Expand Your Toolkit With the Integrative Psychiatry Course Library

Designed for students and practicing mental health clinicians.

✔ Incorporate a clinical model that effectively organizes the Integrative Psychiatry approach.

✔ Listen to the 85+ presentations in the course library.

✔ Download meaningful and organized topic notes.

✔ Discover meaningful algorithms and protocols to organize your approach.

✔ Immerse in experiential recommendations to nurture your own healing, growth, and development.

✔ Earn CME and become a Certified Integrative Psychiatry Professional (IPP-C).

Dr. Nicholas Hatcher Integrative Psychiatry Program

Become a Member Today and Embark on Your Learning Journey.

Coming 7/16/24.

Course Library Overview.

Integrative Psychiatry Tree

The Integrative Psychiatry Course Library offers a comprehensive exploration of the intersections of the brain, body, and environment through a synthesis of conventional and functional medicine. This is ideal for students and practicing Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Registered Nurses. You’ll gain an evidence-based holistic understanding of psychiatric care to overcome the barriers to effective treatment.

Stop sorting through the leaves and become part of the solution on the leading edge of personalized psychiatric practice.

Consider the Whole Person.

See how the Integrative Model is used to organize the evaluation of the individual.

Course Curriculum.

Explore 6 modules, each including organized & concise lectures, downloadable notes, practical summaries for clinical practice, and proposed exercises to build upon the application of the material in the practice setting.

You can review material at your own pace, with direct access to supportive guidance by course faculty and to any added or updated material.

  • In this module, you’ll learn the foundations of Integrative Psychiatry, including a focus on how care can be improved by sharpening diagnostic reasoning skills, analyzing the evidence base, and implementing change through the use of quality improvement science. The strengths and weaknesses of the conventional model will be critically appraised.

  • In this module, you’ll also explore a synthesis of relevant neuroanatomy and physiology into a practical application format to enhance your conceptualization of brain networks and patient teaching methods. This content will set the stage for conceptualizing syndromic phenotypes and our analysis of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical treatment options.

  • In this module, you’ll learn about key body systems influencing the brain and how to analyze and treat these systems effectively using advanced interview, screening, laboratory, and diagnostic techniques. These systems include the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, the gut-brain axis, detoxification, the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis, metabolism, the immune-brain axis, and epigenetics.

  • In this module, you’ll learn how to analyze behaviors effectively using the behavioral chain analysis. By extension, you’ll learn how to bridge an individual from behavioral change to behavioral transformation by incorporating skills learned from the field of axiology (the study of values). You’ll leave this module with effective tools for implementing behavioral change and transformation.

  • In this module, you’ll learn how to analyze the elements making up the sum total of environmental exposure and how to address them in the plan of care. You’ll receive focused content on lifestyle modifications in the domains of relationships, nutrition, exercise, sleep, and substance use.

  • This final module emphasizes how individuals frame their experiences and construct the narrative of their life stories. In this final module, you’ll learn how to examine personality, the conceptualization and experience of the Self, and spirituality. You’ll also learn several techniques to nurture these domains and support the actualization of goals.

Comparison to Other Programs.

Other Programs The Center for Integrative Psychiatry
Cost-Ineffective, $10,000+ Cost-Effective, $59/month, cancel any time
Largely theoretical with minimal practice recommendations Healthy balance of theoretical and practical content with practice and personal recommendations
Long lectures with scattered high-yield material Concise lectures focusing on high-yield material
PowerPoint slides as notes Detailed notes document for each lecture to go along with PowerPoint
Disorganized topics Clearly organized topics following a practice model
Lack of access to course instructor(s) Direct access to course instructor(s) and community
Content revision & updates done after each cohort Ongoing content updates based on changing evidence basis and participant requests
Vague nutraceutical recommendations Specific brand and dosing recommendations

Continuing Education Credits & Certification.

Upon joining as a member, you will receive access to the final exam. You can download and complete it as you work through the course material.

Upon completion of the course material, and a one-time fee of $149, your exam can be submitted to the faculty for grading.

