About Agnes

Dr. Simone is board certified in adolescent, young adult and adult psychiatry. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders, depression, ADHD, and insomnia. She has experience working in a variety of settings including academic, community, private, and veterans affairs. She is passionate about her integrative and culturally competent approach to mental health care. While she provides medication management, she also highlights the importance of non-pharmacologic interventions including healthy lifestyle changes, mindfulness, and psychotherapy.

She completed psychiatry residency at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She received extensive training in treating patients from all backgrounds, from UCLA students to elderly Veterans. Dr. Simone served as Chief Resident for her psychiatry program as well as Chief Resident of the Anxiety Disorders clinic. Upon graduation, she was awarded the Psychiatric Education & Research Foundation Excellence in Psychiatric Education Award and American Psychiatric Association Resident Recognition Award.

She chose to attend medical school at Western University of Health Sciences for its commitment to holistic, patient-focused, evidence-based and compassionate care. There, she was a member of the prestigious Sigma Sigma Phi Honors Society. Her dedication to patient care was recognized at graduation with the Psychiatry Clinical Chair Award. Dr. Simone obtained her bachelor’s of science degree in human biology and psychology from the University of California, San Diego, graduating with honors.