She completed her medical student education, and both her general psychiatry residency program and her child and adolescent fellowship at the University of Texas Medical School – Houston. Upon graduation from medical school, Dr. Stokan was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society. During her child fellowship, she was awarded a fellowship for additional training in family therapy techniques.​Dr. Stokan evaluates children, adolescents, and adults with emotional and behavioral disturbances, and where indicated, provides medication management. She has a particular interest in early childhood evaluations and intervention. Because she believes early intervention provides the best prognosis, Dr. Stokan has a strong dedication to mental health education in families, schools, and medical communities.​She also has a strong training background in dynamic psychiatry and the integration of psycho-therapeutic techniques with psychopharmacology.