I believe that you have unlimited potential regardless of your past, your diagnoses, or your current limitations. I know everyone has the capacity to overcome great challenges. And, it will be easier when you have someone who believes in you, sees your potential, and can help you access your own inner strength and resilience. 

I work under the belief that your higher self already knows what you need to heal and you have come to me to help facilitate the discovery of that. True healing is essentially a reconnection of your personality with the healing forces that are already within you and all around you. There is no magic pill that someone else can give you. Your healing will come from your own inner work and resources. Unfortunately in our society, we are not taught how to do this for ourselves so we may need some guidance to learn how to access and regularly connect with this healing source for ourselves. 

The founder of Osteopathic Medicine A.T. Still said, "To find health should be the object of the doctor. Anyone can find disease." This philosophy is what attracted me to attend Osteopathic Medical School, moving across the country to enroll at the founding school of Osteopathic Medicine, even though I was accepted to a prestigious M.D. program in my local area. I look for the health within you, so you can see the health within yourself and feel empowered to grow and heal. 

Each person is unique in terms of what healing modalities feel most resonant for them, and my role is to guide and encourage you in discovering your own healing path. Your healing path may be shaped by your cultural background, religious and spiritual beliefs, trauma, and life experiences. I’m eager and genuinely curious to learn about you, and I look forward to celebrating your unique needs and journeys. 

Psychiatric medications can be very helpful on this journey of self-development and reclaiming health when skillfully prescribed by an experienced psychiatrist. I also believe that there are many other healing modalities beyond medications such as psychotherapy, energy medicine such as Pranic Healing, homeopathy, nutrition, meditation, and intuitive work that can help people regain their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. It is a joy to collaborate with patients in this way. 

While I fully embrace the spiritual aspects of healing, I believe in science and evidence-based medicine. I believe that science has not yet discovered how to adequately measure healing energy, intuition, and spiritual matters, but these factors are tremendously helpful in healing and should be utilized in conjunction with mainstream, evidence-based medicine.  

As a psychiatrist or coach, my goal is to help you no longer need to see me. Some physicians, therapists, and healers tend to create a dependent relationship in which you need to see them for years, if not for the rest of your life. In my opinion, this level of entanglement serves neither party. I will be delighted when you feel that they have moved beyond the need for my services. My wish for you is that through learning to connect with your inner sources of healing, you can experience the highest levels of happiness, peace, and fulfillment and live a rich and full life.