Anabel Diaz, LPT (she/ella)
Clinical Care Coordinator

Anabel is a Licensed Psychiatric Technician with more than 24 years of experience in psychiatric care. As Clinical Care Coordinator, she works under Dr. Wood's direction as patients' main point of contact between visits. She collects clinical information, screens and routes patient concerns according to practice protocols, administers medications including long-acting injectables, monitors vital signs and required lab work such as clozapine monitoring, and provides medication and self-care education to patients and families. She also runs day-to-day practice operations, including scheduling, insurance authorizations, records, and coordination with pharmacies, other providers, schools, and community agencies. Dr. Wood makes all diagnostic and treatment decisions.

Anabel's career covers nearly every setting in which psychiatric care is delivered: inpatient, outpatient, crisis, forensic, and developmental services. Most recently, she has worked in the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Juvenile Justice program where she acted as liaison between psychiatrists and probation, the courts, and DCFS, triaged medication referrals, and helped build compliance protocols and tracking systems. Previously, she spent nearly 15 years in outpatient care at Pacific Clinics, supporting multiple prescribers with crisis intervention, case management, healthcare navigation, and medication administration and monitoring. Her experience also includes field-based Full Service Partnership work with the Department of Mental Health and intake assessment at an LPS-designated psychiatric hospital, where she evaluated adults and adolescents for inpatient admission and substance withdrawal. She began her career at Metropolitan State Hospital and Lanterman Developmental Center.

Anabel is fully bilingual in Spanish and English. Patients and families can contact her about medication questions or side effects, refills, appointments, referrals, forms/paperwork, and any concerns that come up between visits. She will make sure each concern reaches Dr. Wood promptly. Her long experience with crisis care and with coordinating among families, agencies, and treatment teams means patients have a knowledgeable, steady resource whenever they reach out to the practice. Se habla español.