Isiah Friedlander

Background

Dr. Isiah Friedlander is Michael De Santa's psychiatrist in Grand Theft Auto V. He runs a private practice in Los Santos that caters to wealthy clients and charges large fees for each session. Michael sees him to talk about his midlife crisis, his marriage and his violent past, though he never tells the doctor the full truth.

Events of Grand Theft Auto V

Friedlander appears in the opening scenes of the game, where Michael describes his frustrations from the couch. Throughout the story Michael can book optional sessions, in which he talks about his family, his friends and his feelings about recent events. The doctor's responses are often more interested in his fee than in helping.

In Reuniting the Family, Jimmy persuades Michael to bring the whole family to Friedlander's office. The group session quickly turns into an airing of grievances, but it gets the De Santas talking and leads Amanda and the children to return home.

Late in the game, during an optional visit, Friedlander tells Michael that he has been offered his own TV show, is leaving Los Santos and may use Michael's case on air. Michael chases him and can either kill him or let him go. If spared, Friedlander later emails an apology, and Michael can reply with a threat.

Personality

Friedlander is smug, self-serving and more interested in money and fame than in his patients' wellbeing. He uses therapeutic jargon to avoid saying anything useful.

Relationships

• Michael De Santa: his long-term patient.
• The De Santa family: whose group session he hosts.

Trivia

• His clinic is on the Pacific Bluffs coastline, and each session costs Michael money.