Join Dr. Jaquel Patterson—renowned integrative medicine expert, bestselling author, and speaker—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 next training will be held in May 2026. Details on that training are forthcoming – please check back soon for enrollment updates.
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 three (3) live, online sessions providing live faculty guidance and trainee Q&A time (available as recordings for those unable to attend)
ENROLLMENT FEE: $399
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 3+ hours of live faculty guidance. Self-paced study. Accessible from any device.
FACULTY MENTORING
Yes, join Dr. Jaquel Patterson for three (3) live sessions offering direct instruction and faculty mentoring.
SCHEDULE
The next training will be held in May 2026. Please stay tuned for updates – enrollment details will be released shortly.
TUITION
Program Fee: $399
ENROLLMENT
Enrollment for the May 2026 training will be opening soon.
PROGRAM ACCESS
6 months of access to all online curriculum from program start date
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 & Support
Get direct faculty mentorship and clinical guidance during three (3) live, hands-on sessions conducted by Psychiatry Redefined faculty, Jaquel Patterson, ND. 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
- Session #1: Hormones and Mental Health
- Session #2: Perimenopause, Cognitive Function, and Mental Health
- Session #3: Testing for Hormones
“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.
Join us to learn breakthrough therapies to help your patients find wellness from the inside out.
Tuition Details:
$399
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.
