 I'm Lisa Sussman, the Health Psychologist at Meridian Integrative Health and Medicine. Health Psychology is a branch of psychology that focuses on the many factors which impact health and well-being. A Health Psychologist works with people in individual and group settings in helping them enhance their emotional, physical, and spiritual health and well-being. Another reason why people would seek Health Psychology services are if they want to learn non-pharmacological methods to help manage pain or the symptoms of their illness. Some of these non-pharmacological methods include meditation and mindfulness as well as some energy-based interventions like emotional freedom technique or what we call tapping. There are many Health Psychology interventions that can help you to dial down your stress response and learn how to manage it in ways that won't wreak havoc on your body and even help you to increase your hardiness. Our team meets regularly to collaborate and work together in helping the patients reach their health goals. The Health Psychologist plays a vital role in helping to teach people these important mind-body skills as well as helping them implement the recommendations and life-saddle changes that they want to make. This exciting approach enables providers from different perspectives to collaborate and coordinate care for their patients. Anyone who is motivated to move on their self-care continuum towards health and well-being can benefit from Health Psychology services.