Mental Health Care That Makes Sense — In a Language and Context You're Comfortable With
For many Filipino patients in California, it can be difficult to fully explain symptoms or concerns in English — especially when those experiences are shaped by family expectations, responsibility, and cultural norms. Dr. Casilang is a Filipino-American, Tagalog-speaking psychiatric provider who takes both language and cultural context into account — helping patients feel understood while working toward clearer diagnosis and more thoughtful treatment decisions.
If you've ever felt that your experiences were not fully understood in prior care, this approach may feel different.
Language matters more in psychiatry than in any other specialty.
Psychiatric evaluation depends on nuance — the way you describe your mood, your sleep, your worries, the way things feel inside. When that conversation happens in a second language, important details can get lost, misread, or left out entirely. That affects diagnosis. It affects treatment. It affects whether care makes sense to you at all.
For many Filipino patients, psychiatric symptoms don't always present the way Western clinical training expects. Stress and emotional distress are often experienced physically — fatigue, body pain, chest tightness, difficulty sleeping — before they are described emotionally. A provider who understands that pattern, and who can speak with you in Tagalog when words in English don't come easily, is better positioned to understand what's actually happening.
This isn't a language accommodation. It's a clinical advantage.
Alam namin na hindi madaling humingi ng tulong.
In many Filipino families, seeking psychiatric care carries a weight that is difficult to explain to someone outside the culture. There is the concern about what others will think. The sense that you should be able to manage on your own — or that family should be enough. The worry that a diagnosis will change how people see you.
These concerns are understood here — not as obstacles to work around, but as part of the full picture of who you are and where you come from. Dr. Casilang approaches every evaluation with that context in mind.
Seeking a careful, thorough evaluation is not a sign of weakness. It is the same deliberate, responsible decision you would make for any other medical concern — and it deserves the same quality of care.
Serving Filipino communities across California.
California is home to one of the largest Filipino-American populations in the country, concentrated in communities across the Inland Empire (Eastvale, Corona, Chino Hills), Los Angeles County (Historic Filipinotown, Carson, West Covina, Long Beach), and San Diego County (National City, Mira Mesa). Telehealth means the same careful, culturally-informed evaluation is available no matter which of these communities you call home — with optional in-person visits available by request at the Corona office.
Most major California insurance accepted.
California visits are booked through Headway, which verifies your specific benefits automatically before your appointment is finalized. Self-pay is also welcome. No referral is required.
Aetna
Cigna
UnitedHealthcare, Oxford & Oscar
Anthem Blue Cross
Carelon Behavioral Health
And others
Headway verifies at booking
Hindi ka sigurado sa iyong plano? Send a message — we'll help you confirm before you schedule.
What you can schedule
All services are available via telehealth anywhere in California. Evaluations can be conducted in English, Tagalog, or a combination of both.
Diagnostic Clarification
For patients whose diagnosis has never fully fit — or who have received multiple conflicting diagnoses over time.
Second Opinions
An independent clinical perspective on your current diagnosis or treatment plan.
Medication Reassessment
For patients whose medications have been adjusted repeatedly without a clear rationale.
Complex Cases
Overlapping or difficult-to-treat presentations where psychiatric and medical factors are evaluated together.
Simple steps to get started.
Confirm your coverage
Not sure if your plan is accepted? Send us a message first, or let Headway check automatically at booking.
Request an appointment
Click the scheduling button below to view available times and complete your intake through Headway.
Complete intake
A brief intake form before your first visit. Prior records from previous providers are welcome.
Your first visit
A 60-minute telehealth evaluation — in English, Tagalog, or both — from anywhere in California.
Frequently asked
Yes. Dr. Casilang is Filipino-American and a native Tagalog speaker, and evaluations can be conducted in English, Tagalog, or a combination of both.
California visits are booked through Headway, which verifies your specific benefits automatically. Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare/Oxford/Oscar, Anthem Blue Cross, and Carelon Behavioral Health are commonly accepted; self-pay is also available.
No. Telehealth is available anywhere in California, including the Filipino communities of the Inland Empire, Los Angeles County, and San Diego County. Optional in-person visits are available by request at the Corona office.
Yes. Diagnostic clarification and psychiatric second opinions are a core focus of the practice.
Schedule a consultation.
If you're looking for care that feels easier to communicate, more culturally understood, and more clinically clear — you can schedule an initial visit below. The first appointment is 60 minutes. Prior records from previous providers are welcome and reviewed carefully before any recommendations are made.
If you have questions first — about your insurance, what to expect, or whether this is the right fit — send a message. Responses are personal and typically within 1–2 business days.
HIPAA-compliant secure video · Optional in-person in Corona · No referral required