Healing from Grief & Loss with Integrative Psychiatry

Compassionate care for mind, body, and spirit after loss

You Are Not Alone in Your Grief

Losing someone or something important can turn your world upside down. You might feel waves of sadness, anger, or numbness – all natural responses to loss. Please know you are not alone.

I’m here to support you through your grief with warmth, understanding, and a wide range of healing tools. My integrative approach blends modern psychiatry with holistic care — together we’ll create a personalized plan that supports your mind, body, and spirit.

Medication Management

Sometimes grief leads to intense depression or anxiety that feels unbearable. In those cases, medication may help ease emotional pain or improve sleep so you can cope and heal.

If we decide to use medication, I’ll choose it carefully and monitor how you respond — always prioritizing your safety and emotional well-being. Medication is never the whole answer, but it can be one helpful piece when the weight of grief feels too heavy to carry alone.

Psychotherapy

Therapy offers a safe, supportive space to feel your feelings without judgment. You can bring your sadness, anger, confusion, guilt — or simply your silence. There is no “right” way to grieve.

We’ll move at your pace, processing memories and finding meaning in your loss. Over time, these conversations can lighten the heaviness and guide you toward healing — not by forgetting, but by learning how to carry your grief with care.

Lifestyle Coaching for Grief Recovery

Grief often disrupts everyday rhythms — sleep, energy, meals, and movement. Together, we’ll rebuild gentle, sustainable habits that support your healing day by day.

Sleep & Rest

We work on routines and relaxation tools to help you fall asleep, stay asleep, and wake with more strength.

Movement & Energy

Even light movement can lift mood and reduce emotional tension. We’ll find what works for your body and grief state.

Daily Rhythms

Grief can create chaos. We’ll gently rebuild structure to support mood stability and emotional regulation.

Self-Compassion Habits

Learn simple ways to care for yourself during hard moments — without pressure or perfectionism.

These routines won’t fix your grief — but they can support your strength while you move through it.

Herbal and Plant-Based Medicine

Nature offers time-tested support for the grieving heart. If you prefer natural approaches, we can explore gentle herbs to ease anxiety, lift mood, or support restful sleep.

Lavender & Chamomile: Soothing herbs to calm the mind and body, especially helpful before bed.
Passionflower: Often used for emotional restlessness or grief-related insomnia.
Ashwagandha or Rhodiola: Adaptogens to gently support energy and emotional resilience.
Safe Integration: All supplements are chosen carefully to avoid interactions with medications or other therapies.

These remedies are never required — but when included, they offer a grounding, nature-based layer of support during a painful time.

Functional & Hormonal Testing

Grief can disrupt your biochemistry. Through personalized testing, we check for hidden imbalances that may be amplifying emotional pain — so we can treat the whole picture.

Nutritional Testing

Vitamin D, B12, magnesium, iron
Deficiencies that mimic depression or fatigue
Simple corrections may lift mood and energy

Hormone Panels

Thyroid, cortisol, estrogen/testosterone
Stress-induced imbalances post-loss
Support your system’s return to calm

Personalized Healing

Choose testing that makes sense for you
Use results to guide mood + energy support
Whole-body care, not guesswork

You don’t have to wonder if your body is making grief harder — we can find out, and help it help you heal.

Gut Microbiome Testing

Stress and grief can impact your digestion and gut flora — which in turn affect mood and inflammation. If needed, we can explore your microbiome with a stool test and support gut-brain healing with nutrition or probiotics.

Therapeutic Diets

Grief can suppress appetite or cause emotional eating. We’ll gently guide you toward brain-supportive foods — like omega-3s, leafy greens, and proteins — that stabilize mood without rigid rules or pressure.

Genetic Testing

Everyone processes grief and medication differently. A simple genetic test can offer clues about which antidepressants may work best for your body — reducing side effects and helping us personalize your care.

Mind-Body Medicine and Stress Relief

Grief doesn’t only affect the heart — it shows up in the body. These gentle, grounding tools help you regulate your nervous system, process emotion, and restore balance day by day.

Mindfulness Meditation

Simple presence practices that calm emotional overwhelm and create space for peace to re-enter.

Breathwork

Slow, rhythmic breathing can reduce grief-related anxiety, lower cortisol, and anchor you in the moment.

Gentle Yoga & Movement

Reconnect with your body through slow movement that supports circulation, breath, and emotional release.

Progressive Muscle Relaxation

A technique to soften tension held in the body during grief. Releases stress and improves sleep quality.

Guided Imagery

Visual journeys that offer a sense of comfort, safety, and connection — especially helpful in heavy grief states.

Calm Tech & Apps

Mindfulness apps and HRV-based tools can guide daily emotional regulation between sessions.

These practices are gentle companions — tools to help you hold your grief with softness, and move through it without being consumed by it.

Integrating Psychedelic Experiences

Psychedelic experiences can surface powerful grief and healing insights. Whether you’ve explored ketamine, psilocybin, or another substance, I provide safe, grounded support to process those journeys.

Ketamine-Assisted Therapy: For deep depression or emotional numbness, ketamine can offer a reset. I coordinate with trusted clinics and guide integration afterward.
Post-Experience Integration: If you've had a psychedelic experience, we explore what surfaced — safely and at your pace.
Meaning-Making: We translate visions, emotions, or awakenings into practical healing steps that support your daily life.
Judgment-Free Zone: I do not provide illicit substances, but I respect your choices and walk with you in processing them.

Psychedelic healing isn’t about escaping grief — it’s about making space for transformation. If you’ve opened that door, I’ll help you walk through it with care.

You Are Not Alone on This Journey

Grief is not something to “get over.” It’s something to be walked through — gently, bravely, and with support.

If you're looking for a compassionate, whole-person approach to healing from loss, I’m here to walk beside you. We'll go at your pace, honoring your feelings, your story, and your healing process.

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