Educational Consultation
Get Dr. Hedaya’s Expert Insights While Keeping Your Current Doctor
A specialized consulting service for patients who want to maintain their current care team while gaining Dr. Hedaya’s functional medicine expertise and science-based recommendations.
What Is an Educational Consultation?
An Educational Consultation is designed for patients who have an existing psychiatrist or physician they want to continue seeing, but desire Dr. Hedaya’s specialized functional psychiatry insights to enhance their current treatment.
Think of it as bringing a Master Clinician’s perspective to your existing care team — providing your current doctor with advanced functional medicine insights, testing interpretations, and science-based recommendations they can incorporate into your ongoing treatment.
How It Works
You Remain with Your Current Doctor
- Continue your established relationship with your current psychiatrist or physician
- Keep your existing treatment team and care coordination
- Maintain your current insurance coverage and benefits
- No need to transfer care or change providers
Dr. Hedaya Provides Expert Consultation
- Performs comprehensive functional medicine evaluation
- Analyzes your case through the lens of 20+ years of functional psychiatry expertise
- Identifies root causes and underlying biological dysfunctions
- Provides detailed recommendations in educational format
Your Doctor Receives Comprehensive Recommendations
- Detailed consultation report with Dr. Hedaya’s findings and insights
- Science-based treatment recommendations they can implement
- Educational rationale for suggested interventions
- Direct communication available (with your permission)
What’s Included
Complete Functional Medicine Evaluation
- Comprehensive medical and psychiatric history review
- Analysis of all previous medical records and testing
- Functional medicine assessment of hormones, immunity, infections, toxins, nutrition, GI function
- qEEG brain mapping and analysis (when appropriate)
- Genetic testing and metabolic profiling
- Review of over 6,000 potential data points
Root Cause Analysis
- Identification of underlying biological dysfunctions
- Understanding of why symptoms persist or treatments haven’t worked
- Insights into metabolic, hormonal, inflammatory, or toxic factors
- Connections between physical health and psychiatric symptoms
Comprehensive Educational Report
Detailed written report for you and your physician including:
- Complete findings from the functional medicine evaluation
- Specific root causes identified
- Science-based treatment recommendations
- Educational rationale for each suggestion
- References to supporting research when appropriate
- Supplement protocols and nutritional recommendations
- Lifestyle and dietary modifications
- Laboratory testing suggestions for ongoing monitoring
Provider-to-Provider Communication
With your permission, Dr. Hedaya can:
- Communicate directly with your current physician
- Discuss findings and recommendations
- Answer questions about implementation
- Provide ongoing consultation support
- Collaborate on complex treatment decisions
Who Benefits from Educational Consultations
This service is ideal if you:
Want to Keep Your Current Doctor:
- Have an established relationship with your psychiatrist or physician
- Are satisfied with your current care team overall
- Need continuity with your existing provider
- Want to maintain your insurance coverage and benefits
Seek Specialized Expertise:
- Need functional medicine insights your current doctor may not provide
- Want a second opinion on complex or treatment-resistant conditions
- Desire advanced diagnostic testing and interpretation
- Are looking for root-cause analysis and precision medicine approaches
Face Complex Challenges:
- Multiple failed treatment attempts
- Symptoms that don’t fully respond to current treatment
- Co-occurring medical and psychiatric conditions
- Questions about underlying biological causes
Value Collaborative Care:
- Believe in team-based approaches to healthcare
- Want your providers working together
- Appreciate having expert consultation available to your doctor
- Desire enhanced treatment without changing providers
The Consultation Process
Step 1
Initial Evaluation
- Complete detailed intake forms and medical history
- Comprehensive consultation with Dr. Hedaya (3 – 4 hours)
- Functional medicine assessment and testing as indicated
- qEEG brain mapping when appropriate
Step 2
Analysis and Recommendation Development
- Dr. Hedaya analyzes all findings and data
- Comprehensive report created with educational focus
- Science-based recommendations tailored to your case
- Clear explanations of underlying mechanisms
Step 3
Recommendations Delivery
- Recommendations are provided to you and your current physician
- Follow-up discussion with you to review findings
- Questions answered and clarifications provided
Step 4
Provider Communication
