Dr. Kim Bullock

Biography

Kim Bullock received her undergraduate degrees with honors distinction in Physiology and Psychology from the University of California, San Diego, Revelle College, and her medical degree from George Washington University, Washington, DC. She completed her Internal Medicine internship at Washington Hospital and her psychiatry residency at Stanford University. A diplomat in the subspecialties of Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry, she is a board-certified clinician in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Appointed as a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford's School of Medicine, she founded and directs the Virtual Reality & Immersive Technology (VRIT) clinic program. Bullock has published multiple peer-reviewed articles and currently serves as president of the Society for Immersive Mental Health (SIMH), focusing on the use of technology in mental health care. Her research includes novel adaptations of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) and she has developed the DBT4FND clinic. Bullock actively researches and implements VR-based interventions for various psychiatric conditions. Her clinical work emphasizes the integration of immersive technologies to enhance traditional therapies under a holistic and individualized patient care approach.

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