Expertise
I treat a wide range of mental health conditions across the lifespan, from children ages 8 and up through older adults. My clinical background spans inpatient, outpatient, and specialized settings — which means practical experience with complex, co-occurring conditions.
Conditions treated
Comprehensive assessment using QbTest objective testing, combined with medication management and behavioral strategies. I work with children, adolescents, and adults to develop practical tools that improve focus, organization, and daily functioning.
Clinical experience managing ADHD across ages 8-70
Generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and panic disorder treated with evidence-based CBT and medication when needed. I integrate mindfulness and ACT approaches to build lasting distress tolerance skills.
Undergraduate research in emotion and cognition
Depression isn't just sadness — it has biological, psychological, and social dimensions. I combine medication management with psychotherapy to address the whole picture, not just the symptoms.
Integrative approach — treating root causes, not just symptoms
When standard treatments haven't worked, I explore pharmacogenetic testing, medication optimization, and advanced options. I have clinical experience with TMS, ECT, and ketamine therapy.
Inpatient psychiatry experience with acute treatment-resistant cases
Mood stabilization requires careful medication monitoring, psychoeducation for patients and families, and a long-term management perspective. I help you understand your cycles and build stability.
Outpatient management of bipolar disorder across the lifespan
I completed specialized training focused on eating disorders in children and adolescents. My integrative approach addresses both the psychological and nutritional factors that drive disordered eating.
Specialized internship with eating disorder focus
Comprehensive evaluation, management of co-occurring conditions (anxiety, ADHD, mood disorders), and family education and support. I work with patients and their support systems to build understanding.
Assessment and treatment of ASD across ages
Evidence-based approaches including DBT skills training, building a consistent therapeutic relationship, and long-term collaborative care. These conditions require patience and genuine connection.
Inpatient experience with personality disorder and co-occurring conditions
CBT-based protocols including exposure and response prevention for OCD, and trauma-informed care approaches. Safety, trust, and pacing are central to how I work with trauma.
Inpatient psychiatric rotations with acute presentations
Medication management, crisis stabilization experience, and ongoing monitoring. I've worked with acute presentations in inpatient settings and support stable outpatient management.
Inpatient experience with psychotic disorders
A distinct specialty
Adolescent mental health isn't just "smaller adult care." The prefrontal cortex doesn't fully mature until the mid-20s, which means treatment approaches designed for adults need significant adaptation for teens. Depression in adolescents often presents as irritability rather than sadness — a critical distinction that can lead to missed diagnoses.
Advanced treatments
Non-invasive brain stimulation for depression — targeted magnetic pulses to improve mood regulation
For severe, treatment-resistant cases — safe, effective, and closely monitored
Emerging evidence-based approach for treatment-resistant depression with rapid-acting effects
Genetic analysis to guide medication selection — reducing trial-and-error in prescribing
Clinical training
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Acute mania, psychosis, treatment-resistant depression
Sheppard Pratt
De-escalation, therapeutic group leadership, crisis intervention
Harbor Psychiatry, Newport Beach
Specialized training with children and adolescents
Progeny Psychiatric Clinic, Irvine
Ages 8-70 — evaluations, medication, psychoeducation, psychotherapy
Bates College
Research in healing practices and animal-assisted interventions