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Sean Stanley, M.D.

Not currently accepting patients

  • Assistant Professor
  • Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine

Expertise

  • Psychiatry

Special focus

  • Psychiatry (Adult Outpatient-General)
  • Psychiatry (Anxiety Disorders)

About me

Modern life can be challenging. It can knock people off track and they may need assistance finding their footing. I work with patients in an engaged collaboration to capitalize on their innate strengths, flexibility, and resilience to regain their footing and continue to climb. 

As a patient of mine, you can expect a sensitive, but playful, trauma-informed approach to understanding your biology, your history, your identity, your implicit relational psychology. We may utilize a combination of psychoeducation, psychotherapy, and psychiatric medications – and balance among these as your condition requires.  As the brain, body, and social systems are connected, I will, with your permission, happily collaborate with other care providers and family members as necessary to assist in your recovery goals.

I have always been fascinated by human behavior, culture, and the biology of the brain. I have a background in media and cultural studies and I spent time as an inner city teacher and as a software designer prior to rediscovering my love of the intersection of culture and biology in the brain. Professionally, I have had my own private practice and have worked in clinical and administrative roles in a community mental health organization. My current professional interests are balanced clinical care, education of future providers, integrated medical/psychiatric care, and use of technology in clinical practice, in psychiatric population management, and in psychiatric public health.

Languages spoken

  • English

Education and training

    • B.A., 1997, University of Texas at Austin
    • B.S., 1997, University of Texas at Austin
    • M.Ed., 1999, Western Maryland College (McDaniel College)
    • M.D., 2009, Oregon Health & Science University
  • Residency

    • Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, 2013
  • Certifications

    • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2013

Memberships and associations:

  • American Psychiatric Association
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Insurance

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.9 out of 5 (59 Ratings, 35 Reviews)

The patient ratings score is an average of all responses to the question "How likely would you be to recommend this provider to your family and friends (on a scale of 0 to 10)" on our nationally-recognized NRC patient surveys.

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