Join Dr. Jaquel Patterson—renowned integrative medicine expert, bestselling author, and speaker—alongside one of the foremost leaders in women’s health for a powerful, clinically rich integrative psychiatric training. The Hormone & Mental Health Training in Integrative Psychiatry is designed for clinicians ready to go beyond conventional psychiatry and explore hormones’ deeply interconnected roles in emotional, cognitive, and behavioral well-being.
This advanced training takes a deep dive into the functional medicine approach to psychiatric care. Trainees will learn about key hormones in mental health, and will be guided through interpreting advanced hormonal and functional tests, with a focus on identifying patterns and tailoring interventions. You will be empowered with comprehensive and personalized treatment strategies to support emotional healing from the inside out.
PROGRAM START & TRAINING DATES: The December 2025 training begins December 4, 2025. Live sessions are scheduled for December 4, 11, & 30, and January 8, 2026.
THIS INTENSIVE TRAINING IS IDEAL FOR: MDs and DOs (including psychiatrists, pediatricians, and family and general practice physicians), NDs and NMDs, nurses and nurse practitioners, psychologists, therapists, social workers, physician assistants, and other health and mental health clinicians
PROGRAM FORMAT: Self-paced curriculum and guided lectures, with four (4) live, online sessions providing live faculty guidance and trainee Q&A time (available as recordings for those unable to attend)
ENROLLMENT FEE: $499
Training Basics & What’s Included
TRAINING OBJECTIVES
Learn about key hormones and hormonal patterns in mental health; advanced hormonal and functional testing protocols; treatment strategies (including nutrition, botanical medicine, adaptogens, and bioidentical hormone therapy); and how to support your patients from the inside out.
ELIGIBILITY
Mental health providers such as psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, family therapists and physicians, pediatricians, naturopathic physicians, and other mental health clinicians
TRAINING STRUCTURE
Combined live and recorded online curriculum featuring 4+ hours of recorded curriculum and 4+ hours of live faculty guidance. Self-paced study. Accessible from any device.
FACULTY MENTORING
Yes, join Dr. Jaquel Patterson and Dr. LaKeischa Webb McMillan for four (4) live sessions offering direct instruction and faculty mentoring.
COMMUNITY
Connect with faculty and your peers on an invaluable community forum to discuss cases, treatments, curriculum and resources, plus discover new tools to help you enhance your practice.
TUITION
Program Fee: $499
ENROLLMENT & FEES
Enrollment for the December (Winter) 2025 training is now open. Click here to enroll.
PROGRAM ACCESS
6 months of access to all online curriculum and the online community with options to extend curriculum and community access via paid extensions
Unravel the connections between hormones and mental health in this comprehensive training.
This training will help you expand your knowledge and skills in addressing hormonal imbalances with personalized treatment approaches. You will learn:
- The key hormones that affect mental health (cortisol, thyroid hormones, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, insulin, melatonin, and oxytocin)
- How to conduct diagnostic & functional tests (salivary, serum, urine) and how to interpret lab results
- How to create personalized, holistic treatment plans
- How to identify key patterns of hormonal imbalance
- The most common challenges in treatment and patient troubleshooting
Clinical Mentoring & Community Support
Learn in a robust and supportive community, and benefit from four (4) live, hands-on sessions conducted by Psychiatry Redefined faculty, Jaquel Patterson, ND, and Lakeischa Webb McMillan, MD. Each online session is led with practical application in mind, focusing on clinical skills and concepts that can be immediately implemented with your patients. These sessions begin with a short presentation by faculty, and then allow for collaborative case discussions with peers, where you can exchange clinical insights and navigate challenging, real-world cases. Attendance is encouraged but not required for live sessions, and all sessions are recorded for later viewing.
Live Sessions with Faculty
- December 4th: Hormones and Mental Health led by Jaquel Patterson, ND
- December 11th: Perimenopause, Cognitive Function, and Mental Health led by Dr. LaKeischa Webb McMillan
- December 30th: Testing for Hormones led by Dr. LaKeischa Webb McMillan
- January 8th, 2026: Final Review/Case Studies Discussion with Open Q&A led by Jaquel Patterson, ND
“I’m excited to share this training because so many psychiatric symptoms are driven by underlying hormonal imbalances we don’t always think to explore. When we bring hormones into the picture—like cortisol, thyroid, or even insulin—we get clearer answers and more effective treatment options. This course will give you the tools to start connecting those dots in your clinical practice.”
