Kayse Budd, MD
Integrative Psychiatry and Consulting
-Medicine for Wellbeing-
Welcome!
I am a unique holistic psychiatrist, artist, writer, and consultant. As a holistic psychiatrist, I provide integrative psychiatric evaluations with treatment plans featuring herbal medicine, nutraceuticals, nutrition, psychotherapy, coaching, mind-body medicine, and gentle pharmacotherapy, if needed.
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As a consultant, I offer copy editing, writing, and content-related advice for film/television projects, scripts, blogs, podcasts, books, product development, course creation, etc.
For a more complete bio, please see the ABOUT page. Briefly, I am originally from Georgia and am a graduate of Duke University, the University of Michigan Medical School, Swedish Family Medicine Internship (Seattle), and the University of Arizona Psychiatry Residency. I have lived in Southern California off/on for the past ten years. I am a board-certified psychiatrist with additional training in Ayurveda, herbalism, energy medicine, art therapy, yoga, meditation, and more. I have a very high rate of success with my clients due to my multi-layered approach. I am fluent (C1 level) in Spanish.
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I have a diverse professional background. I owned my own five-room healing center straight out of residency. I took insurance and ran a successful integrative psychiatry practice from that space (in Tucson, AZ). I taught for Andrew Weil, MD's Program in Integrative Medicine in Arizona eight years. Later, I practiced eco-psychology in Hawaii and then spent several years working for Deepak Chopra at his center in San Diego. Recently, I spent two years as a digital nomad in Costa Rica and Mexico. For the past few years I have worked online from beautiful Laguna Beach, CA.
Since childhood, I have been interested in cross-cultural approaches to healing. I traveled extensively in the past, studying with talented healers on multiple continents. I have an advanced yoga and meditation practice and lived at a yoga ashram in my 20s. I am an artist and writer. I have been featured on Vogue.com and am a contributor to MindBodyGreen and Chopra. I have been guest lecturer at UCSD and UCLA, and I recently taught a semester-long class on Psychologic Disorders at Soka University in Aliso Viejo, CA.
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I love integrating holistic modalities into my work as a psychiatrist. I am a compassionate, creative and unique provider. I endeavor to inspire everyone I meet.
JB, Artist and Designer
Dr. Budd is not only gifted at what she does, she genuinely cares about the well being of her patients. Her non-traditional method of practice helped me most. Since I started seeing her, I have learned about myself and holistic medicine. This helped me find healthier solutions to any mental or physical pain I may be in. If it wasn't for her, I may have never found inner peace or my spiritual side.
CG, Nurse and Mom
I have been working with Dr. Budd weekly for over a month now. She has helped me focus more on the good in my life and reminded me that ultimately my goal as a mother is to love unconditionally. Her advice has helped me maintain a good connection with my teenage son. When times get hard, I think of things Dr. Budd has taught me, and it helps me make a more loving choice in the moment.
I feel in the past month of working with you I have grown tremendously.
TS, Entrepreneur
Dr. Budd has coached me in many areas of my life, and I am forever grateful to have found her. Not only has she focused on my mind, body and spirit quickly and efficiently, but she also has tutored me on how to be more effective in my marriage and with parenting my daughter. She quickly assesses your situation and is very adept on many levels of therapy-- individual and family. I would recommend her highly to those who are looking to evolve themselves and open to holistic healing.
PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES
1 hr
355 US dollars1 hr
255 US dollars45 min
195 US dollars
INSURANCE
The practice is self-pay at present, but insurance coverage is coming soon.
I provide telemedicine psychiatry in CA, CO, and AZ. In-person visits in Orange County (Laguna Hills area) are also possible.
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Insurance credentialing is in progress with Blue Cross PPO, Cigna (Evernorth), and Aetna.