Getting to Know Dr. Foster.
Offering an Individualized and Holistic Approach to your Mental Health Care
About Me.
After completing my residency in adult psychiatry in 2011, I opened a small private practice in Santa Monica, California. In my practice I see a wide variety of patients for both psychotherapy and/or medication management.
I deeply believe that proper mental health treatment allows individuals to function at their highest capacity in all domains of life. Whether your goal is to improve relationships (with others or yourself) or target specific areas of functioning (such as at school or in your career), I believe that medications alone or in combination with psychotherapy can be instrumental in your growth. I pride myself in bringing creativity and energy to each doctor-client relationship, and I limit the size of my practice so that I can truly provide the exceptional and personalized care you deserve.
Qualifications
Education.
Attended the University of Texas at Austin, elected to Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society, and graduated high honors with a B.S. degree in Human Biology
Attended medical school at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, TX where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and the Gold Humanism Honor Society.
Trained at University of California Los Angeles Neuropsychiatric Institute after medical school where she was appointed Chief Resident in the Women's Mental Health Clinic.
Continues to expand her medical and therapeutic training by attending conferences in various modalities, exceeding the minimum number of CME’s required for maintaining licensing.
Practice.
After her residency, Dr. Foster began a private practice in the Santa Monica area and has been in clinical practice since 2011.
She volunteered as staff associate physician for the inpatient unit at UCLA with admitting priviledges, and also attended for several years in the Generalized Outpatient Clinic supervising residents.
She continues to mentor residents
She worked for the county mental health clinics
Credentials.
Board Certified through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Member of the APA Caucus of Integrative Medicine