I am an integrative psychiatrist recently certified by the Integrative Psychiatry Institute https://psychiatryinstitute.com/. Before this certification, I trained in France and US and was Board Certified in Adult Psychiatry (2004) and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2009) by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. I have the Belgian recognition for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Arête Ministeriel).

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My clients are children, adolescents, and adults mostly from the expatriate English, French, and Romanian speaking community in the Brussels area. I offer evaluations and individualized treatments based on the principles of Integrative Psychiatry. I use evidence based Complementary and Functional Medicine methods and, at times, conventional interventions (medications).

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Addressing the root causes of mental suffering is my goal. In this framework, symptoms are signals of dysfunctional systems. The degree of wellness emerges from a dynamic balance between three core domains of health: Mind, Body and Lifestyle. Psychotherapy is intimately embedded in the process and the aim is achieving optimal mental health and fulfilling potential.

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On a personal level, I lived and experienced life in several cultures and systems of care. My journey in psychiatry started in communist Romania in early 80s, when a close family member was hospitalization several times. I witnessed first-hand the limited efficacy of conventional methods (essentially psychiatric medications) and their side effects.

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Life took me to a journey West (first France, then United States) following family I remained deeply commitment to the healing path of medicine. I returned to Europe in 2010 and settled in Belgium where I felt in harmony with the diverse international environment. It was a time of integration of my different professional personas, mirroring the integration that I wanted to see around me and in the world. I learned that cultural humility is the secret to the harmony I wanted to infuse in the universe.