Denver Holistic Therapy: Find the Root Cause of How You Feel
- Britt Ritchie
- May 27
- 4 min read
Updated: 6 hours ago
If you’ve been feeling “off” for a while—but can’t quite explain why—this is your sign to pause and look deeper.
Maybe you’ve been pushing through exhaustion, irritability, or brain fog. Maybe you’re doing everything right—therapy, movement, self-care—and still don’t feel like yourself. Or maybe you’ve quietly wondered whether ADHD, anxiety, hormones, or burnout are part of the story.
You’re not alone—and you don’t have to keep guessing.
At Mind Alchemy Mental Health, I specialize in Denver holistic therapy that helps you uncover what’s really going on beneath the surface. Through comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, functional lab testing, and mind-body therapies like mindfulness, breathwork, and vagus-nerve toning, we get to the why behind your symptoms—so healing finally feels possible.
Key Points
Denver holistic therapy combines medical insight, functional testing, and mind-body modalities to address the root cause of mental-health symptoms.
Understanding your biology and environment helps explain why you feel “off” even when everything looks fine on paper.
You don’t have to wait for a crisis—diagnostic clarity and holistic care can begin anytime.
Integrative treatments like mindfulness meditation, breathwork, and vagus-nerve exercises enhance nervous-system regulation and resilience.
Real healing happens when you move from managing symptoms to transforming your underlying stress response.
When “Fine” Isn’t Fine Anymore
You’ve been in survival mode for a long time—running on autopilot, juggling invisible responsibilities, overthinking everything, and pushing through fatigue because you have to.
But under the surface, something’s misaligned: your focus, your energy, or your mood.
And deep down, you know this isn’t sustainable.
That’s where Denver holistic therapy comes in.
It’s not about adding another appointment to your calendar; it’s about finally understanding what your mind and body have been trying to tell you.
Why Now Is the Right Time for a Psychiatric Workup
Life in Denver moves fast. Between demanding work schedules, outdoor activities, and the drive to perform, many women stay in chronic “go” mode until their systems begin to burn out.
A holistic psychiatric evaluation offers something different: space.
Space to breathe, reflect, and investigate what’s happening internally—before stress becomes crisis.
With a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, you can:
Identify undiagnosed ADHD, anxiety, burnout or depression.
Discover nutritional, hormonal, or thyroid imbalances contributing to fatigue or mood swings.
Understand how stress and altitude affect your sleep, energy, and focus.
And because this approach blends functional medicine and integrative psychiatry, you’ll leave with answers that make sense—not just symptom labels.
What’s Included in Holistic Psychiatric Care
A Denver holistic therapy approach begins with curiosity, not assumptions.
Here’s what that process often includes:
Comprehensive Mental-Health Evaluation
We explore your history, emotional patterns, environmental stressors, and goals to understand the full picture of your wellbeing.
Functional Lab Testing
Depending on your symptoms, we may order functional lab tests to assess:
Micronutrients (iron, zinc, B vitamins, magnesium)
Thyroid and hormone function
Blood sugar regulation and cortisol balance
Gut health and inflammation
Neurotransmitter precursors
These insights reveal why you may feel tired, foggy, or anxious—even when “routine labs” say everything is normal.
ADHD, Anxiety, and Depression Assessments
For women whose symptoms were missed or misunderstood, structured assessments help differentiate between overlapping conditions like ADHD, anxiety, and burnout.
Genetic or Pharmacogenomic Testing
For some, we explore genetic testing for methylation or medication metabolism to personalize treatment, reduce side effects, and streamline results.
How Mind-Body Tools Complement Denver Holistic Therapy
While diagnostics uncover the why, healing also happens through retraining your nervous system.
That’s why I often integrate mind-body practices that I’ve explored in my recent blog series:
Mindfulness meditation to build awareness and calm overthinking
Breathwork to shift your body out of chronic stress and back into safety
Vagus nerve toning techniques to improve emotional regulation and resilience
Together, these practices support your biological treatment plan—helping you move from mental fatigue to grounded clarity.
Continue Your Healing Journey: The Holistic Therapy Series
If you found this post helpful, I’ve created a three-part Holistic Therapy Series designed to guide you through practical, evidence-based techniques to calm your nervous system and restore balance.
Each post explores a different mind-body practice I use in my integrative psychiatry approach:
Meditation in Denver: Reset Stress Naturally with Mindfulness
for presence, focus, and emotional regulation
Breathwork In Denver: Reset Stress at a Mile-High
to reset stress and improve resilience
Vagus Toning Exercises for a Calm, Resilient Nervous System
to enhance calm, connection, and nervous-system recovery
Together, these posts form a complete toolkit for self-regulation and holistic healing—one you can return to anytime you need a reset.
You Deserve More Than Guesswork
Many ambitious women in Denver go years believing they just need to “try harder.”
But burnout, anxiety, depression, and hormonal imbalance aren’t character flaws—they’re signals.
When we take time to uncover the root cause, everything changes.
You gain insight, direction, and relief.
And you finally get to stop spinning your wheels—and start feeling like yourself again.
How I Can Help
If you’re ready to understand what’s really driving your symptoms, Denver holistic therapy can help you find clarity and peace of mind.
At Mind Alchemy Mental Health in Denver, Colorado, I offer holistic, integrative psychiatry designed for women who want real answers—not quick fixes.
As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner specializing in female psychiatry and holistic women’s wellness, I take a root-cause, whole-person approach that looks beyond symptoms to uncover why you feel the way you do. Whether you’re struggling with focus, fatigue, mood swings, or that heavy sense that something’s off, we’ll work together to help you feel balanced and clear again.
At Mind Alchemy Mental Health, my goal is to help you reconnect with yourself and rebuild from the inside out—through holistic psychiatric care that combines science, empathy, and genuine partnership.
Explore more:
The story behind my holistic approach to mental health
My approach & services for holistic women’s wellness
Visit my media hub for podcasts, YouTube videos, and more related to holistic mental health treatment
When was the last time you checked in with your mental health?
Recently—I’m on a healing journey.
Not sure—it’s been a blur.
I keep meaning to, but life gets in the way.
Never—but I think it’s time.
Tell me: What’s one symptom or question you’ve been putting off exploring?
Drop a comment—I’d love to hear.
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