Understanding Depression

Depression isn’t just a mental or emotional struggle, it’s a reflection of what’s happening throughout your entire body. When your brain and body are out of sync, the systems that regulate mood, energy, and motivation begin to slow down. Neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine can dip, leaving you feeling foggy, fatigued, and disconnected from yourself and the world around you.

What often gets missed is why those systems fall out of balance in the first place. Underlying factors like nutrient deficiencies, thyroid or hormonal shifts, inflammation, gut imbalances, and blood sugar fluctuations can all disrupt how your brain communicates and regulates mood.

The truth is, your body and brain are always in conversation, and when one is off, the other feels it. When we restore balance in the body, the brain naturally begins to lift out of that heavy, stuck state.

Did you know?

• 1 in 6 adults will experience depression at some point in their life.

• Research shows inflammation and gut health have a direct impact on how resilient your mood can be.

How I Treat Depression

Depression doesn’t show up the same way for everyone. For some, it feels like constant fatigue or brain fog. For others, it’s irritability, loss of drive, or a quiet sense of disconnection, like you’re living life on autopilot. That’s why your care is never one-size-fits-all.

Using my Rise Protocol, we uncover what’s actually keeping your mind and body in a low-energy state. This means getting to the root of how your brain chemistry, hormones, nervous system, and gut health are influencing the way you feel. When we identify and rebalance these systems, your brain naturally begins to lift, motivation returns, energy stabilizes, and the light inside you starts to come back.

This approach combines naturopathic medicine with evidence-based mindset and nervous system techniques to help you create mood stability that lasts. Instead of short-term “pick-me-ups,” we rebuild your foundation from the inside out. By supporting your energy, sleep, digestion, and stress response so your mind can finally feel clear, grounded, and alive again.

The goal isn’t just to help you feel better, it’s to help you feel yourself again.

Phase 1: Understanding & Assessment

The first phase of your care is all about uncovering what’s really happening beneath the surface, in both your body and your brain. Together, we take a deep look at your health to understand why your energy, mood, and motivation feel low, and what’s keeping your system from fully bouncing back.

We’ll go through your full health story, lifestyle patterns, nutrition, sleep, and stress levels, along with a detailed review of your hormones and biochemistry. Targeted lab testing helps us identify what’s really happening behind the scenes, from nutrient deficiencies and inflammation to blood sugar and gut health.

By the end of this phase, you’ll have a clear understanding of why you feel the way you do and exactly what your body and brain need to begin restoring balance and energy.

You’ll leave this phase with...

• A full breakdown of your results and what they mean for your brain and body.
• Clarity on the specific root causes behind your low mood and fatigue.
• A foundational plan to rebuild your energy, mood, and motivation naturally.
• Confidence in knowing there’s a clear, step-by-step path toward feeling like yourself again.

This stage lays the foundation for everything that follows, helping you feel informed, supported, and in control as you begin to restore balance from the inside out.

Time Spent in Phase: 2-4 Weeks

Phase 2: Rebalancing & Integration

Once we have a clear understanding of what’s happening in your body and brain, this phase is where we start rebuilding your foundation, restoring balance, energy, and emotional strength from the inside out.

We begin addressing the areas of imbalance that were identified in your assessment, working to stabilize your energy, lift your mood, and support your brain’s natural chemistry. Your personalized plan targets the key systems that influence how you feel every day, including nutrient and hormonal balance, blood sugar regulation, inflammation, gut health, and sleep quality.

As your body begins to regain stability, we also weave in mindset and nervous system support, gentle techniques like breath work, reframing low-mood thought loops, and nervous system regulation tools to help your brain feel safe, connected, and motivated again.

You’ll leave this phase with...

• A structured plan combining nutrition, supplements, and nervous system tools that support emotional and physical balance.
• Simple daily techniques that help you feel more grounded, energized, and emotionally steady.
• Noticeable improvements like better sleep, calmer emotions, sharper focus, and a sense of upward momentum.

This is the phase where you start to feel the change, your body recharges, your mind clears, and your motivation begins to return.

Time Spent in Phase: 4-6 Weeks

Phase 3: Long-Term Resilience

In this final phase, we focus on helping your brain and body stay in sync so balance becomes your new normal. By now, you’ve addressed the key imbalances and started to feel the difference, like clearer thinking, better energy, steadier moods, and a growing sense of self again.

Now, we shift toward maintaining and deepening those results. This phase is all about reinforcing your nervous system, strengthening your mindset, and integrating sustainable habits that protect your emotional well-being long-term. You’ll learn how to keep your energy stable through life’s ups and downs and use practical tools to support yourself during stress, transitions, and growth.

You’ll leave this phase with..

• A resilient nervous system that recovers quickly from stress.
• Sustainable daily habits that support mental and emotional balance.
• A clear long-term plan to maintain your progress and continue feeling your best.

This is where healing becomes transformation, where you move beyond just feeling “okay” and begin living with clarity, consistency, and a deep sense of peace within yourself.

Time Spent in Phase: 2-4 Weeks