Functional psychiatry is a whole-person approach that concentrates on more than just the surface of your mental health issues. Its goal is to uncover and treat their root causes. Instead of focusing only on diagnosis and medication, integrative psychiatry explores how factors, such as:
Impact how you feel. When you work with Bethany, our experienced psychiatric nurse practitioner (psych NP), you'll get personalized care that blends medical insight and medication treatment with additional evidence-based strategies to help you feel better and achieve a long-lasting physical and mental change.
Mental health conditions (such as anxiety or depression) are often symptoms of deeper imbalances within your body. Integrative or functional psychiatry offers a deeper, whole-person approach to your mental health.
When it comes to integrative psychiatry, our focus is to explore the underlying causes of your symptoms through comprehensive lab work, functional testing, and collaborative dialogue. We do more than just typical symptom relief. We focus on helping you achieve lasting, long-term wellness and balance in your daily functioning.
When it comes to integrative psychiatry, our focus is to explore the underlying causes of your symptoms through comprehensive lab work, functional testing, and collaborative dialogue. We do more than just typical symptom relief. We focus on helping you achieve lasting, long-term wellness and balance in your daily functioning.
Bethany Monte
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (CNM, PMHNP)
Bethany Monte is a Certified Nurse Midwife and Board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with more than 20 years of clinical experience. At Rock Life Counseling in Indianapolis, she provides whole-person psychiatric care for women, men, and adolescents ages 13 and older. Her approach blends conventional treatment with functional and integrative strategies—addressing nutrition, hormones, genetics, lifestyle, and emotional well-being—to help individuals and families achieve lasting mental health and resilience.
What’s the difference between functional psychiatry and traditional psychiatry?
Traditional psychiatry focuses on diagnosing mental health conditions and prescribing medication to manage symptoms. Functional psychiatry concentrates on the root causes of your mental health issues and symptoms (e.g., hormone imbalances, nutrient deficiencies, chronic stress, or bad habits) and uses a combination of conventional treatments and lifestyle-based approaches to maximize the effectiveness of your treatment.
Do I have to stop taking my current medications?
No. Functional psychiatry doesn’t require you to stop any current treatment. Instead, it works alongside what you're already doing and supports positive change in your functioning and well-being.
What kinds of tests are used in functional psychiatry?
Depending on your symptoms and history, functional psychiatry may include advanced lab tests to assess things like nutrient levels, hormones, gut health, inflammation markers, or toxin exposure. These tests help uncover hidden contributors to anxiety, depression, ADHD, and other concerns—so your treatment can be more precise and effective.
Would you like to give functional psychiatry a try? Fantastic! We warmly invite you to book a free initial consultation with Bethany, our Psych NP. Bethany will answer your questions and tell you more about how integrative psychiatry works. If you feel like it's something you can benefit from, you will be able to discuss the next steps and schedule the first appointment.
We look forward to talking to you!
Let’s journey together and build a solid foundation you can rely on and win in life.
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