Please recommend a good psychiatrist in Sillycon Valley

May 10, 2011 1:39 PM

Please recommend a good Sillycon Valley psychiatrist that practice talk-therapy as a central piece of their work, in addition to medication. Bonus points if they attended top-tier schools like Harvard, Stanford, etc, for undergraduate/medical school. Thank you.
posted by anonymous to Health & Fitness (4 answers total)

I don't have a local recommendation for you, but are you open to a psychologist or cognitive therapist. Most of the psychiatrists I know are moving towards less talk and more prescribing.
posted by Meta-4 at 1:55 PM on May 10, 2011

The Op specifically wanted a psychiatrist who view talk-therapy as a central piece of their work. He doesn't want want split treatment, i.e., a medication prescribing psychiatrist and a psychologist/therapist.
posted by jchaw at 2:15 PM on May 10, 2011

Janet Spraggins, M.D.
posted by namesarehard at 3:40 PM on May 10, 2011

I can recommend Margaret Cochran; she's a psychologist rather than a psychiatrist, however. I'd recommend consulting with her regardless, as she probably will be able to point you to someone who might better fit what you're looking for, too.
posted by ooga_booga at 5:10 PM on May 10, 2011