- Direct communication with your physician arranged (with your consent)
- Discussion of recommendations and implementation
- Collaboration on treatment modifications
- Ongoing consultation support available
Step 5
Follow-Up Support
- Additional consultations available as needed
- Continued collaboration with your care team
- Long-term support for optimal outcomes
What Makes This Unique
Bridge Between Traditional and Functional Medicine
Your current doctor may be excellent but may not have training in functional medicine. Dr. Hedaya bridges this gap by providing:
- Advanced functional medicine insights
- Interpretation of specialized testing
- Root-cause analysis expertise
- Precision medicine recommendations
Educational Approach
The consultation is designed to be educational for both you and your physician:
- Clear explanations of underlying mechanisms
- Science-based rationale for recommendations
- References to supporting research
- Practical implementation guidance
Collaborative, Not Competitive
Dr. Hedaya works with your current doctor, not instead of them:
- Respects your existing therapeutic relationships
- Provides supportive consultation, not competing opinions
- Enhances current treatment rather than replacing it
- Fosters collaboration between providers
Comprehensive Yet Practical
Recommendations are thorough but implementable:
- Specific, actionable suggestions
- Prioritized interventions
- Clear timelines and expectations
- Practical consideration of your real-world situation
Investment and Value
Educational Consultations represent an investment in enhanced understanding and treatment of your condition. While we don’t accept insurance, the value includes:
For You:
- Access to specialized expertise not typically available in your area
- Comprehensive root-cause analysis
- Enhanced treatment while keeping your current doctor
- Detailed understanding of your condition
For Your Doctor:
- Expert consultation on complex cases
- Advanced functional medicine insights
- Science-based recommendations with supporting rationale
- Ongoing collaboration opportunity
Long-Term Benefits:
- More effective treatment targeting root causes
- Potential for better outcomes with current provider
- Avoided costs from ongoing ineffective treatments
- Enhanced quality of life and health
Payment Options:
- Fee accepted at time of servic
- Major credit cards accepted
Patient and Provider Experiences
“Dr. Hedaya’s consultation provided insights that transformed my treatment. My psychiatrist was grateful for his detailed recommendations and has incorporated his functional medicine approach. I’m finally making real progress.”
“As a physician, I found Dr. Hedaya’s consultation invaluable. His comprehensive evaluation identified factors I hadn’t considered, and his recommendations were science-based and practical to implement. This collaborative approach benefits my patient enormously.” – Referring Physician
“I didn’t want to leave my therapist and psychiatrist, but I knew I needed more. Dr. Hedaya’s educational consultation gave us all new insights and a path forward. My treatment team now has tools they didn’t have before.”
When to Consider an Educational Consultation
You may benefit from this service if:
- You’ve been told “your labs are normal” but still feel unwell
- You want functional medicine insights without changing providers
- Your doctor is open to collaboration and new approaches
- You desire comprehensive testing and root-cause analysis
- You need specialized expertise your current doctor may not have
- You want science-based recommendations your doctor can implement
Your doctor may welcome this consultation if they:
- Recognize the value of functional medicine perspectives
- Face complex cases outside their primary expertise
- Are open to collaborative care and learning
- Value science-based recommendations from specialists
- Want to expand their treatment approach
- Support their patients’ desire for comprehensive evaluation
Frequently Asked Questions
No. The Educational Consultation is designed to enhance, not interfere with, your existing care. Dr. Hedaya provides recommendations that your current doctor can choose to implement.
Most physicians welcome expert consultation, especially when it comes with detailed educational rationale and evidence-based recommendations. We find that collaborative approaches benefit everyone.
The consultation provides recommendations, but your current prescribing physician makes all medication decisions. Dr. Hedaya can suggest medication considerations based on functional medicine findings.
Initial evaluation typically takes 3-4 hours. Recommendation development takes several weeks because lab results often take time to come back from the labs. Provider communication happens on a mutually convenient timeline.
Yes. If you decide you want Dr. Hedaya as your primary psychiatric provider, we can transition from consultation to comprehensive care.