed integration therapy to bring dramatic healing in the window of transformation following treatment. Our protocols include intake assessments, ketamine infusions, the dual sympathetic reset (an advanced stellate ganglion block (SGB), integration therapy, and more. Symptoms we treat include disrupted sleep, panic attacks, irritability, hypervigilance, and more.


Stella Mental Health 

Are you experiencing anxiety, depression, or PTSD? We can help. 

Stella Mental Health provides cutting-edge treatments for emotional trauma and mental health challenges across 20+ locations nationwide. We specialize in biological protocols like stellate ganglion block (SGB), ketamine therapy, Spravato, TMS therapy, integration therapy and more. Founded in 2020, Stella Mental Health has become the No.1 provider of SGB for PTSD and anxiety, treating over 8,500 patients to date.

We treat mental health challenges as injuries, not disorders. Stella Mental Health aims to heal the injury instead of just managing the symptoms. Our protocols pair in-office medical treatments for mental health with virtual integration therapy to bring dramatic healing in the window of transformation following treatment.

Get relief from symptoms like disrupted sleep, panic attacks, irritability, hypervigilance, difficulties concentrating, sexual dysfunction, and more.

Work directly with Stella Mental Health's Advanced Practice Provider to come up with a custom care plan with safe and effective treatment modalities at our Encinitas, CA location , including:
  • Dual Sympathetic Reset (Advanced SGB)
  • Ketamine infusion therapy
  • Integration therapy
  • Intake Assessment 

What Patients Like the Most:
  • Fast and long-lasting relief
  • Trauma informed approach
  • Continuous patient care pre and pro treatment
  • Integration sessions after treatment
  • Advanced practice provider follow ups

What Stella Mental Health Patients Report:
  • Better sleep and fewer nightmares
  • Feeling less irritated and jumpy
  • Better concentration at work
  • Regained interest in fun activities
  • Driving is less stressful

Financing options
  • Insurance covered services - Spravato, TMS therapy, intake assessments, integration therapy and follow-up appointments maybe eligible for insurance coverage depending on your location and plan.
  • Interest-free in-house financing
  • Financing through Rectangle Health
  • Insurance Reimbursable Services - Medical & Biopsychosocial assessments, Psych-Medical Appointments and Integration Sessions may be eligible for insurance reimbursement.
  • SuperBills are available for residents in most states, additional terms and conditions apply.
  • Accept Credit Cards, FSA, HSA and CareCredit

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Education Background

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Loma Linda University School of Medicine - 2004

Languages Spoken

  • English

Location & Hours

  • 700 Garden View Ct Ste 102, Encinitas, CA 92024

Specialties Treated

  • Psychiatry
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Community Psychiatry
  • Forensic Psychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
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Conditions Addressed

  • Depressive Disorders
  • Insomnia
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Depression
  • Medication Management
  • PTSD
  • Stress Management
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Suicidal thoughts
  • Trauma
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Addiction
  • Treatment Resistant Depression
  • Adult & Childhood Trauma
  • Substance Abuse Disorder
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Procedures Performed

  • Ketamine Infusion Therapy
  • Medication management
  • Ketamine Assisted Therapy
  • Stellate Ganglion Block
  • Sympathetic Ganglion Blocks
  • Integrative Therapy
  • Intake Assessment
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Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

  • Blue Shield of California
  • Triwest Healthcare Alliance
  • SCAN Health Plan
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Aetna
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • CalOptima
  • BLUE CROSS of CALIFORNIA
  • Medicare
  • PacificSource Health Plans
  • Inland Empire Health Plan
  • L.A. Care Health Plan
  • Sharp Health Plan
  • Health Net
  • Cigna
  • Molina Healthcare
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