Tailored Treatment Philosophy

Functional, integrative psychiatry transcends the conventional medical model by utilizing medications judiciously while implementing the most innovative diagnostic tools and treatments available such as evidence-based supplements, ketamine assisted psychotherapy, functional medicine, trauma therapies, mindfulness practices and dietary changes. 

Utilizing integrative psychiatry, ketamine assisted psychotherapy and psychodynamic psychotherapy, Dr. Boyd addresses the whole person, connecting body and mind, psyche and biology to create a deep and meaningful form of healing. She will help teach you how your mind works and what may be preventing you from healing yourself.

Integrative Psychiatry

Integrative Psychiatry combines mainstream medical therapies with complementary and alternative medicine, functional medicine and holistic principles to address the whole person down to the molecular root causes of disease. 

Our health is affected by our genetic code, our epigenetics, our upbringing, what we eat, our relationships, what we think and what we do. We are a complex combination of Body, Mind and Spirit and express health through a balanced integration of all three.

Using a holistic approach, Dr Boyd will examine past medical and psychiatric history, clinical presentation, laboratory results and genetic studies to create an individualized treatment plan designed to promote optimal health and improve psychiatric outcomes.

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Have you reached a point in your life in which you feel you are at an impasse? You want to move forward, but feel stuck in old ways of being and thinking. Perhaps you are feeling sad, lonely, anxious or haunted by past traumas.

At some point in our lives, many of us feel overwhelmed by life’s stressors. We may struggle to manage unwanted thoughts and feelings and are looking for help to create a life of purpose and meaning. 

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy is also known as insight therapy and together with Dr. Boyd, you will work as a team through talk therapy to uncover unconscious processes in a safe and contained environment. The slow and gentle approach yields fresh insight resulting in updating old belief systems to new, more empowering ones.

When Psychodynamic psychotherapy is combined with Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy, profound change and deep healing is made possible.

Ketamine Treatment & Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)

Ketamine and Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy is a transformational protocol being used in mental health clinics across the country as an off label treatment for symptoms of treatment resistant mental health conditions.

Ketamine was created as a pharmaceutical anesthetic and placed on the World Health Organization List of essential medication is 1985. The doses used in psychiatric care are a fraction (10 - 25%) of the doses used in anesthetic procedures.

Researchers discovered that at the right dose and in the right setting, ketamine is a safe and effective way to treat depression and suicidal thoughts, especially in people who have not responded well to other interventions. Research also indicates that ketamine can be helpful in treating anxiety, addiction and trauma. 

Studies show that ketamine may help the brain regrow its neurons, a term known as neuroplasticity. This healing process in the brain helps people to adapt to new circumstances and  connect with the most authentic parts of themselves. 

Depressed people become curious again and take a new interest in the world. They try new things and are novelty seeking. With the help of ketamine, people’s brains begin to prune away old patterns and create new ones.

During the initial screening, Dr. Boyd will determine whether ketamine is appropriate for your condition and then recommend a dosing strategy based on your treatment goals and  psychiatric history.

Functional Psychiatry of Santa Fe is a leading provider of Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy in Santa Fe and the Northern NM area.