About Dr. Lidstone

  • I strive to understand what brings each individual to treatment and I am committed to the holistic wellbeing of my clients.

  • I work collaboratively with clients and families to develop a comprehensive treatment plan and to help you reach your individual goals.

  • I believe in balanced treatment that involves psychotherapy and lifestyle modifications as well as medication, when indicated.

  • I engage actively with your care team including therapists, schools, other health care providers as applicable and appropriate in order to provide high-quality collaborative care.

  • I offer effective, evidence-based treatments and ongoing communication throughout our work together towards wellbeing.

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 

  • “Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our happiness.”

    Viktor E. Frankl