Understanding Anxiety

Anxiety isn’t just mental, it’s a full-body experience. When your nervous system is stuck in survival mode, your brain’s alarm center (the amygdala) becomes overactive, keeping you in a constant state of alert.

This can be fuelled by hidden physiological imbalances like blood sugar swings, nutrient deficiencies, hormonal changes, chronic inflammation, or gut issues that affect neurotransmitter production. When your body is off-balance, your brain interprets it as danger, and that’s when worry, irritability, and racing thoughts take over.

The good news? Once we support your body’s chemistry, your mind can finally exhale. Rebalancing the body helps calm the brain, making it easier to think clearly, feel grounded, and respond, instead of react.

Did you know?

• Nearly 1 in 4 adults will experience significant anxiety at some point in their life.

• Women are almost twice as likely to experience anxiety, partly due to hormonal influences on brain chemistry.

How I Treat Anxiety

In my practice, I understand that anxiety can look and feel different for everyone. That’s why your healing plan is always tailored specifically to you.

Through my Rise Protocol, we don’t just focus on quieting symptoms, we uncover why your anxiety is showing up in the first place. Together, we identify the biochemical, hormonal, and nervous system patterns that keep your brain in survival mode, and we work to bring your system back into balance from the inside out.

This approach combines naturopathic medicine with evidence-based mindset and nervous system techniques to help you experience calm that actually lasts. Rather than short-term relief, we rebuild your foundation, supporting neurotransmitters, optimizing nutrition, balancing stress hormones, and retraining your brain to feel safe and grounded again.

The result? A long-term, sustainable shift from constant worry to steady confidence, clarity, and peace of mind.

Phase 1: Understanding & Assessment

Before real change can happen, we need to understand why your mind and body are reacting the way they are. This first phase is about gaining complete clarity, because when you finally see what’s been driving your anxiety beneath the surface, everything starts to make sense.

We take a comprehensive look at your health and lifestyle, from your stress patterns, sleep, and nutrition to your hormones, gut health, and blood sugar balance. Through in-depth conversations and targeted lab testing, we uncover how your body and brain have been working together (or against each other) and identify the root causes behind your symptoms.

By the end of this phase, you’ll have more than just answers. You’ll have a personalized roadmap that shows exactly what your body needs to feel calm, grounded, and in control again.

You’ll walk away with..

• A clear understanding of what’s driving your anxiety and fatigue.
• A full breakdown of your lab results and how they connect to your symptoms.
• A foundational plan to start restoring balance in your nervous system and physiology.
• Confidence knowing there’s a step-by-step strategy to help you feel like yourself again.

This phase sets the stage for everything that follows, helping you feel informed, supported, and empowered to take back control of your mind and body.

Time Spent in Phase: 2-4 Weeks

Phase 2: Rebalancing & Integration

Now that we know exactly what’s going on in your body and brain, this is where the real transformation begins. In this phase, we start correcting the imbalances that have been keeping you stuck — and teach your system how to function from a place of calm, not chaos.

We work through your personalized plan to restore balance at the root level, stabilizing blood sugar and energy, rebalancing hormones, calming inflammation, and supporting your gut-brain connection. This helps your nervous system finally exhale so you can think clearly, sleep better, and feel grounded again.

At the same time, we layer in mindset and nervous system tools designed to retrain your brain for calm and safety. From breath work and nervous system “downshifts” to reframing thought loops that fuel anxiety, you’ll learn simple, powerful techniques to anchor yourself in control, even on stressful days.

By the end of this phase, you’ll have...

• A clear, structured plan for nutrition, supplements, and daily nervous system tools.
• Practical strategies that help you stay centered and calm, no matter what’s happening around you.
• Noticeable improvements like deeper sleep, steadier focus, balanced mood, and more consistent energy.

This is the stage where you start feeling the change, your body begins to recover, your mind quiets down, and that constant tension starts to fade. You move from survival mode into balance, clarity, and genuine peace of mind.

Time Spent in Phase: 4-6 Weeks

Phase 3: Long-Term Resilience

This is where everything comes together, the calm, the clarity, and the confidence you’ve been building all along. By this stage, your body and brain are finally in sync. The deeper imbalances have been corrected, and now the focus shifts to making these changes stick for life.

Together, we strengthen your nervous system’s resilience and lock in the mindset shifts that keep you steady under pressure. You’ll learn how to maintain balance even when life gets chaotic, with tools and routines that make calm your natural state, not something you have to chase.

We’ll build habits that protect your mental health, support your focus and energy, and help you expand into your next level of potential, without falling back into old stress patterns.

By the end of this phase, you’ll have..

• A strong, regulated nervous system that bounces back quickly from stress.
• Sustainable daily habits that support both your brain and your goals.
• A clear long-term plan to maintain your progress and continue evolving.

This is the moment your healing becomes who you are. You’re no longer just managing stress, you’re thriving from a place of balance, clarity, and deep inner calm that lasts.

Time Spent in Phase: 2-4 Weeks