Dr. Fredes’ Approach to Care

Dr. Laura Fredes is a Board-Certified Psychiatrist known for her warm, thoughtful, and deeply attentive approach to patient care. She believes that effective psychiatric treatment begins with feeling heard, understood, and respected.

Patients often describe Dr. Fredes as easy to talk to, patient, and calming. She takes the time to truly listen, ask careful questions, and understand the full context of a person’s life, not just a list of symptoms. Appointments are unhurried and collaborative, with a strong emphasis on building trust and making decisions together.

Dr. Fredes completed her psychiatry training at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Elmhurst Hospital in New York City and founded MindMED Behavioral Health in Southlake in 2024 to create the kind of practice she wished more patients had access to: one that prioritizes relationship, clinical judgment, and individualized care.

Her clinical interests include anxiety disorders, mood disorders, ADHD, OCD, and women’s mental health, with particular expertise in perinatal and perimenopausal psychiatry. She works with adults seeking comprehensive psychiatric care, whether that involves medication management alone or an integrated approach that includes psychotherapy when appropriate.

Dr. Fredes practices evidence-based psychiatry with a thoughtful, whole-person lens. When clinically indicated, she integrates attention to sleep, nutrition, lifestyle, and mind-body factors alongside medication management, always tailoring treatment to the individual rather than a formula.