About Dr. Lidstone

  • I strive to understand what brings you to treatment and I am committed to helping you achieve lasting and holistic wellbeing.

  • I work collaboratively with you and when appropriate, your family, to develop a comprehensive treatment plan tailored to your unique needs, values and goals.

  • I believe in a balanced approach that integrates psychotherapy, healthy lifestyle modifications and medication, when indicated.

  • I actively collaborate with your care team including therapists, schools and other health care providers as appropriate in order to ensure coordinated and high-quality care.

  • I provide effective, evidence-based treatments and ongoing supportive communication throughout our work together.

Experience

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Current Positions: 

  • Outpatient Psychiatrist at San Diego Center for Children 

  • Staff Psychiatrist at Rady Children's Hospital 

  • Guest Lecturer and Clinical Supervisor for UCSD Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship 

Training and Certifications: 

  • Double board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Child and Adolescent and Adult Psychiatry

  • Licensed to practice medicine by the state of California

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship - University of California, San Diego 

  • Adult Psychiatry Residency - University of Pittsburgh, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic 

  • PhD - Neuroscience - University of Illinois 

  • MD - University of Illinois 

  • Master's Degree - Biomedical Science - Mount Sinai School of Medicine 

  • Bachelor's Degree - Tufts University