Exploring Life & Business with Brittany Booth of Brittany Booth, MD

Today we’d like to introduce you to Brittany Booth.

Hi Brittany, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
I grew up knowing that I was going to be a doctor, but until I got to medical school, I thought I was going to be an orthopedic surgeon. When I started medical school, I realized that psychiatry was a much better fit for me and have never looked back. I love getting to spend time really getting to know my patients and being allowed in to their innermost lives. To me, there is no greater honor. When I was in residency, I had the opportunity to rotate in the UCLA Women’s Life Center, and it was there I found my true calling, which is reproductive psychiatry and women’s mental health. Doing this work while also embarking on my own motherhood journey ignited my passion for helping women to lead their most fulfilled, authentic lives. I can’t imagine doing anything else at this point.

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
No road is ever perfectly smooth. While I have been fortunate enough to have an incredibly supportive family, I have lost several close family members to cancer over the years, and so I have learned how to persevere even while grieving acute loss.

Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
I own a private psychiatry practice dedicated to women’s mental health and reproductive psychiatry. I see patients in-person in Westlake Village and via telehealth throughout CA. I emphasize collaborative care, meaning that I see my patients as essential members of their own healthcare team. I trust their experiences and always take their preferences and goals into account when we make our treatment decisions together. I also collaborate with their therapists, OBs, reproductive endocrinologists, etc. to make sure that they have a team of providers who are all on the same page about their care.

Do you have any advice for those looking to network or find a mentor?
When networking, I think you have to become comfortable with your own story and identity since you have to be able to sell yourself as much as your business. Being able to talk about yourself with confidence is essential, especially in this world that constantly tells women to make themselves smaller and quieter. There is also an important balance to find between meeting with as many people as possible to establish professional connections and not burning out on networking.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.brittanyboothmd.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.brittanybooth/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brittany.booth.841602
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittany-booth-5a5a0a22/

Image Credits
Leigha Smith Photography