Positions

Associate Professor

Menninger Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Medical Director, Centeralized Operational Support Hub

Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium
Houston, TX USA
Dr. Williams and the BCM Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences was selected to help manage the Child Psychiatry Access Network (CPAN) Hubs and Texas Child Health Access Thru Telemedince (TCHATT) teams across the twelve health related institutions within the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium. https://tcmhcc.utsystem.edu/

Addresses

Texas Children's Hospital (Hospital)

6621 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 824-1000

Jamail Specialty Care Center (Clinic)

1977 Butler Blvd
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-4857

TCH Psychiatry Clinics (Clinic)

8080 N. Stadium Drive
Houston, TX 77054
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3750

Education

D.O. from University Of North Texas Health Science Center

01/1999 - Fort Worth, TX United States

Residency at Baylor College Of Medicine

01/2002 - Houston, TX United States

Residency at Baylor College Of Medicine

01/2004 - Houston, TX United States

Certifications

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Adult Psychiatry

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Professional Statement

Laurel L. Williams, DO is a Professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Williams is the Medical Director for the Centralized Operational Support Hub for the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium coordinating the implementation of a state-wide child psychiatry access network and tele-mental health to youth in schools. Dr. Williams is also the Training Director for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Baylor. Dr. Williams completed both her fellowship and residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in 2004 upon graduation from University of North Texas School of Osteopathic Medicine in 1999. She graduated with a BS in Psychobiology and a Minor in Fine Arts at the University of Southern California in 1994. In 2020, Dr. Williams was awarded a Women of Excellence Award and a Norton Rose Faculty Excellence Award, in Educational Leadership at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Williams has special expertise is working with youth who have suicidal and self-injurious behaviors and pregnant and post-partum adolescents.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Williams L, Sharp C "Borderline personality disorder in adolescence: the case for medium stay inpatient treatment.." J Psychiatr Pract. 2013 March ; 19 (2): 162-72. Pubmed PMID: 23507818
• Sharp C, Williams LL, Ha C, Baumgardner J, Michonski J, Seals R, Patel AB, Bleiberg E, Fonagy P "The development of a mentalization-based outcomes and research protocol for an adolescent inpatient unit.." Bull Menninger Clin. 2009 73 (4): 311-38. Pubmed PMID: 20025427
• Williams LL, Levine JB, Malhotra S, Holtzheimer P "The good-enough mentoring relationship.." Acad Psychiatry. 2004 28 (2): 111-5. Pubmed PMID: 15298862
• Williams LL "Teaching residents practice-management knowledge and skills: an in vivo experience.." Acad Psychiatry. 33 (2): 135-8. Pubmed PMID: 19398627

Memberships

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Texas Society of Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists

American Association of Director's of Psychiatry Residency Training

Houston Association of Women Psychiatrists

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education