Dr. Chelsea King

Chelsea King, MD is a medical doctor specialized in psychiatry. She is double board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology to treat all psychiatric disorders affecting children, adolescents & adult populations.

A native Texan, Dr. King completed her medical school education at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, McGovern Medical School, one of the largest medical schools in the country. There she received the prestigious Walter G. Sterling award for academic excellence as the top graduating student in her class. She was also inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, recognizing her commitment to compassionate patient care and dedication to the profession and art of healing.

Dr. King completed her psychiatry residency at one of the top training programs in the country, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, prior to returning home to Houston for an additional two years of specialized training in child & adolescent psychiatry. She holds a special interest in the treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and ADHD, in addition to OCD and anxiety disorders across the spectrum.

Dr. King believes in a collaborative treatment approach, helping patients identify and achieve goals for improving their mental health and livelihood. She believes in taking a holistic approach that considers personalized and individual needs, meeting patients where they are in the moment. When working with children and adolescents, she finds that close work with families, schools, and other support systems is often essential to treatment success.

First sessions are typically for getting to know and understand the history and current problems preventing patients from living their best lives. In this session, we will start to build the treatment roadmap together. This can involve new education about diagnoses and next steps, or even starting treatment right away. If Dr. King determines that she is not able to meet a particular need in her clinic, this appointment can also serve as a way to help patients get connected to the right kind of care.