Brain Health Education & Nutrition for Mental Health
As part of my integrative, root cause approach to helping clients, I provide brain health and nutritional therapy education and questionnaires to educate you on drug-free, natural, holistic approaches that have been shown to reduce anxiety, depression, irritability, fatigue, sleep issues, physical pain, cravings, and cognitive issues.
I gained this knowledge through my own personal study and applications even before I became a therapist along with ongoing study and application. In addition, I have completed advanced training and certification in Dr. Daniel Amen, MD’s Amen Clinic Brain Health Professional certification program (2014) and Dr. Leslie Korn’s Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider Training Course: Nutritional and Integrative Medicine for Mental Health Professionals (2019), and the work of nutritional therapy expert, Julia Ross, author of The Mood Cure and The Craving Cure.
I can also refer you to functional health care providers for lab work, medication and supplement management,and other health care specialists to further assess and determine the best nutritional therapies for you.
Often clients come to me and they have been on prescription medication for many years and still have high symptoms. They want to go off of the medications for many reasons. If you have been on these medications for a while, when you try to go off of them, they can create debilitating symptoms. It is critical that you work closely with your prescribing physician or functional medicine provider who can gradually taper your dosage and knows how to help you manage the symptoms.
Certified Brain Health Coach
I have completed training conducted by Dr. Daniel Amen and received the designation of an Amen Clinics Certified Brain Health Coach. This garners me access to their specialized assessment instruments, tools, resources and continuing education programs to help my clients improve their mental health and brain functioning.
Food As Medicine Philosophy
Over 30 years ago, I was fortunate that a doctor introduced me to the concept of food as medicine for my own health needs. Since then I have had a personal interest and first-hand experience in the power of food, amino acids, vitamins, and other nutritional supplements to improve mood, energy, sleep, hormone balance, physical issues, and overall health. I integrate my knowledge and experience and share resources from several functional medicine doctors and holistic health care experts to help clients feel emotionally and physically better.
It can be overwhelming to make changes to your food choices or to add in new activities like mindfulness meditation or a daily walk. I provide guidance on ways you can make these changes and create healthier habits that are practical, sustainable, and not overwhelming.
Please note, I do not provide medical advice, prescribe medications or supplements, or work as a nutritionist, dietician or medical doctor. I do not sell or take a commission on any supplements that I discuss with you. My goal is to educate you so that you are an informed consumer regarding your health care.