---
type: Clinician
title: "Isela Werchan, MD"
description: Psychiatrist at CARMAhealth in Austin, Texas, board certified in general psychiatry and addiction medicine.
resource: https://carmahealth.com/providers/isela-werchan
tags: [carmahealth, clinician, physician, psychiatrist, addiction-medicine, bilingual]
timestamp: 2026-07-08T20:00:00Z
---

# Isela Werchan, MD

## Role

Board-certified psychiatrist at [CARMAhealth](../carmahealth.md), practicing general psychiatry and addiction medicine.

## Education & training

- Board certifications: General Psychiatry (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, ABPN) and Addiction Medicine (American Board of Preventive Medicine, ABPM).
- M.D., University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston; undergraduate studies, University of Texas at El Paso.
- General psychiatry residency, UT Dell Medical School, Austin — served as Chief Resident; VA Outstanding Resident Award; Van Dao Award recipient.
- Therapeutic training: cognitive behavioral therapy, cognitive processing therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and motivational interviewing.
- Clinical experience: residential treatment centers, inpatient psychiatric hospitals, outpatient psychiatry, and outpatient psychotherapy settings.

## Areas of focus

Mood and [anxiety](../conditions/anxiety.md) disorders, [PTSD](../conditions/ptsd.md), OCD, psychotic disorders, and [substance use disorders](../conditions/substance-use-disorder.md).

## Services

- [Psychiatric evaluation](../services/psychiatric-evaluation.md)
- [Medication management](../services/medication-management.md)
- [Telehealth](../services/telehealth.md)

## Locations

- [Austin, TX](../locations/austin-tx.md) (per the source page, which identifies her as a psychiatrist at CARMAhealth in Austin, TX)

## Languages

Fluent in English and Spanish.

## Sources

- Canonical page: https://carmahealth.com/providers/isela-werchan — Retrieved 2026-07-08.
- Mirror: https://mr.carmahealth.com/providers/isela-werchan — Retrieved 2026-07-08.