Upon passing with a grade of 80% or higher, you will be awarded 27 continuing education credits and the title of Certified Integrative Psychiatric Provider (IPP-C). You will receive a digital copy of the continuing education credits and certification. Participants can take the exam as many times as necessary to achieve a passing grade (without an additional fee!).

Dr. Nicholas Hatcher

Meet the Lead Instructor.

Dr. Nicholas Hatcher is a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and dually board-certified acute care (AGACNP) and psychiatric mental health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). He completed his acute care and doctoral education and training at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He then completed a post-doctoral degree in psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.

Fascinated by the relationship between the body and the mind and the discrepancies he recognized in the mental healthcare system, Dr. Hatcher continued his academic journey to include a specialized focus on Integrative Psychiatry and Traumatology. He has completed a Fellowship in Integrative Psychiatry and pursued several continuing education opportunities in functional medicine and psychiatry to refine the execution of an integrative model in psychiatry. In his search for a unified and practical model for integrative psychiatry that captures the emergent behaviors of complex systems, Dr. Hatcher has performed a dialectical synthesis of reductionism and chaos/complexity theory to serve as the basis for an integrative model. In his model, he translates dynamic system interrelations into an organized approach that appreciates the uniqueness of each individual and supports the personalization of care.

After appreciating the tremendous benefits of this model in his practice and recognizing the high cost and disorganization of currently available Integrative Psychiatry educational material, Dr. Hatcher became motivated to teach others how to practice Integrative Psychiatry. Through his extensive experience as an educator, as a dually board-certified provider, and as a caring and compassionate individual, Dr. Hatcher aims to refine the delivery of Integrative Psychiatry.

"How can you hope to help a broken individual if you operate based on a broken model and system".

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

Do you have more questions about the course library? Our FAQ section provides detailed information about program access, processes, and more.

  • Yes! The material in the course library is designed to be truly integrative with an emphasis on the unity of traditional and alternative, or conventional and functional medicine perspectives.

  • Yes! For a small one-time fee of $100, this program has been approved to award 27 contact hours. This is contingent upon completing the final exam (described above).

    This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the American Holistic Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

  • While there is no certifying body for Integrative Psychiatry like the ANCC or AANP, I offer certification upon completion of the program as an Integrative Psychiatric Provider (IPP-C). You can use the credentials and associated certificate to demonstrate to others that you have dedicated your time to studying leading-edge practices in the subspecialty of Integrative Psychiatry.

  • Yes! Having the ability to interact and ask questions about this content is important to this learning experience. You will be provided with the instructor’s email address in the program for any questions. You will also have access to the private Integrative Psychiatry community where you can expand upon content and ideas.

  • The program material is delivered through the membership portal under the course library and will include concise presentations, downloadable lecture notes, practical summaries, and proposed exercises for engaging with content.

  • As long as you maintain a membership! You will have immediate and ongoing access to all course material including any added content or revisions made to the material. The course is self-paced, so you can take your time exploring the material.

    Ongoing research and associated revisions and new content are added to provide the highest quality of evidence-based material and value to participants.

  • Yes! Course material is designed to meet you where you are, building a foundation for your understanding of Integrative Psychiatry. You will also have access to the program instructor and the community for any questions or assistance.

  • While the program is designed for the student or practicing Nurse Practitioner, Physician, or Physician Assistant, the program welcomes registered nurses, psychologists, social workers, counselors, and anyone else interested in Integrative Psychiatry. A foundational understanding of biological and health sciences is recommended.

  • Yes! While there is content providing an adequate theoretical basis to build your understanding of the material, the primary focus is clinical application and translation into practice.

  • Yes! Course material will be available for as long as you maintain membership and will include any added, revised, and new content.

  • This program is designed to elevate psychiatric providers to the leading edge of evidence-based and personalized practice. All course material is thoroughly reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis in light of advancements in Integrative Psychiatry.

Pricing for Membership.

This membership provides access to the most competitively priced Integrative Psychiatry course material on the market.

Don’t risk an upfront $5,000-$10,000. Start your membership today, and feel free to cancel at any time.

$59/month

Contact Us & Follow Our Journey.

Still have questions? We’d love to hear from you. Feel free to reach out to us at info@drnicholashatcher.com.

Our team is always ready to help you navigate your educational journey.