My goal is to understand each patient as an individual rather than treating a diagnosis or set of symptoms in isolation.
Psychiatric difficulties can reflect a combination of biological factors, life experiences, relationships, personality patterns, medical issues, and current circumstances. Treatment begins with developing a thoughtful understanding of how these factors may fit together.
Depending on your needs, treatment may involve psychiatric evaluation and medication management, psychotherapy, or an integration of both. I also work with patients who have an established therapist and are seeking psychiatric consultation or ongoing medication management.
I work primarily with adults experiencing a range of psychiatric and emotional concerns, including depression, bipolar disorder and other mood disorders, anxiety, ADHD, OCD, relationship difficulties, life transitions, grief and loss, and concerns involving self-esteem and identity.
My training as both a physician and psychotherapist informs the way I approach treatment. Even when I am seeing someone primarily for medication management, my psychotherapy experience helps me understand symptoms within the broader context of the person's life, relationships, and patterns of coping.
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Psychiatry Residency: George Washington University
M.D.: Wayne State University School of Medicine
B.A.: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor