As the world unravels, we need a sustainable psyche.

Holistic psychiatry and psychotherapy in MN and CA.

How do we find joy and meaning in modern life?

This question has always guided me, both personally and professionally. As a kid, “Can I enjoy my food when people are hungry?” As a young adult, “Can I make plans for the future when everything is crumbling?” As a psychiatrist, “What does ‘mental health’ mean in the context of technology, injustice, and climate collapse?”

I don’t have all the answers, but I’ve dedicated my life to transmuting despair into connection and purpose. I use depth psychotherapy to help you dissolve old patterns and make space for new possibilities. I offer “molecular support” (like medication, HRT, supplements, and herbs) when your nervous system needs it. And I’m open to exploring the spiritual aspects of existence if you’re into that. Whatever the path, I’ll be right there with you, mirroring your strengths, bolstering your courage, believing a sustainable psyche is possible.

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A sustainable psyche requires a holistic approach.

With integrative psychiatry, we design personalized treatment for your unique mind.

Psychotherapy is a weekly therapeutic conversation that dissolves old patterns and generates new, enlivening stories about ourselves and the world. It involves addressing past trauma that is draining your energy and challenging outdated beliefs that are limiting your potential. I draw from many schools of psychotherapy but emphasize narrative approaches. Technique matters, but at the core of it, feeling deeply understood and accepted, even when you’re showing shadowy parts of yourself, drives the process.
Learn more about my psychotherapy style here.
I assess all molecules that impact the mind, from escitalopram to estrogen, caffeine to cannabis, low-dose naltrexone to lamotrigine, rhodiola to—you get it. Maybe you’ve tried a bunch of meds and nothing’s worked, or the side effects were intolerable. Maybe you’re worried medication will blunt your personality and make you feel numb. I hear you, and we can craft a regimen that lets your core self shine through. It also may be possible to streamline and simplify your existing medication list.
Learn more about my approach here.
Change is always tough, and peri/menopause is one of the rockiest transitions of all. You don’t have to suffer through the brain fog, disrupted sleep, mood chaos, increased anxiety, and occasional desire to murder. Too often, we try to treat these symptoms with anti-depressants when hormone replacement might be a better option, either alone or in combination. A generation of people missed out on the benefits of HRT due to misinformation. I’m eager to share this treatment so you can thrive through midlife. Learn more here.
For many supplements and botanicals, there is solid evidence for their safety and efficacy in depression, anxiety, sleep issues, low energy, and cognitive dulling. I direct folks to high-quality products at therapeutic doses. Some people prefer using these products to pharmaceuticals, and I will always be direct and honest with you about whether I think they are a viable option in your situation.
Diotima Mantineia wrote, “Only a strong, experiential, bedrock foundation in a larger reality will allow us to manage the fear and anxiety that are part and parcel of living in the material world.” The scope of the world’s challenges requires an equally large counterbalance, and that can mean cultivating some form of spiritual framework and practice that feels genuine to you.
Our minds don’t exist in a vacuum. They are situated in family, community, and society. A holistic approach to psychiatry includes an understanding that mental health is negatively impacted by oppression in the forms of racism, homophobia, and any type of marginalization. I recognize that healing happens within a cultural context, and I’m always curious to learn what cultural resources could support your wellbeing.