Medication Management
Thoughtful prescribing grounded in evidence, clinical judgment, and collaboration.
Medication can be life-changing. It can also be complicated. Finding the right approach means looking beyond a diagnosis to understand you as a whole person—your symptoms, medical history, previous experiences with medication, preferences, concerns, and goals.
Whether you’re considering psychiatric medication for the first time, wondering whether your current treatment is still working for you, or thinking about simplifying or tapering a medication regimen, we’ll approach those decisions carefully and collaboratively.
Medication is one part of a larger picture. When appropriate, we may also consider psychotherapy, sleep, nutrition, movement, stress regulation, supplements, and other integrative approaches that can support your mental and physical well-being.
There is no one-size-fits-all protocol. Treatment is an ongoing conversation, and we’ll keep returning to what is helping, what isn’t, and what makes sense for you now.
My Approach
I don’t believe in treating symptoms in isolation. Good psychiatric prescribing begins with understanding the person experiencing them.
Medication may serve as a bridge through a difficult period, provide longer-term stability, or make other kinds of healing possible. At other times, a medication may no longer be helpful, may be causing unwanted effects, or may be appropriate to reduce or discontinue.
My role is to help you understand your options—including potential benefits, risks, alternatives, and uncertainties—so that we can make thoughtful decisions together.
“There is only one cardinal rule: One must always listen to the patient.”
-Oliver Sacks
This approach may be right for you if:
What to Expect
Initial Psychiatric Evaluation
We’ll take time to understand your current concerns, psychiatric and medical history, previous treatment, medications and supplements, lifestyle, and what you hope will be different.
Your Personalized Care Plan
After I’ve had time to consider what we’ve discussed, we’ll meet again to review my assessment, discuss your options, and decide together what makes sense. If medication is part of the plan, it can begin at this visit when appropriate.
Follow-Up Visits
Follow-up care may include medication adjustments and monitoring, reviewing benefits and side effects, discussing relevant laboratory findings, considering interactions with medications or supplements, and integrating other approaches when appropriate.
Most importantly, there will be time for your questions. Medication decisions should make sense to you, not simply be handed to you.
You’re Not Alone
Integrative Psychiatry for Adults in Oregon
Thoughtful, individualized psychiatric care provided through secure telehealth.
You don’t have to carry it all by yourself.
