Functional Medicine

When you’re struggling with fatigue, anxiety, depression, brain fog, mood swings, or chronic stress, it can feel frustrating to only treat the symptoms without understanding why they’re happening. At Active Healing Psychiatric Services in Gilbert, Arizona, Michaela Beaver, DNP, and the functional medicine team focus on identifying and addressing the root causes of your mental and physical health. By combining psychiatric expertise with holistic and integrative care, the team creates personalized treatment plans designed to support long-term healing, balance, and overall wellness. To learn more, call the office or request an appointment online. 

What is functional medicine?

Functional medicine is a personalized, whole-body approach to healthcare that looks beyond symptoms to uncover the underlying imbalances contributing to mental and physical health concerns. Instead of taking a one-size-fits-all approach, functional medicine evaluates how factors like nutrition, hormones, inflammation, gut health, sleep, stress, and lifestyle may be affecting your well-being.

At Active Healing Psychiatric Services, Dr. Beaver uses functional medicine to complement traditional psychiatric care, helping clients better understand the connection between the brain and body while creating treatment plans tailored to their unique needs.

What conditions can functional medicine help support?

Functional medicine may help support individuals experiencing a wide range of symptoms and conditions, including:

• Anxiety and chronic stress
• Depression and mood disorders
• PTSD and trauma-related symptoms
• Fatigue and low energy
• Brain fog and difficulty concentrating
• Sleep disturbances
• Hormonal imbalances
• Inflammation-related concerns
• Nutritional deficiencies

The goal is to identify contributing factors affecting mental clarity, emotional regulation, and overall health, so the team can create a more comprehensive path toward healing.

What does functional medicine treatment involve?

Functional medicine treatment is highly individualized and may include a combination of advanced testing, nutritional guidance, supplements, and integrative therapies. At Active Healing Psychiatric Services, your care plan may include:

Functional lab testing

Dr. Beaver uses advanced functional lab testing to evaluate potential underlying imbalances related to hormones, nutrient deficiencies, inflammation, gut health, and neurotransmitter function. These insights help guide a treatment plan tailored specifically to your body and symptoms.

Nutritional and supplement support

Targeted nutritional support and supplements may help improve brain health, stabilize mood, reduce inflammation, and promote overall wellness. Recommendations are personalized based on your health history, symptoms, and lab findings.

Holistic psychiatric care

Dr. Beaver's approach integrates evidence-based psychiatric treatment with holistic strategies to support both mental and physical well-being. The team believes lasting healing happens when care addresses the full picture and not just isolated symptoms.

How does Active Healing Psychiatric Services support whole-person wellness?

Active Healing Psychiatric Services believes healing involves more than symptom management alone. The practice focuses on treating the whole person—mind, body, and spirit—through compassionate, collaborative care.

Dr. Beaver also partners with Core Self to provide additional integrative services, including spravato therapy, transcrainial magnetic stimulation, and other wellness-focused treatment options designed to support deeper healing and long-term mental wellness.

To learn more, call the office or request a consultation online.