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Heather Hall, MD

Psychiatrist
Heather Hall MD PC
Elk Grove, California, United States

Dr. Heather Hall is a board-certified psychiatrist practicing privately in Northern California. She has been in practice for over 30 years, specializing in the treatment of childhood trauma survivors. She is board-certified in general psychiatry and licensed in California. She has a B.A. in biochemistry from Smith College and an M.D. from Drexel University. She completed her internship and residency at Pennsylvania Hospital and the Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital. Dr. Hall was an associate clinical professor at the University of California at Davis, where she was an award-winning teacher and psychiatry resident supervisor. She served as a unit chief on one of the cultural focus units at San Francisco General Hospital. The cultural focus units specialize in care for the seriously mentally ill from severely disadvantaged communities in and around San Francisco. It was there that she began to develop the theory that social defeat, in combination with disorganized attachment, led to dissociative coping skills that were often misdiagnosed as schizophrenia.
Dr. Hall is an active member of and leader in the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, serving as a current co-chair of the public health committee, formerly as chair of the annual conference committee, and a member of the board of Directors. She has also received several honors and awards from the ISSTD, including the Pierre Janet Writing Award, the President’s Award of Distinction, and the Distinguished Achievement Award. Moreover, she has published several articles on trauma and dissociation in peer-reviewed journals, such as the Journal of Trauma & Dissociation and Trauma, Violence and Abuse.
Dr. Hall is passionate about helping people heal from trauma and live fulfilling lives. She uses evidence-based, integrative, trauma-informed approaches to treatment.

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