Standard psychiatry asks what the diagnosis is and what treats it. Functional psychiatry adds a third question — what else might be contributing to how you feel?
What is functional psychiatry?
Standard psychiatric care asks two essential questions: what is the diagnosis, and what treatment fits it. Functional psychiatry adds a third: what else might be contributing? Sleep, nutrition, physical health, and the way multiple medications interact can all influence mood, energy, and focus.
At CIP, a functional psychiatry consult is a structured, whole-person review that sits alongside your evaluation, medication management, and therapy — it does not replace any of them. It is delivered by Dr. Mariya Farooqi, an integrative pharmacist, which matters: pharmacists are trained specifically in how medications behave and interact.
One thing we want to be clear about: functional psychiatry at CIP is not anti-medication, and we will never claim that supplements or lifestyle changes cure psychiatric conditions. Many of the patients who benefit most are taking psychiatric medication and simply want it to work better for them.
Who is a functional psychiatry consult for?
Medication helps, side effects don't
Adults whose medication helps but comes with side effects that make it hard to stay the course — and who want a careful review before changing anything.
A partial response
Some improvement, but not where you hoped to be, and you want to know what else could be examined.
Several medications at once
People taking several medications — psychiatric and general medical — who want a professional review of how they may interact.
A whole-person review
Anyone who wants sleep, nutrition, and daily habits looked at as part of their mental health care.
Referred by your clinician
Patients of our prescribers and therapists whose clinician recommends an integrative review as part of the care plan.
What happens at a functional psychiatry consult?
Gather the full picture
Before your visit, we ask you to bring everything, so nothing gets missed.
A structured, whole-person review
Dr. Farooqi reviews your history and current treatment, then works through the contributors that standard visits rarely have time for.
If something suggests further testing would be useful, she flags it for you to discuss with your prescriber or primary care physician — we don't order tests you don't need.
Practical, coordinated recommendations
You leave with practical, prioritized recommendations — and because your consult happens inside your CIP chart, they're coordinated with your care team rather than handed to you in isolation.
Which conditions can functional psychiatry support?
Functional psychiatry doesn't treat conditions by itself — it strengthens the care plans our clinical team builds for them. Patients most often add a functional consult while in treatment for:
Why choose CIP for functional psychiatry?
A pharmacist-led review, coordinated with the rest of your care — not a standalone service selling supplements.
A pharmacist leads it
Medication and supplement interactions are Dr. Farooqi's home turf — a review most clinics simply cannot offer in-house.
One roof, one chart
Your functional consult, prescriber, therapist, and TMS team share the same record, so recommendations never conflict behind your back.
Honest scope
We tell you plainly what a functional review can and cannot do — no cure promises, no pressure to abandon treatment that's working.
Two ways to be seen
In person at our Coppell office, or by secure video from anywhere in Texas.
Meet your functional psychiatry provider
Your consult is led by an integrative pharmacist who reviews the whole picture — medications, supplements, labs, sleep, and nutrition — and coordinates every recommendation with your CIP care team.
Care that works alongside a functional consult
Functional psychiatry — common questions
Whether it replaces your current care, stopping medication, being a new patient, insurance, telehealth, and what to bring.
