GI Psychology
In person (Miami) and online (Florida + PSYPACT states)
Your gut and your nervous system are in constant conversation. When that relationship breaks down, no amount of dietary changes or medication fully addresses what is happening. That is where GI psychology comes in.
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“Living with IBS is not just a physical experience. It reshapes how you move through the world.”
— Dr. Mariah
You have done the scopes, the bloodwork, the elimination diets. Some things helped a little. Nothing helped enough. What is harder to talk about is everything else—the way you plan your day around bathroom access, the social events you quietly stopped attending, the anxiety that spikes before a long drive or a restaurant you have never been to.
Common Areas of Focus
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) including:
Crohn's Disease
Ulcerative Colitis
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Functional GI Disorders
Health Anxiety around GI Symptoms
Seeing a GI psychologist does not mean your symptoms are in your head. It means you are dealing with a complex disorder that involves both your physiology and your nervous system, and you deserve someone who understands both.
Our Approaches
*Tailored to your individual needs
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Exploring the parts of you that have had to reorganize around an unpredictable body and the anxiety that comes with it.
Somatic Experiencing
Working with the way gut-related fear and chronic stress have become embedded patterns in your nervous system.
Psychodynamic Therapy
Understanding the emotional and relational history that shapes how you experience and respond to GI symptoms.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Targeting the avoidance, health anxiety, and unhelpful thought patterns that worsen GI symptoms and shrink your world.
Sessions available via telehealth across Florida and PSYPACT states. In-person intensive sessions available in Miami, Florida. Together, we outline a path forward that’s realistic, strategic, and tailored to your specific needs.
Sessions available via telehealth across Florida and PSYPACT states. In-person intensive sessions available in Miami, Florida. Together, we outline a path forward that’s realistic, strategic, and tailored to your specific needs.
What Becomes Possible
Reduce anxiety around food, symptoms, and unpredictability
Decrease the fear response tied to gut sensations
Untangle the relationship between stress, emotion, and symptom flares
Move through the grief of a life shaped by your diagnosis
Communicate more openly with your medical team and the people in your life
Return to activities, places, and experiences you have been avoiding
