What is Integrative Mental Health?

Integrative Mental Health (IMH) is based on the understanding that each person’s mental wellness is influenced by a unique system of interrelated factors. In other words, positively changing our mental health requires looking at the biological, psychological, social and spiritual components of our life experience. This means that addressing other related health factors is a critical part of treating your mental health symptoms. This is because of a fundamental and holistic understanding that positive changes in one area of life create changes in all of the others.

I describe my approach as integrative because I combine evidenced-based therapies with other complementary and alternative approaches to healing. Each person is different, and I believe it’s important to draw from a diverse array of modalities and approaches to support you with achieving your unique personal goals. In addition to working with thoughts and emotions, my goal is to help you create a sustainable lifestyle outside of therapy that is supportive of your mental health.

My approach is trauma-informed, culturally attuned, and strengths-based. I create a warm, open and non-judgmental space for you to bring your authentic self and all of your experiences to the table. I view my role as supporting you with connecting to your inherent capacity for growth and well-being. Within the right conditions, healing takes place naturally because our bodies, minds, and hearts are designed to be well. Our job in therapy is to work together to identify and remove any barriers, which may be physical, mental, emotional, environmental or the result of unconscious beliefs or unresolved experiences.