Integrative Psychiatry for Adults and Teens on the Central Coast

Blending conventional psychiatric care and psychotherapy with mind-body tools, root cause medicine, and evidence- based complementary therapies

About Christa

Heartpoint Psychiatry and Wellness offers a patient-centered and personalized approach that explores the deeper biological, relational, and psychological influences on your health. I aim to understand each patient as a whole person rather than reduce one’s experience to a constellation of symptoms or a diagnosis. I blend medication management with psychotherapy, tools for nervous-system regulation, nutritional medicine, and lifestyle support. My style is collaborative, empathic and grounded in understanding your lived experience. Psychotherapy support is offered for common themes such as life transitions, relationship issues, unhealthy patterns or addictions, parenting challenges, and sexuality.


Beyond Traditional Psychiatry: A Holistic Approach to Mental Health

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Psychiatric conditions we support

  • Depression & bipolar disorder

  • PTSD & trauma-related conditions

  • Obsessive compulsive disorder

  • ADHD

  • Substance use disorders

  • Reproductive mental health (peri-natal, post-partum and peri-menopause)

  • Nutritional psychiatry and functional medicine

  • Digestive health

  • Mind-body therapies (yoga, mindfulness, stress resilience)

  • Deprescribing when appropriate

Services

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    Medication Management

    We are thoughtful in our approach to psychopharmacology and strive to use the most minimal amount of medication possible.

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    Integrative strategies

    Blending conventional medicine with science-based integrative therapies such as mind-body tools and lifestyle medicine with attention to whole person wellness and digestive health.

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    Therapy

    Utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy, somatic therapies, motivational interviewing, and exploration into how our past influences the present.

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    Functional medicine and lab tests

    We consider the root cause of your symptoms through conventional testing and more specialized functional medicine labs when appropriate.