Purpose

The purpose of Lea Psychiatry PLLC is to create a setting through which I can provide truly high-quality and accessible psychiatric treatment without the constraints that employers often place on physicians and their patients. I use both medications and talk-therapies (both have been demonstrated to change brain chemistry).

 

I also know when and how to refer to additional, often episodic psychiatric treatments (TMS, ECT, biofeedback, DBT, IOP, PHP, inpatient hospitalization, among others).

 

You may see me for all psychiatric treatment, or see another therapist while I provide medication management. I do not currently accept insurance. I do offer a sliding scale payment option.

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I currently offer telehealth appointments for individuals in Washington State while navigating a move from Pittsburgh to Seattle. I have limited availability and require an introductory conversation as well as completion of screening paperwork to ensure a good fit for prospective patients. I will offer in-person appointments in Seattle in Fall 2026.

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Training

• Bachelor of Science, University of Washington

• Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

• One-year psychodynamic therapy program, Western Pennsylvania Community for Psychoanalytic Therapy

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia training, Allegheny Health Network & CBTIweb

• Psychiatry Residency (current 4th year resident), Allegheny Health Network

• Community Psychiatry Fellowship (current fellow), University of Pittsburgh ​
   

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Philosophy and Interests

Through medical training, I have come to believe that holistic, person-centered care is critical to high-quality psychiatric treatment. These terms mean many things to many people. What they mean in my clinic include the following:

1) Active communication and coordination with your other physicians or other therapists.

2) Prioritization of what matters to you. While I will always have ideas, tools, and strategies for further well-being, you know yourself best, and solutions are typically more effective when you have as much input as possible.

3) Shared decision-making. Any changes made (behavioral or medication-based) are made through discussion and mutual agreement. 

4) Mutual trust. There is ample evidence that people receiving treatment do better when they trust their psychiatrist or therapist, and it is important that a treating psychiatrist can trust the information shared by their patients. With a good therapeutic relationship, medication is more effective, and psychotherapy is more effective. 

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5) Strengths-based approach. At every opportunity, we focus on what you are doing well and build momentum from there.

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My areas of interest in psychiatry are extensive and include the overlap between sleep and psychiatric health, evidence-based prescribing and reduction of polypharmacy, interventional psychiatry, management of psychiatric crises, the built environment and well-being, impact of loneliness and poor social cohesion, and various psychotherapies (talk therapy).​​ 

 

Outside of psychiatry, I enjoy running, climbing, and playing soccer.
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