About My Clients
My patients are typically sick of seeing pill pushing psychiatrists that have no clue about the profound benefit of therapy. It gets the root of each underlying disorder compared to apply multiple bandages with many side effects. They are looking for someone that thinks different integrating herbal remedies into their regimen, if required. My clients want to let go of their past struggles, gain tools and wisdom to know how to address each situation in the future. Increase awareness in life!
My Background and Approach
I want to medical school knowing that I wanted to be a psychiatrist as I had a lot of family and friends that struggled with mental illness particular my dad. He had Bipolar disorder so I was always fascinated by trying to understanding why he did what he did. It was fundamentally his psychology that was the root of his unhappiness and frequent relapse. I am very analytic and felt that maybe I would have been more of an attuned psychologist, however I like the flexibility and knowledge of being able to pivot on psychology and psychiatrist. I enjoy being a doctor, however psychiatry has challenged as doctors easily prescribe toxic medications, without a clue about the drive, motivation, and rationale behind such moods and behaviors. I was trained under a psychoanalyst for three years and did an additional 2 years of training at Washington University at St. Louis. I feel very comfortable being a hybrid using lower dose, less side effect medications, while frequently using therapy.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
Discover a great quality of life by overcoming your mental illness by increasing your level of awareness and knowledge of what you are dealing with. In addition, you will work with your provider to decide on a treatment that may include medication, therapy, and/or alternative remedies. This clinic is designed to treat your mind and body and focuses on minimizes side effects which is fairly common in psychiatric medications. We explore and try to understand the root cause of each underlying issue, which is why we truly believe in the importance of therapy.