Pondworks Psychiatry & Psychotherapy

Pondworks Psychiatry & Psychotherapy provides office-based, biopsychosocial mental health care for the greater Austin community.

We focus on a respect for each patient’s specific need in a certain moment of his or her life. As our patient, you can expect to partner with a provider who will a) form an explanation of your current problem and b) create a plan to help. We consider both the symptoms happening right now, and also what may help you to grow beyond them in the future. We realize there are many different and valuable approaches to mental health care that you may want to explore. You can always expect an attitude of respect and positive effort in trying to integrate different approaches.

Pondworks Psychiatry & Psychotherapy provides office-based mental health care to the greater Austin community. Pondworks’ practitioners are committed to an evidence-based approach, integrating psychotherapy and medication treatments, to achieve optimal outcomes–so our patients can do and be more. We are committed to improving the delivery of outpatient mental health care through our own work excellence, relationships with local teaching institutions, and patient advocacy.

Pondworks’ culture is based in the same high-quality care Dr. Bernard Kim has engaged in with his Austin patients since he first opened his doors in 2004. In addition to prescribing the many effective pharmacological tools available, Dr. Kim practices and advocates for the deeper and longer-term results made possible by combining medications with psychotherapy, either in his own office or with a local therapist. In 2013, Dr. Kim’s practice re-incorporated as Pondworks, forming a team with psychiatric nurse practitioners who share the same balanced, integrated approach.

Our patients are diverse in ages and backgrounds. Some are quite experienced with psychiatric care, having transferred to our office from other providers’; others are brand new folks, who might be going through a particularly stressful experience or just seeking out professional help for the first time. They are family and community members, students and employees, colleagues and friends who share a wish to grow, through a process of inquiry about their minds, stories, feelings, behaviors, beliefs, and relationships.

We focus on a respect for each patient’s specific need in a certain moment of his or her life. As our patient, you can expect to partner with a provider who will a) form an explanation of your current problem and b) create a plan to help. We consider both the symptoms happening right now, and also what may help you to grow beyond them in the future. We realize there are many different and valuable appro

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