My Approach
My approach is thoughtful and investigative because every person deserves care that goes beyond a symptom checklist.
Looking Beyond Symptoms
Anxiety, depression, trouble sleeping, difficulty focusing. These things don’t show up out of nowhere.
They develop within a context. Your sleep patterns, stress load, medical history, and daily habits can all play a role in how you’re feeling.
Most psychiatric care works from a checklist. Here, we go deeper than that.
A Modern Perspective on Mental Health
Our understanding of mental health continues to evolve. While medication can be an important part of treatment, a modern approach also considers the broader factors that may influence emotional and cognitive well-being.
Functional and integrative psychiatry combines evidence-based psychiatric care with a thoughtful, individualized evaluation of your symptoms, medical history, lifestyle, and overall health to develop a personalized treatment plan.
What Your Treatment Plan May Include
Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation
I take the time to understand your symptoms, medical history, lifestyle, sleep, nutrition, and overall health, not just assign a diagnosis. Together, we will develop a personalized treatment plan that can evolve over time.
Medication management
Thoughtful medication recommendations focused on effectiveness, minimizing side effects, and using the lowest effective dose. When appropriate, medications may also be reduced or discontinued safely.
Targeted laboratory testing
When clinically appropriate, laboratory testing may help identify medical, hormonal, metabolic, or nutritional factors that could contribute to mood, anxiety, attention, sleep, or cognitive symptoms.
Identification and treatment of nutritional deficiencies
Evaluation and treatment of nutrient deficiencies that may affect brain health, mood, cognition, sleep, and overall mental well being.
Pharmacogenomic testing
When clinically appropriate, genetic testing may provide additional information about how your body processes certain psychiatric medications and help guide personalized treatment decisions.
Evidence based nutraceutical recommendations
When appropriate, evidence based supplements may be recommended as part of a comprehensive treatment plan based on your symptoms, medical history, and available research.
Nutrition and lifestyle recommendations
Recommendations may include nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, and other lifestyle strategies that support overall mental and physical well being.
Thoughtful, Individualized Care
Care is intentionally thoughtful and individualized. There’s space to listen carefully, explore what’s really going on, and build a plan that’s collaborative and tailored to you.