Psychopharmacology: Practical Approaches to Mental Health Care

Rebecca earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from Indiana University in 2007 with minors in both Psychology and Spanish. She earned her Master of Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Kentucky in 2012, where she took a special interest in pharmacology. Rebecca has worked in psychiatry for 10 years and has been at Southlake Psychiatry since 2016. Prior to joining Southlake Psychiatry, she worked in neuropsychiatry where she was able to help a variety of patient populations and broaden her knowledge base on psychiatric, developmental, and neurological disorders. She is passionate about treating children, teens, and adults within a full spectrum of psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorders, gender dysphoria, eating disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Rebecca has also undergone buprenorphine training to provide medication-assisted treatment for opioid dependence. Psychopharmacology is a strong passion of hers; one that she believes is but a part of achieving total mental and emotional wellness. This philosophy of treating a patient’s whole mind and body keeps her seeking new information and ways to advance and enhance her clinical practice and knowledge base. Rebecca believes in collaborative care across specialties. Southlake Psychiatry supports this approach to practice, and prides itself on providing specialized care to the individualized needs of each patient.