Integrative Medication & Support

When medication alone hasn't been enough

You're not failing treatment. You just need someone to find out what's actually driving your symptoms first — medication decisions come after that, not before.

Dual-certified Nurse Midwives & Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners

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Integrative medication support for women
Does This Sound Familiar?

You've tried medication. Something still isn't right.

These are the patterns women describe when they find us. If any of this resonates, you're not alone — and there are answers.

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You're on medication but still don't feel like yourself

The edge is off, maybe — but you're not thriving. You feel flat, foggy, or just... not right. There's more to the picture than dosage.

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You've been through multiple medications with no real answer

Try this, try that, increase, switch, add another. No one has stopped to ask why nothing is sticking — they just keep prescribing.

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Side effects are as bad as the symptoms

Weight gain, low libido, emotional blunting, fatigue. The medication is supposed to help — but the trade-offs don't feel worth it.

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You feel numb instead of better

The anxiety is quieter but so is everything else. You've lost your spark, your motivation, your ability to feel joy. That's not healing.

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Your appointments feel short and rushed

There's no time for context, no questions about your hormones or stress or life. Just "how's the dose?" and a refill.

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You're not sure if you still need medication — or need something different

Maybe the medication helped once but your life has changed. Maybe it was never quite right. You need someone to evaluate the whole picture, not just renew the script.

Our Integrative Approach

Medication is one tool. We use all of them.

Real improvement often comes from addressing multiple factors at once — not just adjusting a dose.

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Thoughtful Medication Management

We evaluate what you're taking, why, and whether it's still right for you. Medication decisions are made in context — your hormones, your stress, your body, your goals — not in isolation.

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Therapy Matching & Guidance

If therapy would strengthen your progress, we help identify the right type and modality for your specific needs — and connect you with the right provider so medication and therapy work together.

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Nervous System & Whole-Body Support

Chronic stress, trauma, and nervous system dysregulation affect how your body responds to medication. We address these factors so treatment actually has room to work.

Why This Is Different

Not another rushed med check

✕ Standard Med Management

✕ Quick check-ins focused on side effects and refills
✕ No consideration of hormones, nutrition, or stress
✕ Medication as the only tool
✕ No coordination with your therapist or other providers
✕ Weeks between visits, no access in between

✓ Our Integrative Approach

✓ 60-minute initial deep dive into your full history
✓ Hormonal, metabolic, and nutritional factors assessed
✓ Medication + therapy matching + nervous system support
✓ Care Summaries sent to your therapist, OB, or PCP
✓ Frequent follow-ups + secure messaging between visits
What to Expect

Your path forward

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60-Minute Assessment

We review your full history — current meds, past meds, what worked, what didn't, and what was never explored.

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Root-Cause Evaluation

We look at hormones, nutrition, thyroid, stress, and nervous system factors that may be affecting your medication response.

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Integrated Treatment Plan

Together we build a plan that may include medication changes, therapy recommendations, lifestyle adjustments, or lab work.

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Ongoing Support

Frequent follow-ups, medication monitoring, and secure messaging with your care team. You're never left managing this alone.

Coordinated with your whole care team

With a signed Release of Information, we send a Care Summary to your therapist, OB, or PCP after every visit — including your diagnosis, treatment plan, medication changes, and next steps. We're also available for direct provider-to-provider communication, so your whole care team stays on the same page.

Between visits, you're not on your own

Follow-up cadence is part of your plan from the start — not something you have to ask for. Between scheduled visits, you can reach your care team through secure messaging whenever something comes up.

Want ongoing support built in? Beyond Boundaries ($109/month) gives you secure messaging access and priority scheduling between visits.

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From Women Like You

Real stories from real patients

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"Stephanie is holistic in her approach, and I have felt listened to since day one. My mental health has improved substantially since being under her care."
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"I followed Laura from another practice. When I came to her for my psych med management, she actually listened and took the time to understand my full picture."
— Jade P.
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"I have a team that is focused on me getting better. They are awesome!"
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Questions

Frequently Asked

It means we don't just prescribe — we look at why medication may not be working as expected. We evaluate hormonal, metabolic, nutritional, and nervous system factors alongside your psychiatric symptoms. Then we build a plan that may include medication adjustments, therapy recommendations, lifestyle changes, and root-cause interventions. The goal is for your medication to work better because everything around it is addressed too.
Absolutely. Many of our patients come to us already on one or more psychiatric medications that aren't fully working. We review what you're taking, assess why it may be underperforming (hormonal factors, nutritional deficiencies, nervous system dysregulation, wrong medication for your diagnosis), and develop a plan to get you feeling better — whether that means adjusting, switching, augmenting, or in some cases tapering off medication you no longer need.
It depends on your situation. Your first visit is a thorough 60-minute assessment. If a medication change or new prescription is clearly appropriate, we may start at that visit. But we never prescribe reflexively — we take time to understand the full picture first so that any medication decision is thoughtful and informed.
We support that goal when it's clinically appropriate. Tapering requires careful planning, monitoring, and often addressing the underlying factors that led to medication in the first place. We never rush this process, and we provide close follow-up and secure messaging support throughout so you're never doing it alone.
Yes. If you sign a Release of Information, we send your therapist a Care Summary after every visit — diagnosis, medication changes, treatment plan, and next steps. We also help match you with the right therapy modality if you're not currently in therapy or if your current approach isn't the best fit. Your medication and therapy should reinforce each other, not work in separate silos.
Standard psychiatric care is typically short med checks focused on symptoms and side effects. We take a 60-minute integrative approach — evaluating hormones, nutrition, metabolism, stress, and nervous system function alongside your psychiatric health. We also provide frequent follow-ups and secure messaging between visits. And because our providers are dual-certified in women's health and psychiatry, we understand how your body and mind interact in ways most psychiatrists don't.
If your primary concern is that medication isn't working, has side effects you can't tolerate, or you feel stuck in a cycle of prescriptions without real improvement — this is the right entry point. If you're earlier in your mental health journey and haven't tried medication yet, our Mental Health Care for Women page may be a better fit. If your symptoms feel tied to hormones or metabolism, explore our Hormonal Mood & Metabolism Care. That said, we assess everything at your first visit — so you can't choose wrong.
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You're not failing treatment. Treatment hasn't fully seen you yet.

Let's look at the whole picture — your medication, your hormones, your stress, your life — and build a plan that actually works.

Questions? Call us at (615) 478-6748 · Insurance & Payment Info