Specialty Areas

Assessment and treatment of psychiatric disorders in women ≥ 18 years of age during:

Preconception, pregnancy, postpartum: risk/benefit analysis of psychiatric medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
All stages of motherhood (from prenatal, into the developmental stages of childhood, and beyond)
Phases of the menstrual cycle
Infertility journey
Menopausal transition, either natural or secondary to illness or treatments
Gynecological/breast cancer in all stages of care

Adoption Competent mental health care:

Harmonizing family and profession

Quest for meaning in life

Commonly addressed disorders

Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMAD):

ADHD in pregnancy and postpartum

Bipolar Disorder across the adult lifespan

Trauma-Related Disorders across the adult lifespan

Depressive Disorder across the adult lifespan

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)

Premenstrual worsening of Mood or Anxiety disorders

Mood and Anxiety disorders during the menopausal transition

Difficulty coping with life stressors

Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation and treatment recommendations
Direct clinical care
Second opinion consultations (to share with your permission to your primary treating physician):
Pharmacological Treatment
Individual Psychotherapy
- acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
- meaning-centered psychotherapy (MCP)
- logotherapy and existential analysis
Family meetings. Although specifically offered for perinatal care, it is available to all patients
Care collaboration with colleagues in your treatment team (e.g., primary care, Ob/Gyn, pediatrician, psychotherapist)
Evidence-based monitoring of clinical outcomes (interview-based or self-report rating scales)

Community and Inter-Professional workshops