Bipolar-informed therapist profile
Los Angeles, CA
Kirsten Thompson, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist serving patients throughout West Los Angeles from her practice in Brentwood, California. She helps patients with a variety of mental health conditions including major depressive disorder, anxiety, postpartum depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, OCD, and insomnia. Dr. Thompson graduated from Cornell University and earned her medical degree at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. She trained as a surgeon at USC before specializing in psychiatry, completing residency at UCLA and serving as chief resident at the UCLA Women's Life Center. She has extensive training in psychopharmacological treatments, psychodynamic psychotherapy, CBT, family therapy, and interpersonal therapy.