Mitchell S. Keil, PsyD, Clinical Psychologist in Newport Beach, CA — therapist at ThriveTalk

Mitchell S. Keil, PsyD

Clinical Psychologist

15 yrs experience

Updated August 10, 2026 How we verify

About

Newport Beach clinical psychologist and owner of Keil Psych Group, practicing depth-oriented psychotherapy focused on identifying root causes rather than quick fixes. Trained at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles (internship) and Loma Linda VA Medical Center (residency), with a fellowship at Patton State Hospital. Works with individuals, couples, and families, and has a niche focus as a sports/performance psychologist working with executives and professional athletes.

Services

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Relationship Issues
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Anger Management
  • Chronic Illness
  • Codependency
  • Divorce
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Infertility
  • Marital/Premarital Issues
  • Parenting
  • Self-Esteem
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Psychodynamic
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • EMDR
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Attachment-Based
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy
  • Existential
  • Family Systems
  • Gestalt
  • Imago
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Person-Centered
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Relational
  • Mindfulness
  • Clinical Psychology

State licenses

  • California · License #PSY29644 · Psychologist Active

    expires 2027-11-13

Reputation

4.9 / 5 across 188 reviews Positive
  • Birdeye Rated 4.9 / 5 188 reviews
  • Healthgrades Rated 4.9 / 5 55 reviews
  • Healthline FindCare Rated 5 / 5 1 review

What clients praise

  • Feels genuinely heard and understood
  • Effective beyond surface-level techniques (goes to root causes)
  • Warm, present, direct when needed
  • Improved mental clarity and emotional stability
  • Described as helping after other therapists hadn't

In the field

Awards

  • Healthgrades Patient Favorite Award

Sources

The facts on this page are drawn from 14 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.

Psychology Today directory

  • Full name, credentials, practice name, location, license number, specialties, issues, modalities, populations, bio excerpt, photo (psychologytoday.com)

NPPES NPI registry

  • NPI 1235647280, name, credential PsyD, taxonomy, address, active status, enumeration date 2018-01-11 (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)

state licensing board (CA DCA BreEZe)

  • License PSY29644 status 'License Renewed & Current', issued 2017-11-13, expires 2027-11-13, no disciplinary actions (search.dca.ca.gov)

Healthgrades

  • Education (PsyD Azusa Pacific 2015, BA Chapman 2010), internship/residency/fellowship, rating 4.9/55 reviews, Patient Favorite Award (healthgrades.com)

Healthline FindCare

  • Rating 5.0/1 review, education, 11 years clinical experience (conflicts with other sources), current office address suite 504 (care.healthline.com)

Birdeye reviews

Yelp

BBB business profile

  • A+ rating, no complaints filed, business founded 2017, incorporated 2018, associate staff, payment/refund policy (bbb.org)

practice site (carrd mirror)

general web search

  • VA-trained, 15 years serving Southern California, sports/performance psychology niche with executives and athletes, doctoral internship at Kaiser Permanente LA (goodtherapy.org)

general web search (fee structure)

  • Out-of-network, fee-for-service, superbill provided for PPO reimbursement, payment via card on file, SimplePractice client portal (keilpsychgroup.clientsecure.me)

social media (Facebook)

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social media (LinkedIn)

  • Personal LinkedIn profile listing title Psychologist at Keil Psych Group (linkedin.com)
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