GI Psychology
Therapy for digestive conditions, gut-brain symptoms, and the anxiety and disruption that can come with living around your GI system.
You Have Already Done the Scopes, Bloodwork, and Elimination Diets
What is harder to bring up in a GI appointment is everything around the symptoms: mapping bathroom access, declining invitations, and the anxiety before a drive, flight, or unfamiliar restaurant.
GI psychology addresses the full experience of living with digestive symptoms, not only the symptoms themselves.
Your gut and nervous system are in constant conversation. When that relationship breaks down, dietary changes and medication may address part of the problem and leave the rest untouched.
Common Conditions We Treat
What GI Psychology Actually Is
GI psychology is a health-psychology subspecialty focused on the relationship between the digestive and nervous systems. It is also called psychogastroenterology or brain-gut therapy.
Treatment is tailored to symptom patterns, avoidance, nervous-system activation, medical trauma, and the broader emotional impact of living with a GI condition.
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
Return to activities, places, and experiences you have been avoiding
Frequently Asked Questions
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No. Gut-brain conditions have documented physiological mechanisms. This work addresses the communication between the digestive and nervous systems without dismissing symptoms as imagined.
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Yes. GI psychology supports rather than replaces medical care. With your permission, we can coordinate with your gastroenterologist and other providers.
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Many people notice meaningful change within a few months. The timeline depends on symptom severity, avoidance, medical trauma, and your individual goals.
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Yes. Symptoms can be real and disruptive even when testing is inconclusive. Treatment can address nervous-system activation, symptom fear, avoidance, and the emotional impact of uncertainty.
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Yes. Sessions are available in person in Miami and by telehealth throughout Florida and PSYPACT-participating states.
Care Rooted in Empathy
GI conditions affect food, work, travel, intimacy, and everyday planning. We treat the mechanism and the life around it together. If you are ready to address the full picture, a free consultation is a good place to start.