Dr. Elisabeth Netherton is certified by Postpartum Support International in perinatal mental health and focuses her clinical work on women’s mental health, motherhood, and women with personality disorders. She maintains this small private practice, with limited evening and weekend availability, in addition to her role as Medical Director for a psychiatric hospital in Austin. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine and is active in consulting projects focused on maternal mental health in addition to teaching, speaking and writing about psychiatric care for women.

Dr. Netherton attended the University of Texas at Austin for undergraduate education, the University of Texas McGovern Medical School in Houston, and completed residency training in Houston at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Netherton has previously worked in emergency psychiatric services, as director of a private practice Intensive Outpatient Program, as an inpatient psychiatrist and faculty member at the Menninger Clinic, and in administration within a large group psychiatric practice. She loves building relationships with her patients over time and focuses on holistic wellness, with psychiatric medication often being just one component of good care. She loves teaching medical students, trainees, and other physicians about how to take better care of their female patients.