Board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Laura Wakil practices integrative and reproductive psychiatry at Suite 300, 445 Marine View Ave, Del Mar, CA 92014, under her practice SD Psychiatry and Wellness. Dr. Wakil holds triple board certifications in psychiatry, neurology, and functional medicine (IFMCP), a combination that allows her to investigate the root physiological causes behind mental health symptoms rather than treating them in isolation. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from Cornell University in 1996, spent several years in business and technology in San Francisco, then returned to academia at UC Berkeley and completed a pre-medical post-baccalaureate program at Mills College in Oakland before receiving her medical degree from the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine in 2007. Her residency in psychiatry at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill included a women's mood disorder research track, and she completed clinical and research work at the University of Pennsylvania focused on transcranial magnetic stimulation for pregnant women. Dr. Wakil was one of five national leadership fellows for the American Psychiatric Association from 2011 to 2013 and has published research in peer-reviewed journals on topics including lamotrigine use during pregnancy and breastfeeding, exacerbation of psychotic disorder during pregnancy, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. She is affiliated with Sharp Memorial Hospital and earned the highest patient rating scores for her region during her tenure at Kaiser Permanente. Her specialties include depression, anxiety, insomnia, OCD, trauma, ADHD, mood disorders, eating disorders, pregnancy and postpartum psychiatry, infertility-related mental health, and menopause. Appointments are available Monday through Thursday from 9 AM to 4:30 PM and Friday mornings until noon. Sharing the same building and suite, Love Life Relationship Therapy offers couples counseling on the same floor — a practical arrangement for patients who benefit from coordinated psychiatric care and relationship therapy. Patients seeking naturopathic approaches to complement their psychiatric treatment can consult Christian Del Rosario, ND among the alternative medicine providers practicing in Del Mar.