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Wholistic Health Collaborative has been developed based on the journey I’ve taken with my own chronic health conditions and how I’ve learned through research that an integrated health approach results in the best outcomes for my clients. There are two principles married in the name: Wholistic Health and Collaborative. Wholistic Health reflects how I approach my clients’ health concerns; by integrating biological (nutrition, hydration, exercise, medical conditions, and hormone imbalances), psycho-social (your unique presentation of symptoms and how they are influenced by your thoughts, behaviors, emotions, and quality of social support), as well as your spiritual/ philosophical values. Collaborative is how I function as a psychologist, but also how I expect our team of interdisciplinary practitioners at WHC to work together for the client’s health outcomes. I collaborate with parents/ family members/ partners, teachers, and a variety of practitioners that my clients are working with for their health goals.

Dr. Emily Shum