When I offer my clients the opportunity to ask me questions, the most common question I get asked is: why do you do this?

I always return to this: “We do this, not to keep the heart beating or the lungs breathing, but to retain that spark that makes the difference between living and just existing.”

As I reflected on what part of medicine aligns with my values and beliefs, I resonated most deeply with quality of life. How we feel about and react to our circumstances are just as important as the circumstances themselves. Through psychiatry, we get to experience together the art of balancing the medical and the psychological to create meaningful understanding and change in life. Simply put, I want you to live the life you want to be living. 

I deeply value the relationship that I get to build with my patients. I don’t just want to know about side effects and rating scales - I care about how our work together impacts your ability to find purpose, meaning, and joy in life.