– Jaquel Patterson, ND, Instructor & Faculty Member
Curriculum Overview
- Beginning with the stress response system and HPA axis dysfunction, we’ll examine how cortisol dysregulation contributes to anxiety, depression, and burnout. You’ll learn to differentiate between adrenal fatigue and true dysregulation and why it matters in treatment. Dr. Patterson will also explore the psychiatric impact of thyroid imbalances, from overt hypothyroidism to subtle shifts in rT3 and T3 levels that are often overlooked in traditional labs.
- Sex hormones take center stage in the second portion of the training as we dissect how fluctuations in estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and DHEA influence mood across life stages—from PMS to perimenopause to andropause. You’ll gain new insights into insulin resistance and blood sugar dysregulation, now recognized as major drivers of mood disorders and cognitive decline, and discover how targeted dietary strategies and intermittent fasting can shift the trajectory of mental health.
- In the latter portion of the training, we’ll review often-neglected players in the hormonal orchestra: melatonin, the master of circadian rhythm and sleep architecture, and oxytocin, the hormone of bonding, safety, and social connection, critical in trauma recovery and emotional regulation.
- Lastly, you will be guided through interpreting advanced hormonal and functional tests—including serum, salivary, urine, and stool analysis—focusing on identifying patterns and tailoring interventions. You will be empowered with comprehensive treatment strategies, including nutrition, botanical medicine, adaptogens, and bioidentical hormone therapy.
- Bonus material! Gain access to the exclusive conference presentation, Bioidentical Hormones for Brain Health in the Menopausal Woman, by Ann Hathaway, MD, and explore the role of estradiol replacement and progesterone therapy in both brain health and overall mental and physical health.
Clinician-Led Education & Guidance
Jaquel Patterson, ND
Dr. Jaquel Patterson is a nationally recognized naturopathic physician, sought-after speaker, success coach, 3x Amazon best-selling author, and Forbes contributor. She is the medical director and founder of Fairfield Family Health and has over 15 years of clinical experience with expertise in Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections, autoimmune conditions, integrative psychiatry, ADD/ADHD, PANS/PANDAS, allergies and environmental medicine. In addition to seeing patients and running the medical practice, Dr. Patterson is a sought-after speaker, presenting nationally and published in places like USA Today, New York Magazine, Forbes, CBS, Fox, NBC and ABC.
She is the Past President for the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians and currently serves on the board of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine and Connecticut Association of Naturopathic Physicians. She is a certified practitioner through the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) and has completed a fellowship in functional medicine for psychiatry and ADD/ADHD. In addition to her naturopathic medical degree, she has her MBA in Healthcare Management from Quinnipiac University and has her undergraduate degree from Cornell University.
LaKeischa Webb McMillan, MD
Dr. LaKeischa Webb McMillan was born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama. She earned her undergraduate degree in Biology (cum laude) from Oakwood College, now Oakwood University, and continued her studies at Loma Linda University School of Medicine. In addition to her academic degrees, Dr. LaKeischa is certified in the use of the DiVinci Robotic System for Minimally Invasive Laparoscopic Surgery. Her ability to reach and teach women has expanded through her Best Seller, The Other PMSTM: Your Survival Guide for Perimenopause and Menopause.
Her passion for helping women in perimenopause and menopause includes contributions that span from being a featured expert on Oprah’s OWN TV network to being on the founding advisory board of the only FDA-approved physician-designed vaginal lube line, Momentum Intimacy. A gifted speaker, Integrative OB-GYN, hormone specialist, and Amazon Best-Selling Author, Dr. LaKeischa validates perimenopausal and menopausal women’s symptoms, helps them crack their hormone code, and personalizes their symptom solution blueprint.
Join us to learn breakthrough therapies to help your patients find wellness from the inside out.
Tuition Details:
$499
Enrollment grants access to all training curriculum for 6 months from program start date. This training is designed for clinicians and mental health providers. All refunds must be requested within seven (7) days of enrollment. In order to qualify for a refund, learners must have progressed through less than 10% of the educational content in question. All refunds will be processed minus a 10% transaction fee.
