NutritionalPsychiatry

Dr. Rondeau is a registered naturopathic doctor, functional medicine specialist and registered herbalist. Mary has been involved in naturopathic medicine functional medicine since 2005. Her interest in plants and natural healing stemmed from upbringing in the mountains learning about folk remedies with her mother as a child.

In 2010, she co-founded Wholeness Center which is the most innovative integrative mental health center in the US. She is co-owner of Synergy Neurofeedback which aims to use objective lab finding (brain mapping) for medication and supplement recommendations for mental health disorders and non invasive neurofeedback therapy as a unique treatment strategy. Her love for nutrition and food met with the formation of The Wholeness Chef, a nutrition focused cooking program that can be found on YouTube.

Mary specializes in functional medicine/naturopathic assessment for mental health disorders. Her eclectic training in traditional medicines took her around the world to study with Ayurvedic masters in India and Nepal and across the United States studying at large medicinal herbal farms for weeks at at time in the Appalachian mountains, her naturopathic doctorate degree in Tempe, AZ and her residency in Salt Lake City, UT. She has happily returned to her hometown of Fort Collins to practice.

Dr. Nicole Lewis is a licensed and registered naturopathic doctor dedicated to the pursuit of natural solutions aimed at treating the underlying causes of disease. She helps patients achieve a healthy mind and body by supporting natural healing systems. Using tools from both alternative and conventional medicine, she works with each patient to develop individualized care. She specializes in both women's medicine and mental health.

Dr. Montgomery is a MN Board Registered Naturopathic Doctor and Licensed Acupuncturist, and currently sees patients virtually for naturopathic and functional medicine care. She also sees patients for acupuncture at the University of Minnesota Physicians Psychiatry Clinics (Behavioral Health Clinic for Families and St. Louis Park Psychiatry Clinic). In addition to patient care, her work with the UMP Integrative Psychiatry and Wellness Team also includes development of clinical services, resident education, and psychoeducation for Families with Psychosis and groups in the substance use residential program.

Meghan is a naturopathic doctor who has been practicing naturopathic medicine for over 15 years. She works with people of all ages, genders and identities. She has an open, general naturopathic practice and works with women, men and children. Dr. Van Vleet practices with an understanding that the way we live has the greatest potential to prevent disease and afford health.

She has experience treating a variety of health conditions including: anxiety, depression, digestive issues including SIBO, constipation, food sensitivities, reflux, fatigue, insomnia, post-concussive syndrome, allergies, mold toxicity, complex neurological disorders, blood sugar balances, hormonal imbalances including endometriosis, fibroids, PMS, skin conditions, autoimmune disease, women’s wellness and fertility, peri-natal and postpartum wellness. She has advanced training in mental health, cognitive decline, perinatal and postpartum anxiety and depression, as well as ADD, ADHD, spectrum disorders and children’s health. Dr. Van Vleet received a doctorate in naturopathic medicine in 2007 from National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon. She has advanced training in peri-natal mood disorders and has worked with the Postpartum Wellness Center since 2017. She has studied with the Walsh Research Institute, CCMI (Complete Concussion Management), the Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs, Dr. Dale Bredesen, Dr. James Greenblatt on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and is currently completing a functional psychiatry fellowship and an ADHD intensive.

Christopher A. Lowry is an Associate Professor in the Department of Integrative Physiology and Center for Neuroscience at the University of Colorado Boulder, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) and Center for Neuroscience at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (AMC), a Principal Investigator in the Department of Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care System, VA Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education, & Clinical Center (MIRECC), and director of the Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Laboratory at CU Boulder. He is Co-Director, with Dr. Lisa Brenner, of the Military and Veteran Microbiome Consortium for Research and Education (MVM-CoRE). Dr. Lowry’s research program focuses on understanding stress-related physiology and behavior with an emphasis on the role of the microbiome-gut-brain axis in stress resilience, health and disease.

Keith Kurlander, MA, LPC is the Co-founder of the Integrative Psychiatry Institute (IPI) and the Integrative Psychiatry Centers (IPC) along with Will Van Derveer, MD. He brings a professional and personal passion toward the innovation and evolution of the field of psychiatry, psychedelic medicine and psychotherapy.

The Integrative Psychiatry Institute is an educational platform that is advancing the field of mental health care with provider training focused on integrative medicine, functional medicine, lifestyle medicine, and psychedelic-assisted therapy.

The Integrative Psychiatry Centers serve patients with integrative psychiatry services as well as psychedelic-assisted therapy currently in form of IV and IM KAP.

He graduated Naropa University in 2005 with a master’s degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology. As a Partner of Boulder Psychotherapy Services, he has practiced integrative psychotherapy for over a decade. After years of treating highly complex patients, as well as a personal journey of overcoming complex trauma and mood-related issues, he turned toward integrative psychiatric practices as a key component to achieving mental health and understanding the healing process.

In 2014 he founded Higher Practice, an online company with the mission to empower therapists to achieve their highest potential in private practice. Keith believes mental health professionals are catalysts for positive social change and, therefore, are key influencers in uplifting consciousness and alleviating unnecessary suffering. With this in mind, he designed Higher Practice to provide mental health professionals with innovative clinical trainings for continuing education, as well as the most comprehensive business course available for those pursuing private practice.

