Functional Psychiatry Assessments
For Individuals and Couples
Do you know the root cause explanations of anxiety and ADHD? How the body, brain, and mind all work together? This area of mental health treatment has been pioneered by Dr. Greenblatt, Dr. Daniel Amen and Dr. Datis Kharrazian.
What does this mean? You want to be aware of how you sleep, eat, move, think, and more-when you think about Anxiety and ADHD symptoms. This is especially true in relationships. How is each person's overall lifestyle? Why, because it impacts the relationship.You may be someone who has completed one of my assessments, and you know how this works. However, you may be reading this and have known me for years, but don't know how this works.
Here is the process:
- Client is suffering from Anxiety or ADHD symptoms
- Ideally has failed medication and typical talk therapy
- Once accepted as a client, I run the following tests:
- Amen Clinic Brain Typing quizzes
- Kharrazian Brain Typing quizzes
- In-office Brain Timing Testing
- In-office Functional Brain Exam
- Custom bloodwork panel (no, I won't use yours)
- Functional Gi Map
- Functional Food Sensitivity
- Screen for Mold/Infection/Toxins
- With lab results, I create a custom treatment plan:
- Nutrition Plan
- Exercise Plan
- Brain Exercise Plan
- Supplement plan
- Digital Brain Entrainment
- Brain Balancing Coaching Sessions/ IFS sessions
What I just described is a Brain Health Assessment. It typically takes 6-8 weeks to progress to coaching or therapy sessions. With COMPLIANCE, results are phenomenal, even before we start coaching or therapy. The results are remarkable because we are balancing my 3-Legged stool of treatment. I have been doing this work since 2009, and what I kept finding is that if any one leg was skipped, the process just took too long.
Clients with mild to moderate symptoms can expect to experience significant relief within three to six months. Often, it provides so much relief that they can extend their coaching or therapy sessions much further.
Clients with more severe symptoms, inconsistent compliance, or polypharmacy interference will need at least a year, if not 18 months. However, I have seen miracles in this work.
This is the future of mental health treatment: A Functional Psychiatric approach. The fastest healing I observe is in the 14-16 year old and 20-24 year olds. WHY? The brain has not finished the process of Myelination.
As you read this, you may actually be a client who has seen this in action. It may be you, or your family member, but you have seen the power of Lifestyle medicine. You know what Functional Psychiatry means. You have your family back. Your spouse can now function and help with the family. Your daughter is back in school and life. You are no longer unable to care for your family. There is energy, mood regulation, focus, and a future. That is healing that aligns with what GOD intended, the truth of the tapping into the body's healing potential.
I teach this method as being similar to running a new app on an iPhone. The phone is the hardware, and before you can use it, it needs updates and to be in optimal condition. Only then can you run the new the newest apps. Does that make sense?
One of the biggest successes with this Method was a couple. He had ADHD and she had severe anxiety. He was not functioning well and constantly raging. She ultimately became quite ill, due to the chronic stress. As an aside, I see this pattern often.
It took us 2 years, but with the two separate treatment plans running and then a couple counseling plan for a Neuro-Mixed relationship, the healing had really taken hold. This couple is one of my proudest moments of Functional Psychiatry in action. They have been such hard workers, I have been so grateful to see them thrive. They had a dream within the conflict for their relationship and eventually we got there.
I do this work because we need to do better. We are one of the few medical professions that don't assess the health of the body and brain. As psychotherapists, we often jump right into Talk Therapy. In psychiatry, we jump right into a prescription. Primary care Docs will prescribe without any labs....... Ugh!
I love Psychotherapy, in particular IFS and somatic approaches. However, it is not the complete picture. To heal the mind, we need to understand the brain and body!
The podcast below discusses this approach and reviews several cases. The free training linked below helps you to apply some of this to yourself. Here is what I want you to know: most of my clients have explanations for their suffering that they have never tested. It is often right there in the blood work I run. So, believe me when I say, this is a choice point, especially in a young person's life. Getting them on the right supplements and diet, can forever change their life!
If you know someone who needs a holistic and Functional Psychiatry approach, then share this blog with them!
Your body, mind and brain are all connected! With these case studies, learn how Functional Psychiatry works!
HOLISTIC HEALING FOR COUPLES
ADHD isn’t just about distraction or forgetfulness. It is a spectrum diagnosis that impacts libido, sexual function, and even fidelity.
If you find yourself angry, resentful or in a Parent-Child dynamic with, your partner, then the relationship dynamic may be shaped by the ADHD EFFECT on Marriage. You two may find yourselves gridlocked on perpetual issues.
Did you know that when you choose a partner, you are choosing a certain set of lifelong differences or even problems? That is the nature of most life choices. The trick is how to work with differences. How to be Effective instead of Right and to see the Dream within your Conflict. Remember that Compromise is not a Dirty Word!
It can be different! Keep reading to learn how (click here)
Curious how Functional Psychiatry works in real life? Tune into the podcast to hear me break it down with real stories and insights, then explore related blogs like Anxiety: How to Holistically Overcome Anxiety and Overwhelm and Understanding the ADHD Effect on Marriage to dive deeper. If you’re ready to stop guessing and start healing with a plan tailored to your brain, body, and mind—book an appointment here.
Your clarity and calm can start now.