Integrative Psychiatry » The Well Clinic

Physicians who practice at The Well Clinic offer a comprehensive approach to psychiatry  that combines Western medicine with complementary recommendations including meditation, exercise, yoga, naturopathy, and nutritional counseling.  The integrative approach will help you leverage your existing resources to bring about change. The licensed medical providers at The Well Clinic can support you in medication management for chronic mood and emotional conditions, sleep conditions, ADHD and much more.

How Psychiatry Works

Psychiatry is a unique kind of medical treatment that involves talk therapy with a health care provider who is licensed to prescribe medications.  Often times, psychiatry can look very much the same as talk therapy because historically speaking, psychiatrists were the original psychotherapists.  What sets psychiatry apart from any other talk therapy today is that psychiatry is performed only by medical doctors or nurse practitioners who have been through medical training and are licensed to prescribe medications that affect the mind, mood, and emotional conditions.

What is “Integrative” Psychiatry?

When used in a medical context, “integrative” means the physician is combining multiple traditions of understanding when it comes to diagnosis and treatment.  An integrative doctor or nurse practitioner may prescribe anti-depressants for example, in combination with acupuncture and nutritional supplements to help a patient get through depression.  Similarly, for a patient  who is ready to get off of medications, an integrative treatment plan could include a variety of Eastern and Western approaches to ease off of pharmaceuticals.

Are You Ready to Start Getting off of Anti-depressants?

Getting off antidepressants is an important decision that can greatly affect your life and relationships. It is something you should always do in coordination with your physician.  When you are ready to begin, consider a few important points to guide you in the process. Read more.

What is ADHD?

ADHD, stands for “attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.”  This disorder is defined by patterns of inattention and/or hyperactivity as well as impulsive behavior.  To some degree these patterns occur in everyone.  What differs in a person who has ADHD is that these patterns significantly interfere with social, academic, and extracurricular functioning. Read More.

Can Yoga Help with Anxiety and Stress?

Yoga and meditation are conscious ways of activating our parasympathetic nervous system.  Through activation of our breath and/or through the gentle movement of salutations, they help us to relax and bring attention to our bodies.  This decreases stressful thoughts, and thus the release of cortisol, the body’s stress hormone. Read More.