Dr. Cynthia B. Playfair, MD

Top3Doctors.com selected Dr. Cynthia Playfair as a top psychiatrist in Austin because of her long private practice, her psychoanalytic training, and her teaching role. She completed her psychiatry residency at the University of Virginia after earning her medical degree at East Tennessee State University. Dr. Playfair is certified by the American Board of Psychoanalysis and became a training and supervising analyst in 2017. She has taught at the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies since 2008 and was affiliate faculty at UT Dell Medical School from 2018 to 2023. Few psychiatrists in the city bring this depth in therapy.

What sets Dr. Playfair apart is how long she has cared for Austin families. She has practiced privately in the city since 1998 and now sees patients at her own office on Wallingwood Drive in West Lake Hills. Her approach draws on object relations, attachment theory, and cognitive behavioral methods. She treats depression, anxiety, grief, attention deficit disorder, bipolar disorder, and personality disorders, and she offers both in-person and virtual visits. For these reasons, Top3Doctors.com proudly names Dr. Cynthia Playfair among the top three psychiatrists in Austin.