Valentina is an integrative psychiatry provider and physician associate in Chicago with a modern take on mental health. Integrative psychiatry is a framework for healthcare that blends medication management, psychotherapy, lifestyle coaching, and consideration for complementary neuromodulating tools.
Her nutrition-savvy and psychedelic-informed treatment plans are grounded in her experience in the technique of microdose polypharmacy.
Valentina understands that psychologic and neurologic health takes root in the dynamic ecosystem of an individual's gut-brain axis (the interconnected relationship between the brain and digestive system, including the organisms within it).
Valentina is passionate about destigmatizing the use of psychedelic therapies in medicine. Her clients have access to specialized coordination of care within the Able Psychiatry ketamine program.
Although it is impossible for her to provide substances or adjacent treatments outside of a legally sanctioned medical practice, Valentina has considerable experience applying harm reduction methods aimed at promoting safety and supporting patients who choose to undergo these journeys at their own risk.
Microdose polypharmacy is a style of medication management developed by Dr. Abdullah Sallaj. This unorthodox approach seeks to create better tolerated and nuanced treatment profiles by taking advantage of the robust effects of substances used in combination at their lowest effective dose and within an optimal window.
Patients can expect treatment plans to be individualized. They are carefully created over time and require participation.
She doesn’t use labels to guide her course of treatment. Her approach is based on an individual’s history, symptoms, as well as their current and past experiences with psychoactive substances.
Valentina Djordjevic is a Certified Physician’s Associate (PA-C). She earned a Master of Medical Science in Physician Associate Studies from Rosalind Franklin University. Subsequently, she took part in a 2-year apprenticeship under Dr. Sallaj at Able Psychiatry, where she learned the fundamentals of integrative medicine and was influenced by his psychodynamic approach to psychotherapy.
Her professional career has been highlighted by her experiences in education, nutritional counseling, and the neuroadaptive therapies TMS and ketamine. As the former medical director at Able Psychiatry, she developed and taught a 12-week course on nutritional psychiatry.
Valentina takes on a limited number of clients to enable her to engage in an ongoing learning process and further her collection of educational materials for patients and professionals. Book Now with Valentina Djordjevic.
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