Alex Walker, BSN, RN

Alexandra Walker, BSN, RN has a passion for helping women navigate the complex intersection of mental health, hormones, relationships, and life transitions. Her approach is grounded in curiosity, collaboration, and the belief that exceptional psychiatric care begins with listening carefully to each person's story.

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Alex earned her Master of Science in Nursing from Yale University, graduating with a 4.0 GPA after completing extensive psychiatric training across a wide range of clinical settings. Her clinical experience includes consult-liaison psychiatry, inpatient psychiatry, emergency psychiatry, and partial hospitalization through Johns Hopkins Suburban Hospital, where she trained under Dr. Ashley Bone and Dr. Mariam Faris. She also completed specialized clinical training in women's mental health, providing integrative psychiatric care across the reproductive lifespan with an emphasis on perinatal and postpartum mental health.

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Long before becoming a psychiatric nurse practitioner, Alex spent more than a decade supporting women and families as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), working in hospital, outpatient, and private practice settings. She is also certified in Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C) through Postpartum Support International. These experiences gave her a deep appreciation for the emotional complexity of pregnancy, postpartum, breastfeeding, reproductive decision-making, and the many transitions women experience throughout their lives.

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Alex believes that psychiatric care should never be one-size-fits-all. She values thoughtful diagnostic evaluation, shared decision-making, patient education, and individualized treatment planning. She enjoys helping patients understand not only what treatment options exist, but why they may or may not be appropriate. Her goal is to create a therapeutic relationship where patients feel informed, empowered, and genuinely heard.

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Her clinical interests include:

• Perinatal and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders

• Perimenopause and menopause

• Anxiety disorders

• Depression

• Trauma-related disorders

• ADHD

• Women's mental health across the reproductive lifespan

• Integrative psychiatry and lifestyle-informed mental health care

 

Alex is deeply committed to lifelong learning and ongoing professional development. In addition to her psychiatric training, she has completed advanced coursework in perinatal psychopharmacology, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, trauma-informed care, and General Psychiatric Management for Borderline Personality Disorder. She is especially drawn to emerging research exploring the relationship between hormones, metabolism, inflammation, and women's mental health.

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Alex joined Psychiatry for Women because she was seeking a physician-led, collaborative practice grounded in evidence-based care, mentorship, and a shared commitment to advancing women's mental health. She works closely with Dr. Julie Brownley through an intensive mentorship program focused on reproductive psychiatry, psychopharmacology, and the thoughtful integration of emerging evidence into clinical practice.

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Patients often describe Alex as warm, approachable, and deeply compassionate. She believes that healing begins with feeling understood and considers it a privilege to partner with patients as they work toward greater emotional well-being and a fuller, more meaningful life.