Whitney Gilley, MD

Dr. Gilley received her medical doctorate from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2013. She is board certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) and the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons (NBPAS). Dr. Gilley is trained in both psychotherapy and specialty-level use of medications in the treatment of psychiatric conditions in adults.

She believes in helping patients heal from depression, anxiety, grief, and trauma through a whole-person approach. Her goal is not just to treat symptoms but to help patients take steps to improve their overall quality of life. Dr. Gilley offers CBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, ACT - Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (Insight Oriented Therapy), integrative and Brief Supportive Therapy and counseling.

As a psychiatrist, Dr. Gilley has experience in the treatment of a wide range of psychological conditions that include anxiety, depression, bipolar II disorder, as well as trauma-related disorders including PTSD, complex trauma (C-PTSD), and dissociation symptoms. Dr. Gilley also offers treatment of psychiatric conditions in reproductive age, pregnant, and breastfeeding women. Special interests include women’s unique emotional and behavioral health needs that began with a year-long elective providing psychiatric consultation to patients at an OB/Gyn clinic during her training. She also has special interests in the impact of nutrition and daily activities on mood, the effects of non-psychiatric medical conditions on emotions and behavior, and the role of complementary and integrative treatments.

She founded New Directions Psychiatry, PLLC, to offer direct, specialty care to patients who are looking for personalized treatment or who have had limited access to a medical doctor specialized in psychiatry because of where they live.