Unraveling the Hormone-Mind Connection: An Integrative Approach to Psychiatry

Join Dr. Jaquel Patterson—renowned integrative medicine expert, bestselling author, and speaker—alongside two of the foremost leaders in women’s health for a powerful, clinically rich integrative psychiatric training. This training is designed for clinicians ready to go beyond conventional psychiatry and explore hormones' deeply interconnected roles in emotional, cognitive, and behavioral well-being.

This advanced training takes a deep dive into the functional medicine approach to psychiatric care. Beginning with the stress response system and HPA axis dysfunction, it examines how cortisol dysregulation contributes to anxiety, depression, and burnout. Learn to differentiate between adrenal fatigue and true dysregulation and why it matters in treatment. Explore the psychiatric impact of thyroid imbalances, from overt hypothyroidism to subtle shifts in rT3 and T3 levels that are often overlooked in traditional labs.

Sex hormones take center stage as we dissect how fluctuations in estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and DHEA influence mood across life stages—from PMS to perimenopause to andropause. Gain new insights into insulin resistance and blood sugar dysregulation, now recognized as major drivers of mood disorders and cognitive decline, and discover how targeted dietary strategies and intermittent fasting can shift the trajectory of mental health.

We’ll also cover often-neglected players in the hormonal orchestra: melatonin, the master of circadian rhythm and sleep architecture, and oxytocin, the hormone of bonding, safety, and social connection, critical in trauma recovery and emotional regulation.

Trainees will be guided through interpreting advanced hormonal and functional tests—including serum, salivary, urine, and stool analysis—focusing on identifying patterns and tailoring interventions. You'll be empowered with comprehensive treatment strategies, including nutrition, botanical medicine, adaptogens, and bioidentical hormone therapy, to support emotional healing from the inside out.

PROGRAM START & TRAINING DATES: The training begins with the first live session on June 14, 2025. Live sessions will be held June 14, June 17 and June 24.

PROGRAM FORMAT:  Self-paced curriculum and guided lectures, with three (3) live, online sessions providing live faculty guidance and trainee Q&A time (available as a recording for those unable to join)     

THIS INTENSIVE TRAINING IS IDEAL FOR:  Psychiatrists and clinicians (MD/DO), nurses and practitioners, psychologists, therapists, social workers, general and family practice physicians, pediatricians, physician assistants, naturopathic physicians, and other health and mental health clinicians

ENROLLMENT FEE:  $499

Unravel the connections between hormones and mental health in this comprehensive training.

This training will help you expand your knowledge and skills in addressing hormonal imbalances with personalized treatment approaches. You will learn:

  • The key hormones that affect mental health (cortisol, thyroid hormones, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, insulin, melatonin, and oxytocin)
  • How to conduct diagnostic & functional tests (salivary, serum, urine) and how to interpret lab results
  • How to create personalized, holistic treatment plans
  • How to identify key patterns of hormonal imbalance
  • The most common challenges in treatment and patient troubleshooting

Live sessions begin June 14th!

Don't miss out – join our expert instructors this June to gain a functional toolkit for addressing hormones.

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Instructor

Jaquel Patterson, ND

Medical Director, Education

Dr. Jaquel Patterson is a nationally recognized naturopathic physician, sought-after speaker, success coach, 3x Amazon best-selling author, and Forbes contributor. She is the medical director and founder of Fairfield Family Health and has over 15 years of clinical experience with expertise in Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections, autoimmune conditions, integrative psychiatry, ADD/ADHD, PANS/PANDAS, allergies and environmental medicine. In addition to seeing patients and running the medical practice, Dr. Patterson is a sought-after speaker, presenting nationally and published in places like USA Today, New York Magazine, Forbes, CBS, Fox, NBC and ABC. She is the Past President for the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians and currently serves on the board of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine and Connecticut Association of Naturopathic Physicians. She is a certified practitioner through the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) and has completed a fellowship in functional medicine for psychiatry and ADD/ADHD. In addition to her naturopathic medical degree, she has her MBA in Healthcare Management from Quinnipiac University and has her undergraduate degree from Cornell University.