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Dr. Kayse Budd, MD

MD, Psychiatry

NPI: 1023229366

Kayse Budd, MD, is a holistic psychiatrist who creatively integrates multiple modalities into her approach to wellness. She utilizes evidence-based herbal remedies, nutraceuticals, nutrition/dietary guidance, mind-body medicine, psychotherapy, coaching, and light pharmacotherapy. Dr. Budd graduated from Duke University, the University of Michigan Medical School, the Swedish Family Practice Internship (Seattle), and the University of Arizona Psychiatry Residency. With a diverse background in integrative medicine, she has taught at UCLA, UCSD, and the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine and worked at the Chopra Center. She authored the chapter "Mindfulness, Meditation, and Yoga" in the Handbook of Wellness Medicine (Cambridge University Press, 2020). Dr. Budd has been featured on MindBodyGreen.com and Vogue.com, and has books on "Holistic Approaches to Anxiety and Depression" on Amazon. Board-certified in psychiatry, Dr. Budd has 16 years of experience and serves patients across California via telemedicine from her Los Angeles base.



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As a sensitive and intuitive person, Dr. Budd faced multiple stress-related health issues during her medical education. In her quest to help herself, she developed a passion for holistic healing. Dr. Budd sees herself as a therapist, artist, and healer, as well as a physician. She has a spiritual, growth-oriented mindset. Her work tends to resonate with open-minded individuals who are willing to view challenges as opportunities. Her specialties include stress/burnout, purpose-finding, relationships, self-esteem, body image, identity issues (including LGBTQ support), neurodivergence, anxiety, mood disorders, CBT/mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, art therapy, Ayurveda, and life transitions (college/grad school, divorce, retirement, job change, adoption/birth, etc.). Dr. Budd does not prescribe controlled substances (benzodiazepines, opiates, stimulants), but she does prescribe other common pharmaceuticals (SSRIs, mood stabilizers, etc.). She sees patients who are stable (working, retired, or students) and seeking to optimize their lives in multiple dimensions (mind-body-spirit, personal, and professional). Dr. Budd offers an inspiring and compassionate space for healing and transformation, skillfully guiding patients on a journey of self-exploration.

Experience

University of Arizona Medical School

Tucson, AZ

Faculty Instructor
July 2009-June 2017

The Chopra Center

Carlsbad, CA

Physician/Educator
June 2017-December 2019

Mystic Mandala Medicine

Tucson, AZ

Founder/Psychiatrist
July 2009-Present

Certification

California Medical License

A110774

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Psychiatry

Education

Medical Doctor

University of Michigan Medical School

1998 - 2002

Residency - Psychiatry

University of Arizona

2006 - 2009

Publications

Mindfulness, Meditation, and Yoga

Handbook of Wellness Medicine

August 2020

An Evidenced-Based Resource of Alternative Therapies for Common Problems

Pocketbook of Natural, Herbal, and Home Remedies

2000

Co-author of Scholarly Research Publication

Effects of Tricyclic Antidepressants on Taste Responses in Humans and Gerbils

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 65(4): 2000. 599-609

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