FAQs

1. What is your approach to working with patients?

My approach to patient care is integrative and individualized. I draw on both psychopharmacology and psychotherapy-informed principles to develop treatment plans that address the full complexity of each patient's experience, taking into account their psychological, emotional, and medical history.

I practice with a collaborative, exploratory, and supportive style. I believe that lasting progress begins when patients feel genuinely heard and actively involved in their own care. During our first appointment, I conduct a thorough evaluation to understand not only the presenting symptoms but the broader life context shaping them, including stress, relationships, life transitions, and lifestyle factors.

I also integrate interventional psychiatry techniques where appropriate, and I am currently pursuing board certification in lifestyle medicine, reflecting my commitment to addressing the biological, psychological, and lifestyle factors that are central to mental health.

My goal in every appointment is to create a warm, empathic environment where patients feel empowered to engage as true partners in their treatment.

2. How do you integrate medication management?

Medication management is a core component of my practice, approached thoughtfully and collaboratively. I conduct a thorough psychiatric evaluation before initiating any pharmacological treatment, taking into account the patient's full medical history, prior medication trials, tolerability, and personal preferences.

I view medication as one tool within a broader, individualized treatment plan rather than a standalone intervention. Where appropriate, I integrate pharmacotherapy alongside psychotherapy-informed care and lifestyle medicine principles, recognizing that optimal outcomes often require addressing biological, psychological, and lifestyle factors in tandem.

I prioritize shared decision-making, ensuring patients understand the rationale, expected benefits, and potential side effects of any medication recommended. Follow-up is structured to monitor response, adjust dosing, and reassess the treatment plan as the patient's needs evolve.

3. What types of concerns do you specialize in treating?

I specialize in the evaluation and treatment of a broad range of psychiatric conditions in adults, including:

Depression, Generalized anxiety disorder and other anxiety disorders, ADHD, Trauma and stress-related disorders, including PTSD, Mood disorders, including bipolar disorder, Psychotic disorders, OCD, Adjustment disorders, Chronic stress and burnout

I have a particular focus on young to middle-aged adults navigating life transitions, career struggles, relationship challenges, and the cumulative psychological toll of everyday overwhelm. I also provide care for patients in acute psychiatric crisis through my work in psychiatric emergency services.

Additionally, my interest in interventional psychiatry and lifestyle medicine allows me to address concerns that intersect mental health with broader biological and lifestyle factors, including sleep, stress regulation, and overall wellbeing.

4. What's something you want your patients to know about you?

I want my patients to know that I came to psychiatry because I genuinely believe in its power to change lives. I have seen how often mental health needs go unrecognized, and that experience drives the care I bring to every appointment.

Good psychiatric care takes time, curiosity, and a willingness to sit with complexity. My goal is to understand your story and work with you toward a plan that individually fits your life. 

I also believe the relationship between a patient and their psychiatrist matters enormously. I want my patients to feel comfortable sharing openly, to feel genuinely heard, and to know that they will never be judged in this space.

5. What do you believe is the most important part of the healing process?

I believe the most important part of the healing process is the therapeutic relationship. Before any medication, any intervention, or any treatment plan can be truly effective, a patient must feel safe, heard, and genuinely understood by their psychiatrist. 

Healing is rarely linear, and it looks different for every person. For some it begins with finally having language for what they have been experiencing. For others it is the relief of knowing they are not alone in it. What remains constant is that patients heal best when they are active participants in their own care, not passive recipients of it.

I also believe that healing extends beyond symptom reduction. My goal is not simply to help patients feel less unwell, but to help them build the self-awareness, resilience, and tools to sustain their wellbeing long term. That is why I approach care holistically, attending to the biological, psychological, and lifestyle factors that shape mental health, because lasting healing requires addressing the whole person.

6. What kinds of clients do you work with best?

Young to middle-aged adults who are navigating the pressures of life, whether that is career demands, relationship challenges, major life transitions, or the kind of chronic stress and burnout that accumulates quietly over time. These are patients who may have put off seeking help for longer than they should have.

Because of my background in psychiatric emergency services, I am equally comfortable working with patients managing more acute or complex presentations, including psychotic disorders, mood episodes, trauma, and substance use, who require a clinician with both depth of experience and steadiness under pressure.

7. Do you have experience with trauma or PTSD?

Yes

8. What do you enjoy doing outside of work?

On a personal note, dance has been a part of my life since I was very young. I trained in tap, contemporary, jazz, and ballet under the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing in London, and when I am not in the clinic or the psychiatric emergency department, I am most likely in a dance class. Movement has always been central to how I manage stress and stay grounded, which is part of why I feel so strongly that lifestyle and mental health are inseparable.