Moving from one phase of life to the next can be exhilarating.  Whether you are contemplating pregnancy, moving through pregnancy, welcoming a new baby, or entering menopause, changing one's role in life can be exciting and fulfilling.  However, many women find these transitions to be challenging as well.  Depression, anxiety, and many other psychiatric difficulties can emerge all too frequently during these times of rapid change.  These difficulties may be particularly worrisome for women who have already struggled with psychiatric diagnoses in the past.  Questions about medication, therapy, and other ways to cope can often seem overwhelming and scary, and there can often seem to be a lack of reliable information. Often women feel as if they are "crazy," or all alone, or as if they will never get better.  Fortunately, help is available and, with the right treatment, women can experience hope and well-being once again.  

Should you find yourself struggling with psychiatric illness as you contemplate becoming pregnant, navigate infertility, travel through pregnancy and the postpartum, or face menopause, Dr. Emily Dossett would like to help you.  Dr. Dossett is a psychiatrist focusing on Women's Mental Health.  She is trained in a wide range of ways to cope with mood and thought disorders during pregnancy, the postpartum, and menopause.  These methods include medication, psychotherapy, support groups, and education, to name a few.  Dr. Dossett will work with you closely to find a treatment plan that is right for you.  She also believes that partners or spouses, families, and the patient's larger social network can be an integral part of treatment and recovery as well, and she will work closely with your support system.  In addition, she will collaborate with other health care providers, such as obstetricians-gynecologists, primary care providers, and psychotherapists, as appropriate.  Dr. Dossett's ultimate goal is to help each woman and her family achieve the greatest health and well-being during challenging life transitions.