What it is
Integrative Psychiatry
Integrative psychiatry is based in identifying and treating the root causes of mental health issues, rather than the symptoms alone.
Why it is different
It is a comprehensive and open-minded approach to healthy living. It combines conventional modes of treatment with alternative modalities, which gives options suited to each person's unique concerns.
It pays attention to spirituality, mind and body, and lifestyle
Modalities beyond medication
An introduction to various forms of meditation, therapy and other alternative treatments.
Nutrition and the gut
Diet with particular attention to the gut microbiome. Disruptions in the gut brain axis can contribute to depression, anxiety, brain fog and low energy.
Assessment and testing
Explored through comprehensive assessment, and tests where appropriate, including genetic testing and labs.
Beliefs and past trauma
Identifying how individual beliefs, background and possible past trauma play a role in health.
Everyday lifestyle
Exercise, social connection and daily habits that contribute to positive health outcomes, and the barriers standing in their way.
How it all interacts
Recognition of how these systems interact within every individual, explored through the Be Well Do Good concept.
Where it applies
The same lens is used across the areas Dr. S works in most: athletes carrying a unique set of stressors, people looking at cannabis, psychedelics or ketamine as an option after conventional treatment has fallen short, and anyone working through the five elements of the 543 Method.