He also co-hosts The Higher Practice Podcast for Optimal Mental Health. This weekly podcast interviews experts in the fields of neuroscience, psychotherapy, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, developmental psychology, human behavior, psychiatry, clinical psychology, and nutrition. The Higher Practice Podcast is dedicated to bringing mental health clinicians the most current and innovative methods for transforming clients’ lives, as well as their own.

Deanna Minich, PhD, is a nutrition researcher, educator, and author who connects nutritional science with clinical practice. Her academic training includes a doctorate in Medical Sciences, focused on nutrition, from the University of Groningen and a master’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Her career spans research, clinical work, and education for health professionals. She has taught through the Institute for Functional Medicine and the University of Western States, and founded Food & Spirit. As Chief Science Officer at Symphony Natural Health, she leads scientific communication and education. Her published work includes books, book chapters, and research papers on nutrition and wellness.

Betsy Rice, ND, earned her naturopathic medical doctorate from the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in 2009, following undergraduate study in Spanish and Global Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She completed two residencies: one in primary care and family medicine, and another specializing in classical homeopathy.

Her professional experience includes family medicine practice and teaching. She has taught homeopathy at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and served as adjunct faculty at Phoenix College. Her clinical work has included caring for people experiencing depression and anxiety.

Dr Brunschwig completed his medical degree at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and his Family Practice residency at Mercy Hospital in Denver Colorado. He was selected by the Mercy Residency staff to join the faculty as Chief Resident. In 1993 Dr. Brunschwig established Helios Integrated Medicine, one of Colorado first and most respected integrated medicine clinics. Dr. Brunschwig completed a two year training in Classical Homeopathy and UCLA's acupuncture for physicians. He has attended innumerable courses in Functional Medicine and has tirelessly followed the field of Integrative Medicine for 25 years.

A self-described "science geek," he has forever been interested in the intersection of Conventional and Alternative Medicine. He is also a deeply spiritual person. Between these two selves he practices medicine, where there is great power combining the reductionistic model of Medicine with the compassion and wisdom of ancient traditions. These complementary perspectives provide integration of the rational and intuitive minds to comprehensively address our patients needs of body, mind and spirit.

Lawrence E Cormier, MD, ABPN, ABIHM, among the earliest of the Colorado front range integrative psychiatry practitioners, has been serving the Denver metro area since 1993. Though better known for his expertise with biological therapies, particularly nutraceuticals, when asked about his primary focus in patient care he’d have to reply “therapeutic relationships”. Therapeutic relationships are the heart of good health care, particularly integrative psychiatry, his specialty. Whether it’s an SSRI or SAMe that is being recommended, therapeutic relationship is the common denominator. It optimizes long-term treatment outcomes, promotes lower doses and fewer if any prescription drugs; also empowers self-awareness and self-efficacy for the patient. Furthermore, greater professional satisfaction is engendered.

His eclectic professional background spans the breadth of psychiatry from public health/cross-cultural as Director, MH Service, Shiprock unit, Navajo Area Indian Health Service to academic as co-author of peer-reviewed publications on incest with Jean Goodwin and psychosomatic medicine with Wayne Katon; from the mainstream with long-term AMA and APA memberships to the avant garde with the Alliance for Addiction Solutions; from being a gero-psychiatrist promoting a-life-well-lived to being an integrative psychiatrist assisting resiliency during pregnancy.

Since 2000 Larry’s been a proponent of peer support and education for like-minded and aspiring colleagues, and during that decade hosted a regional integrative psychiatry peer support and study group. More recently, he was a co-founder of the Psychiatry MasterClass for integrative psychiatry. As a mentor/consultant in the autumn of his career, appreciation of the unfolding ‘seasons’ of professional life informs his humble leadership role. During the past 15 years he’s presented to national audiences on topics of integrative psychiatry and nutraceuticals.

Dr. Daniel Emina is a child/adolescent and adult psychiatrist who earned his medical degree from the University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine and completed his general residency in psychiatry and child/adolescent psychiatry fellowship at the University of Hawaii Department of Psychiatry. He is an Associate Medical Director of the Amen Clinics, a nationwide network of pioneering brain health clinics, founded by Dr. Daniel Amen. His leadership role entails development of best practices, treatment strategies, quality control, mentorship, technology implementation, and outreach. He is the co-author of The Suicide Solution (Salem Books), which offers a unique holistic approach to treatment of suicidality through scientifically and theologically informed strategies. He serves his patients in an outpatient clinic setting using psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, pharmacogenomics, functional imaging, TMS, and alternative/integrative therapies to optimize brain health and function. He enjoys working with children and adults, and is well-versed in individual, family, couples, and group psychotherapy. He’s experienced in treatment of anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, mood disorders, addiction, ADD/ADHD, impulsive/disruptive behavior disorders, autism spectrum, psychotic disorders, OCD, PTSD, and TBI. He approaches treatment with a foundational belief that each person is born with a purpose and sees brain health as a vital part of achieving this purpose. He helps each individual discover their unique formula for health and works collaboratively with them to create a comprehensive treatment plan that helps them achieve their goals. He also firmly believes that “Treatment is not just fixing what is broken; it is nurturing what is best” (Seligman). He is particularly interested in the integration of technology and health care, particularly machine learning/AI in creating decision-support tools for clinicians to better treat their patients. Dr. Emina is a board member of the Center for Child and Family Development and a council member of the One Hit Away Advisory Council. He’s also a board member and treasurer for the Extended Arms Initiative in Los Angeles. Dr. Emina is married to Emily and has a 2 ½-year-old daughter named Abigail.