Dr. Alan is a psychiatrist with a particular passion for women’s mental health, including care during pregnancy and postpartum. She treats a wide range of psychiatric conditions, with interests in anxiety, depression, treatment-resistant depression, and perinatal and reproductive mental health. She works closely with patients to develop personalized treatment plans that may include medication, lifestyle interventions, and psychotherapy to support overall wellness.

Dr. Alan earned her undergraduate degree in Biology from The University of Texas at Austin. She received her medical degree from the University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine in San Antonio. She completed her psychiatry residency at the Texas Institute for Graduate Medical Education and Research (TIGMER), where she ranked first on the Psychiatry Resident In-Training Examination (PRITE) for three consecutive years. Her training spanned inpatient, outpatient, and telepsychiatry settings, caring for diverse patient populations including underserved patients. She also has experience with advanced treatments for severe depression.

Dr. Alan’s commitment to women’s mental health took shape during residency, where she developed and led a perinatal psychiatry training program for her fellow residents. The program focused on evidence-based screening, treatment, and risk mitigation for patients during pregnancy and the postpartum period, and was implemented as a quality improvement initiative to strengthen both resident education and patient care. She also created an LGBTQI+ Safe Space training program for psychiatry residents, which she presented at the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians Annual Conference and the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting. Her practice is affirming and inclusive, with a commitment to compassionate care for LGBTQ+ individuals and all patients. She is a member of the American Psychiatric Association and the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians.

She sees patients in person in Austin,Texas and virtually throughout Texas.