Who is Dr. K? … Supriya S. Kothavale, DO
I am a board-certified psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Consultation Liaison Psychiatry (formerly Psychosomatic Medicine). I treat children, adolescents, and adults using psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, or a combination of both.
I approach my patients with compassion and empathy, guided by a philosophy that the therapeutic process constantly fuels healing, regardless of whether medications are being pursued. My therapeutic style is more eclectic, a mixture of psychodynamic, cognitive and interpersonal models. I will see patients for either long term treatment or for short term consultations.
I have a particular interest in treating mood and anxiety disorders, ADHD, concerns relating to gender or sexual identity, trauma, women’s mental health, working with the college/graduate student and young adult population, working with the LGBTQIA+ community, but am very comfortable in treating individuals from all walks of life. Additionally, I have training and experience in treating patients with psychiatric disorders and medical illnesses that may be impacting their emotional mental health, often requiring collaboration with physicians from other medical sub-specialties, benefiting from an integrative care approach.
My approach to treatment stems from my passion in moving beyond symptom reduction, and achieving wellness in body, and in mind. In practicing what I preach, I strive to be kind to my imperfect self, prioritize my health, family, and personal growth. When I’m not working, I’m trying to enrich my life through connecting with loved ones, nature walks, lifting weights, discovering new recipes and dishes on my plant based journey, cuddling with my cats, husband, and two children, who are the light of my life.
Training
Medical school at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Adult Psychiatry residency training at Cleveland Clinic and Georgetown University
Fellowships in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Consultation Liaison Psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY
Fellowship in Integrative Psychiatry through the Integrative Psychiatry Institute
After training, I worked as a Consultation Liaison Psychiatrist at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY, working integratively with all pediatric specialties while providing psychiatric care to pediatric patients admitted to the hospital. I moved to Austin, TX in July 2018, and began working as a telepsychiatrist, providing psychiatric care to community mental health centers in South Texas. In 2019, I transitioned over to private practice to serve all of Austin and its surrounding cities.