Misty Embrey, MD

Integrative Psychiatry and Mental Health

Dr. Misty Embrey, MD, is an Integrative Psychiatrist. Dr. Embrey is one of the providers of Integrative Mental Health at GWCIM. She approaches mental health with the understanding that the mind, body, and spirit influence each other synergistically and bi-directionally. Dr. Embrey brings this approach into every encounter with her patients, helping each person identify areas of imbalance in body/mind/spirit and lifestyle factors that are excessive or deficient. In addition to conventional treatments like medications and psychotherapy, Dr. Embrey also employs evidence-based methods such as dietary interventions, mindfulness, yoga, aerobic exercise, homeopathy, and herbs or supplements to support each client.

Personal journey

Dr. Embrey has held a lifelong passion for a holistic approach to healing. While in medical school, she traveled to India and China to learn from practitioners of Ayurveda, Homeopathy, and Traditional Chinese Medicine, showcasing her experiences in a documentary entitled “The Healer Within” for which she was awarded the Scholarship in Medical Humanities Award from her medical school.

During her travels, she learned that our minds/bodies/spirits can work together to support our overall health when we find balance in these aspects. Dr. Embrey continues to seek training to expand her knowledge of therapies and techniques to help her patients. In addition to being a board-certified psychiatrist, she is a certified yoga instructor and has completed courses in MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction). She maintains a daily yoga and meditation practice and embraces the profound impact these practices have had on her well-being.

At GWCIM

Dr. Misty Embrey and Dr. Misha Kogan met many years ago while they were medical students interested in holistic medicine. Through the years of their trainings they remain connected and supported each other on the journey toward their ideal workplace. When an opportunity was presented in 2021, Dr. Embrey was excited to join Dr. Kogan the GWCIM team of like-minded Integrative Medicine practitioners. Now she leads Integrative Mental Health services and brings her unique expertise to GWCIM patients.

Conditions and Concerns Treated:

Her goal is to help patients overcome a wide variety of factors that can contribute to psychological stress, including medical and/or psychiatric conditions:

  • Depressive Disorders
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorders
  • Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders
  • Personality Disorders
  • OCD, Tics, Tourette Syndrome
  • PTSD and complex trauma
  • Eating Disorders
  • Psychiatric sequelae of gender transition and LGBTQ concerns
  • Demoralization
  • Burnout
  • Nutritional deficiencies and/or excesses
  • Deeply ingrained patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that trigger us and pull us into maladaptive ways of coping with stressors
  • Lack of social support
  • Interpersonal challenges
  • Grief and loss
  • Lack of exercise or excessive exercise
  • Environmental exposures
  • Disrupted sleeping patterns
  • Addiction
  • Lack of meaning and/or purpose
  • A lifestyle misaligned with one’s sense of meaning and purpose
  • Disconnection from a higher power (for those who believe in such)
  • Hopelessness
  • Avoidance of painful or anxiety-provoking experiences

Inclusivity

Dr. Embrey looks forward to working with patients from all backgrounds and cultures.

Education and Training

  • Columbia University, 2011: Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Behavior
  • Frank H Netter MD School of Medicine, 2017: Concentration in Medical Humanities
  • University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, 2020: Psychiatry Residency
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2022: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology: Board Certified as of Dec 2021
  • Kaivalya Yoga School, Certified 200 Hour Yoga Teacher, Oct 2020
  • Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction 8 Week Course, 2019

https://www.mistyembreymd.com

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