I take an integrative approach to care — one that honors both the emotional and biological aspects of mental health. For many people, this can include a combination of medication and therapy, which actually work synergistically to support healing.

Advances in brain imaging have shown us that both medication and therapy are biological treatments. Medication works by creating chemical changes in the brain — for example, increasing the availability of neurotransmitters like serotonin, dopamine, or norepinephrine, which can help regulate mood, anxiety, focus, and energy levels.

But therapy also changes the brain — in a different, but equally powerful way. Therapy helps increase neural connectivity, particularly in areas of the brain responsible for emotional regulation, self-awareness, memory, and perspective. This happens because therapy offers a new learning experience — a safe space where you can reflect on your past, reprocess painful experiences, and build new beliefs about yourself and the world.

In our work together, we’ll explore how your early experiences shaped your current emotional patterns and beliefs — especially the unconscious ones, like ‘I’m not lovable,’ or ‘I can’t count on others to be there for me.’ These beliefs often take root in childhood and get reinforced over time, especially in relationships. By understanding the origin of these beliefs, and the emotional pain beneath them, we begin to loosen their grip — creating space for new, more accurate beliefs to take hold.

Medication can support this process by creating the emotional stability or clarity needed to engage more fully in therapy. And therapy supports medication by helping to create lasting, internal changes that reach beyond brain chemistry — strengthening the mind, the nervous system, and your sense of self.

Together, this integrative approach can help restore a sense of balance and resilience — both biologically and emotionally — as you move toward healing, insight, and a deeper connection with who you truly are.