Faith-integrated Psychiatric Care | The Convergence of Christianity and Mental Health

If your Christian faith is an important part of how you understand yourself, your relationships, and the world around you, I believe it can also become a meaningful part of your mental health care.

Many Christians naturally experience their emotional, relational, and spiritual lives as deeply connected. Yet when seeking mental health treatment, it can sometimes feel difficult to know how those parts fit together. Questions about God, suffering, identity, Scripture, medication, doubt, or spiritual experiences may feel deeply relevant to what you're facing, yet not always easy to bring into the conversation.

Others are already working with a Christian counselor, pastor, or spiritual mentor and are looking for a psychiatric provider whose approach reflects the same Christian worldview while providing thoughtful, evidence-based psychiatric care.

My hope is to provide a place where your mental health and your Christian faith do not have to exist in separate conversations. Rather than compartmentalizing them, I believe they can be thoughtfully explored together in a way that is clinically grounded, psychologically informed, and deeply respectful of your beliefs.

Where Faith and Mental Health Meet

One of the questions I often find myself asking is not simply, "What symptoms are you experiencing?" but "How have your experiences shaped the way you understand yourself, your relationships, and the world?"

When faith is an important part of your life, I believe we can thoughtfully ask another question: How has your understanding of God influenced the way you understand yourself, others, and your circumstances, and how have your life experiences shaped the way you relate to God?

My approach is informed by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Schema Therapy, both of which recognize that our beliefs and life experiences shape how we think, feel, relate to others, and respond to life's challenges. When meaningful to you, these conversations may naturally include how Scripture, prayer, Christian community, and your relationship with God interact with your emotional well-being and your understanding of identity, grace, hope, forgiveness, suffering, and healing.

Many Christians also wrestle with seasons of doubt, unanswered prayer, difficult church experiences, or questions that arise in the midst of suffering. I believe these experiences deserve a place where they can be explored honestly, thoughtfully, and without judgment.

Medication, psychotherapy, and Christian faith do not need to exist in opposition. When clinically appropriate, each may become an important part of caring for the whole person.

My goal is not to separate your mental health from your Christian faith, nor to reduce complex emotional struggles to simple spiritual answers. Rather, I hope to provide thoughtful psychiatric care where sound clinical practice and your faith can genuinely inform one another.

Who This May Be For

This approach may be a good fit if you are looking for a psychiatric provider who understands that your faith is not simply one aspect of your life, but part of the way you understand yourself, your relationships, your suffering, your hope, and your purpose.

You may already be working with a Christian counselor, pastor, or spiritual mentor and want your faith to be integrated into psychiatric care. Or perhaps you are exploring questions about your faith, returning to church after a difficult experience, or simply hoping to receive mental health care from someone who understands the Christian perspective.

As a Christian psychiatric nurse practitioner with theological training and years of experience serving in Christian ministry, I strive to provide care that is both clinically grounded and deeply respectful of your beliefs.

Faith is never assumed or imposed. Rather, it is thoughtfully incorporated into treatment when it reflects your goals, your values, and the kind of care you are seeking.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • No. I welcome adults from all backgrounds, beliefs, and faith traditions. Faith is incorporated into treatment only when it is meaningful to you and aligns with your goals. My practice is open to anyone seeking individualized psychiatric care.

  • Not necessarily. The extent to which faith is incorporated into treatment depends entirely on your preferences and clinical needs. Some patients desire significant integration of their faith, while others prefer only occasional discussion. My approach is collaborative and guided by what is most meaningful to you.

  • Many Christians have questions about psychiatric medication and faith. I believe these conversations deserve thoughtful exploration rather than simple answers. When clinically appropriate, medication can be one part of a comprehensive treatment plan alongside psychotherapy, healthy relationships, life-giving community, spiritual practices, and other aspects of whole-person care.

  • Absolutely. Many sincere Christians wrestle with questions about suffering, doubt, unanswered prayer, church experiences, or their relationship with God. These conversations are welcome and can be explored thoughtfully, compassionately, and without judgment when they are important to your care.

  • Yes. With your written permission, I am happy to collaborate with your pastor, Christian counselor, therapist, or other members of your treatment team when doing so supports your care and helps provide a coordinated approach.

  • Yes. I provide secure telepsychiatry for adults who are physically located in New York at the time of their appointment. Both psychiatric evaluations and follow-up medication management appointments are available through a secure telehealth platform.

Schedule a Consultation

If you are looking for psychiatric care that thoughtfully brings together evidence-informed treatment and your Christian faith, I would be happy to discuss your concerns. Together, we can develop a treatment plan that reflects both your mental health needs and the beliefs that are most important to you. Schedule your free 15-minute consultation.

This information is provided for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice or establish a provider-patient relationship. This practice does not provide emergency services. If you are experiencing thoughts of harming yourself or others, call 911 or 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), or go to the nearest emergency room. Telehealth services may not be appropriate for all clinical situations. If a higher level of care or in-person evaluation is needed, appropriate referrals will be discussed.