Close Up Radio Spotlights Holistic Psychiatrist Dr. Phyllis Heffner

Columbia, MD – Dr. Phyllis Heffner is a double board-certified Child, Adolscent and Adult psychiatrist specializing in Functional and Integrative strategies to treat both mental and physical health conditions.

“Conventional medicine, especially traditional psychiatry, focuses on limited things. It doesn’t look at the bigger picture,” says Dr. Heffner. “I am looking for what might be the underlying cause of my patient’s psychiatric issues, and I am definitely willing to explore as much as I absolutely can.”

Unlike most traditional psychiatrists, Dr. Heffner will incorporate different techniques for treatment beyond medication or therapy.

“I don't just assume because someone presents with symptoms of depression that it means they're depressed and they get a psychiatric antidepressant medication and therapy,” says Dr. Heffner. “Many different things can cause psychiatric symptoms, so I'm looking at the whole person.”

In fact, Dr. Heffner says many of her patients either don't want medication or want to come off of medication. Dr. Heffner uses integrative treatments like Neurofeedback, Frequency Specific Microcurrent, Photobiomodulation, Advanced Nutrient Therapy and HeartMath to treat the underlying causes of the presenting symptoms rather than the symptoms themselves to allow for real healing.

A conventional child psychiatrist for nearly 24 years, today Dr. Heffner now works with patients of all age groups though her two practices, Holistic Child Psychiatry and Holistic Adult Psychiatry.

For more information, visit www.holisticchildpsychiatry.com and https://www.holisticadultpsychiatry.com/