Modern Wellness for Adults and Adolescents
Mental health + Functional wellness
Teenya Creswell, M.ED, LPC, CIMHP, CFMP (She/Her)
What is Functional Nutrition?
Functional nutrition is a component of functional medicine, a healthcare practice that attempts to understand and resolve the underlying root causes of imbalance and illness in the body. At its core, functional nutrition is a philosophy that promotes the use of food as medicine to prevent and alleviate diet and lifestyle-related diseases. By looking at your whole picture -- diet, symptoms, illness history, medications, lifestyle, stress, lab work, toxic exposure, history of antibiotic use, etc., we can put together an overall plan. That plan serves as a trail map of the nutrition your body needs to regain health and prevent illness. With functional nutrition, we can promote healing by emphasizing diet and lifestyle changes, and nutritional supplements instead of simply masking symptoms. Lab testing may be used to determine root causes and to guide treatment.
So how does mental health fit in?
An emerging body of evidence has suggested that nutrition plays an important role in mental health. In the past, most studies have focused on the association of depression with specific nutrients or foods. However, the effect of nutrition on health is complex and often involves interactions between different nutrients and a variety of food components in addition to health behavior. I want to help you find the root cause of your depression and anxiety so you can feel like yourself again.
The goal of mental health nutrition is to reestablish a healthy equilibrium in the body, so you feel well and have the confidence to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Please keep in mind: as a mental health nutritionist, I am a Licensed Professional Counselor trained in Functional Medicine. I am NOT a doctor. While I can work collaboratively with you and your other practitioners, functional nutrition is not a replacement for conventional (or alternative) medicine.
WHY WOULD YOU NEED TO SEE ME?
As a mental health nutritionist, my job is to listen. I want to hear your story. I want to explore exactly what is going on. I want you to understand that it’s not “all in your head”, even if you’ve been told exactly that.
Functional nutrition is a component of functional medicine, a healthcare practice that attempts to understand and resolve the underlying root causes of imbalance and illness in the body. At its core, functional nutrition is a philosophy that promotes the use of food as medicine to prevent and alleviate diet and lifestyle-related diseases. By looking at your whole picture -- diet, symptoms, illness history, medications, lifestyle, stress, lab work, toxic exposure, history of antibiotic use, etc., we can put together an overall plan. That plan serves as a trail map of the nutrition your body needs to regain health and prevent illness. With functional nutrition, we can promote healing by emphasizing diet and lifestyle changes, and nutritional supplements instead of simply masking symptoms. Lab testing may be used to determine root causes and to guide treatment.
So how does mental health fit in?
An emerging body of evidence has suggested that nutrition plays an important role in mental health. In the past, most studies have focused on the association of depression with specific nutrients or foods. However, the effect of nutrition on health is complex and often involves interactions between different nutrients and a variety of food components in addition to health behavior. I want to help you find the root cause of your depression and anxiety so you can feel like yourself again.
The goal of mental health nutrition is to reestablish a healthy equilibrium in the body, so you feel well and have the confidence to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Please keep in mind: as a mental health nutritionist, I am a Licensed Professional Counselor trained in Functional Medicine. I am NOT a doctor. While I can work collaboratively with you and your other practitioners, functional nutrition is not a replacement for conventional (or alternative) medicine.
WHY WOULD YOU NEED TO SEE ME?
- You have symptoms like fatigue, brain fog, burnout, weight gain/weight loss resistance, ADHD, depression, anxiety, but your conventional doctor says everything is normal.
- You suspect thyroid issues, but have been told everything is fine.
- You just don’t feel yourself, but all your blood work from your doctors come back “normal”.
- You have chronic constipation, bloating, belly discomfort or heartburn, but aren’t sure why.
- You’re wondering how food and diet can make you feel better and/or if you’re eating the right diet for you.
- You read a lot about food, diet and health, but need some help discerning how to prioritize this information.
- You feel like you’re not being heard by your current healthcare practitioners.
As a mental health nutritionist, my job is to listen. I want to hear your story. I want to explore exactly what is going on. I want you to understand that it’s not “all in your head”, even if you’ve been told exactly that.
Education, Certifications and Trainings
Education:
Master's degree in Education Counseling from Our Lady of the Lake University (2007)
Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, University of New Mexico (1984)
Licenses:
LPC- Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed in Texas
IMHP- Independent Mental Health Practitioner, Licensed in Nebraska
Certifications:
HeartMath Certified Practitioner, HeartMath Institute (2024)
CFMP- Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, FMU (2022)
Functional blood chemistry analysis: Master training program with Dr. Weatherby (2021)
CIMHP- Certified Integrative Mental Health provider (2019)
Trainings:
Living an anti-inflammatory lifestyle, Dr. Fisher (2023)
Enzymes: More that just Digestive Support, Milton Bastidas DC (2022)
Functional & Integrative Medicine for Mental Illness - Fundamentals for Therapists, Dr. James Greenblatt (2022)
Integrative Medicine for ADHD (v2), Dr James Greenblatt (2022)
Mineral Mastery, Rick Fisher (Aug 2022)
Master class: Kalish method 101 (2020)
An integrative approach to Thyroid disorder (2020)
Lab-based treatment for fatigue and depression- measuring Mitochondrial function (2020)
Neurotransmitters: the inflamed brain (2020)
Neurotransmitter dysfunction (2020)
Intro to the Organic acid test and why it’s important with Dr. Woller (2020)
Organic acids yeast, bacteria and clostridial markers: challenges of assessing small intestinal gut dysfunction (2020)
How to correct detoxification pathways (2020)
Detoxification in clinical practice: Finding glutathione deficiencies (2020)
Intro into integrative mental health (2020)
G.I. health, H. pylori myths and realities, assessments and treatments (2020)
Restoring mitochondrial energy production (2020)
Brain restore in 4 (2020)
Master class: Neurotransmitters and Mitochondrial (2020)
Functional bloodwork interpretation- Eclectic school of herbal medicine (2019)
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