Dr. Kapoor is one of the very few mental health clinicians in the United States who have obtained dual doctoral training in both psychiatry and clinical psychology. 

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Dr. Kapoor completed a Clinical Psychology PhD at The University of Alabama. She completed a clinical psychology residency and fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine. Following this, Dr. Kapoor completed a General Adult Psychiatry residency at the University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston. She was a research track resident and conducted studies to examine the impact of psychological trauma on opioid use disorder. She is a graduate of Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University in India.

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Dr. Kapoor's first job was a faculty position at Baylor College of Medicine with a primary appointment at The Menninger Clinic, Houston. She served as an attending for the Compass Young Adults Program. Most recently, she served as a Senior Associate Consultant of Psychiatry at Mayo Clinic, AZ working with individuals with cancer-related distress, end-of-life issues, and complex trauma including medical traumatization and neurological functional disorders. 

 

Dr. Kapoor's clinical work, treatment philosophy, and professional identity have been greatly influenced by her work with individuals with chronic pain in rural Alabama with very few resources as well as severely traumatized women who were survivors of childhood abuse with chronic suicidality at Grady Memorial, Atlanta, GA. At Menninger, she continued her work in trauma, particularly focused on developmental and attachment trauma.  During her time at Mayo, she worked with cancer-related distress, women's mental health, complex trauma, and functional neurological disorders. She has experience treating young adults, adolescents, women, individuals with chronic pain and somatic disorders, suicidality, complex PTSD.  

Combining her training as a psychiatrist and a PhD in clinical psychology, her expertise includes psychodynamic therapy,  feminist therapy, mindfulness-based interventions, existential therapy,  supportive therapy, medication management, group therapy, and family/couples therapy. ​Dr. Kapoor is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.