Alan Blaustein
Alan Blaustein is a psychiatrist who has practiced since 1987, trained at Northwestern University. He treated Johnny Depp in 18 sessions between October 2014 and January 2015, concluding when Depp left for Australia. He was called as a witness by Depp's own legal team to authenticate and testify from his handwritten session notes and billing records.
Testimony Impact
Blaustein testified through his handwritten session notes, authenticated as business records and read into evidence line by line. The notes documented Depp's substance dependence — continuous marijuana use, breakthrough opiates and oxycodone, and alcohol — alongside expressed anger and jealousy toward Heard, and a prior disclosure of childhood abuse. A note attributed to Depp's own words at intake referenced "violence/rage that we had over a couple years," and another recorded Depp comparing Heard to his "mother and psychotic sister." Blaustein characterized the relationship overall as "very chaotic" with "anger in both places." Though elicited by Depp's counsel as a controlled document walk, the testimony surfaced admissions that could reinforce Heard's narrative of mutual volatility and Depp's documented anger toward her.
Notable Quotes From The Record
“It was a very chaotic relationship with a lot of fluctuations, ups and downs, and lots of difficulty and emotional expressions and lots of anger in both places”
Blaustein's direct characterization of the Depp-Heard relationship as mutually volatile, corroborating Heard's narrative while complicating Depp's portrayal as sole victim.
“Such a pain in the ass.”
Blaustein reads Depp's own words from contemporaneous notes describing Heard, establishing a pattern of dismissive or hostile framing of her by Depp.
“There was violence/rage that we had over a couple years.”
A session note in Depp's voice referencing violence and rage in relationships, introduced by Heard's counsel as evidence of Depp's own acknowledgment of violent conduct.
“You're being my mother and psychotic sister.”
Blaustein reads a note recording what Depp said to Heard, indicating he compared her to traumatic family figures — relevant to characterizations of emotional abuse and psychological control.
“Big fight with girlfriend yesterday. Struggling with how to separate.”
Session note from 12/18/14 documenting ongoing conflict and Depp's difficulty managing the relationship, contemporaneous evidence of volatility shortly before the Australia trip.
Key Moments
Blaustein establishes his credentials (psychiatrist since 1987, Northwestern) and confirms he treated Depp in 18 sessions from October 2014 to January 2015, beginning with an intake session.
Day 19 · Direct of Alan Blaustein
Billing records (Exhibit 3) and session notes (Exhibit 9) authenticated as business records and introduced into evidence, establishing the documentary foundation for the examination.
Day 19 · Direct of Alan Blaustein
Session notes read into record include Depp's intake statement referencing 'violence/rage that we had over a couple years' — an admission attributed to Depp's own words at the start of treatment.
Day 19 · Direct of Alan Blaustein
Blaustein reads a note recording Depp telling Heard 'You're being my mother and psychotic sister,' surfacing the psychological framing Depp brought to the relationship.
Day 19 · Direct of Alan Blaustein
December 2014 session note documents a 'big fight with girlfriend yesterday' and Blaustein's coaching to let her express feelings — evidence of escalating conflict months before the Australia trip.
Day 19 · Direct of Alan Blaustein
Blaustein confirms Depp's stated therapy goal was to 'work through anger' with Amber, and characterizes the relationship as 'very chaotic' with 'anger in both places' — a mutual-volatility framing rather than unidirectional abuse.
Day 19 · Direct of Alan Blaustein
Substance dependence documented: continuous marijuana use, breakthrough opiates/oxycodone, alcohol, and prior history of MDMA, cocaine, and ecstasy — with Blaustein describing Depp's progress as 'relative sobriety' rather than abstinence.
Day 19 · Direct of Alan Blaustein
Locations
Evidence From Their Proceedings (2)
Blaustein Session Notes — October 2014 through January 2015
Dr. Alan Blaustein's handwritten session notes for Johnny Depp, beginning with an initial telephone consultation on October 2, 2014, and spanning through January 8, 2015. Notes…
Catalog entry →Blaustein Billing Invoice (October 2014–January 2015)
A billing invoice from Dr. Alan Blaustein's files documenting 18 sessions with Johnny Depp from October 2014 through January 2015.
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