Medical Director, Co-Founder

Dr. Lindsay Standeven is a board-certified adult psychiatrist with specialized training in women’s mental health and reproductive psychiatry. At the heart of her work is a deeply held belief that what women experience in their bodies and minds deserves to be understood, named, and taken seriously.

After completing her psychiatry training at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Dr. Standeven pursued an additional two-year academic fellowship to develop true expertise in women’s mental health and reproductive transitions. Early in her career, she served on the faculty at Johns Hopkins as the Clinical and Education Director of the Reproductive Mental Health Center, where she provided clinical care and trained future psychiatrists. Her academic work allows her to stay current with emerging research and evolving treatments.

Dr. Standeven works with patients across the full spectrum of reproductive transitions, including menstruation and premenstrual mood symptoms, infertility and reproductive loss, pregnancy and postpartum, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), and perimenopause and menopause. Across these stages, many patients notice changes in sleep, mood, cognition, energy, and self-image—yet are often told these symptoms are “just stress,” “just hormonal,” or something they should simply tolerate. Dr. Standeven is passionate about helping women understand the very real biological and hormonal changes that occur during these transitions and about validating experiences that are too often overlooked or dismissed. These symptoms are not imagined, not a personal failing, and are treatable.

Her approach is collaborative, thoughtful, and warm. Dr. Standeven believes care works best when patients feel heard and informed. She deeply respects the vulnerability it takes to talk about mental health, identity shifts, and bodily changes, and she sees her role as a partner—helping patients make sense of what is happening and supporting them as they move toward feeling more like themselves again.