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When Wellness Culture Is Not Enough for Migraine
You have tried the cold plunge, the magnesium, the better sleep app. Helpful, maybe. But migraine is a neurological disease, and sometimes it takes a clinician who treats it for a living. That is who you meet at Haven.
Why Santa Monica Needs a Virtual Headache Specialist
Good hospitals sit close by. A headache specialist who can see you soon is another story. Demand for the subspecialty runs well past the few clinicians who practice it, so even with UCLA nearby a first appointment can be months out. Then you have to get there, which on the Westside means the 405 and a parking structure, both rough when light and motion already make your head worse. People with commercial insurance wait around 50 days on average for that first neurology visit.
Haven skips the whole ordeal. You meet your specialist over video, usually within a few weeks, from wherever you are in Santa Monica. Most patients here come in on a tech or studio PPO plan we are in-network with. If you later need Botox or a nerve block, we arrange it with a trusted Westside provider.
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Most clinicians are not trained in the latest headache treatments.
The Haven team is.
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Haven’s proven approach to treating headache and migraine was developed with doctors from leading headache centers.
Call to schedule your in-depth initial appointment
Your care navigator will verify your insurance and payment information and schedule a time for you to meet with a Haven headache specialist.
Meet your clinician and get your custom headache attack plan
Once they fully understand your health history, triggers, and what treatments you’ve tried in the past, your clinician will create a detailed headache attack plan. They’ll reference the most up-to-date research to recommend medications, lifestyle tips, and guidance that are right for you.
Track your progress as your symptoms improve
Haven will check in with you regularly to keep track of how you’re feeling and make note of new trends and triggers, so your clinician can continue to evolve and improve your treatment plan.
If needed, Haven will connect you with in-person care
Haven will refer you to trusted local providers for in-person procedures, urgent care and in-home rescue care, as needed.
Feel better, faster
Feel better, faster
Frequently Asked Questions
If you are pushing through attacks with coffee, screens, and willpower, and they keep winning, it is time. Lifestyle habits can help around the edges. They rarely fix migraine on their own.
Whether this is your first specialist appointment or a second opinion on a diagnosis you already have, Haven can help. Common conditions we treat include:
- Migraine with or without aura
- Vestibular migraine
- Post-concussion headache
- Cluster headache
- Menstrual migraine
- Long COVID headache
- New daily persistent headache
- Tension-type headache
Haven specialists use current research and a comprehensive range of evidence-based treatments for headache and migraine. Care includes virtual specialist visits, IV care, preventive injections, and proactive day-to-day support. Your plan may include prescription medication, preventive injections, or nerve blocks when appropriate.
Yes. Because care is virtual, you can meet your specialist from Santa Monica, Venice, Mar Vista, Brentwood, or the Palisades. All you need is a phone or computer.
If we are in-network with your PPO, EPO, Medicare, or TRICARE plan, normal cost-sharing like copays and deductibles applies. Haven is not in-network with most HMO plans. We also offer a cash-pay option for virtual visits, ranging from $224 to $374 depending on the length of the visit.
Haven is available to patients in California who are 18 or older. We are in-network with most major PPO, EPO, Medicare, and TRICARE plans in California, and we offer cash pay. We cannot accept Medicaid or Medi-Cal at this time.