Dr. Barbara Huynh

Dr. Barbara Huynh

DO · Board-Certified Psychiatrist

★★★★☆4.0(patient rated)
15+ years experience✓ Accepting new patientsTelehealth available

Quick facts

InsuranceMost plans acceptedView accepted plans
AvailabilitySame-week appointmentsWeekdays available
Ages seen18 and above
PrescribingControlled & non-controlled medications

Conditions Treated

Bipolar DisorderADHDDepressionPTSDStress ManagementMood DisordersBorderline Personality DisorderAnxietySchizophreniaPanic DisorderOCD
Dr. Huynh has extensive experience managing bipolar disorder, including careful mood stabilization and medication optimization for both acute episodes and long-term stability.

Common Concerns

Persistent sadness or low moodTrouble concentratingRestlessnessFeeling overwhelmedObsessive thoughtsCompulsive behaviorsFearfulness or paranoiaHallucinations or hearing/seeing things others do notTrouble functioning at work, school, or homeSelf-harm thoughts

Psychiatric Approaches

Medication ManagementPsychiatric EvaluationEvidence-Based Psychiatric Care

What patients say

★★★★★

"Dr. Huynh is compassionate, attentive, and truly listens. She takes time to understand my concerns and works collaboratively on treatment."

Verified patient · M.T.

★★★★★

"Professional and knowledgeable. I feel confident in her care and recommend her highly."

Verified patient · R.P.

★★★★★

"Excellent psychiatrist. She explains things clearly and makes me feel heard."

Verified patient · L.S.

★★★★

"Very thorough in her evaluations and genuinely cares about patient outcomes."

Verified patient · J.K.

About Dr. Huynh

Dr. Barbara Huynh is a compassionate, board-certified psychiatrist with over 15 years of experience helping adults achieve mental wellness. She specializes in treating depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD, trauma, and women's mental health issues through evidence-based, personalized treatment approaches.

Dr. Huynh believes in collaborative care, taking time to thoroughly understand each patient's unique situation, medical history, and treatment goals. She combines medication management with psychotherapeutic techniques to provide comprehensive mental health support.

Dr. Huynh completed her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from Western University of Health Sciences and her psychiatry residency training at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Her training and experience span both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings.

She is committed to reducing mental health stigma and providing accessible, compassionate care to all patients. Her specialty in women's mental health reflects her understanding of unique psychiatric challenges women face across different life stages.

How Dr. Huynh approaches treatment

Dr. Huynh's training as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine shapes how she approaches psychiatric care. Where conventional psychiatry often evaluates medication and therapy as separate tracks, her DO background grounds her in treating the whole person, which means factoring in how physical health, hormonal changes, and life stage interact with psychiatric symptoms before settling on a treatment direction.

For conditions like depression, bipolar disorder, and ADHD, she combines medication management with psychotherapeutic techniques within the same care relationship rather than splitting them between providers. This matters most for her women's mental health patients, where symptoms frequently shift across reproductive transitions including perimenopause, postpartum periods, and hormonal cycles, and where a provider tracking both the pharmacological and psychological picture produces better outcomes than one seeing only part of it.

Her patients also have access to SavantCare's 1:1 trauma-informed yoga sessions, which she incorporates alongside treatment for patients managing trauma, PTSD, or anxiety where nervous system regulation supports what medication and therapy are working toward.

Education and credentials

DO, Western University of Health Sciences
College of Osteopathic Medicine · 2005
Psychiatry Residency Training
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Internship
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
BA in Psychology
California State University, Los Angeles · Cum Laude

Practice Features

New patients welcome
Same-week availability
Telehealth available
Trauma-informed yoga
Medication management
Women's mental health