I am a board-certified adult psychiatrist and psychotherapist with specialized training in women's mental health. I provide psychiatric care for adults age 18 and older, with particular expertise in the mental health concerns that can occur during reproductive and hormonal transitions in a woman's life.

My areas of specialization include women's mental health, planning for pregnancy, pregnancy, postpartum depression and anxiety, adjustment to becoming a mother, premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), and the perimenopausal transition. I also treat ADHD, depression and sadness, bipolar disorder, anxiety and stress, and loss and grief.

My practice includes psychotherapy and, when indicated, medication management. As a psychiatrist, I consider emotional concerns from both psychological and medical perspectives combining evidence-based psychiatry with an integrative approach.

I am currently accepting new patients in St. Louis.

Women's Mental Health

A woman's mental health can be affected by biological, psychological and social factors throughout her life. Reproductive and hormonal transitions — including pregnancy, the postpartum period and perimenopause — can coincide with changes in emotional well-being and psychiatric symptoms.

During my psychiatry training at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), I received specialized training in Women's Mental Health where I was the first graduate of the UCSF Women's Mental Health Focus Track after working with a committee to create the track.

Pregnancy & Postpartum

Pregnancy and becoming a parent involve significant physical, psychological, and life changes. I work with women who are planning for pregnancy, during pregnancy, and during the postpartum period, including women experiencing postpartum depression or anxiety and those adjusting to becoming a mother.

Perimenopause

Perimenopause is a period of significant biological transition and can also be an important time to pay attention to mental health. In addition to my specialized training in women's mental health, I have completed many hours of continuing medical education focused specifically on perimenopause.

A Collaborative Approach

I believe the relationship between a patient and psychiatrist matters. Treatment is collaborative and may include psychotherapy, medication management when indicated, or both.

With your written consent, I can also collaborate with your other physicians, previous mental health professionals, and members of your personal support system when appropriate.

St. Louis Practice

Currently accepting new patients in St. Louis

230 S. Bemiston Ave., Suite 1213
Clayton, MO 63105

Phone: 415-820-1477

The default for my St. Louis practice is in-person care. Telehealth is available when necessary for patients in Missouri and California.

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