Dr. Ssemanda trained at some of the most rigorous institutions in academic medicine, Brown, Michigan, landmark research programs, and brought that precision into a practice that most conventional psychiatrists would not recognize.

She has worked across private practice, large health systems, and emergency crisis centers during the COVID-19 pandemic, giving her a rare breadth of clinical experience. What she found across all of it: people don't primarily suffer from chemical imbalances. They suffer from disconnection from their bodies, their meaning, their authentic selves, their communities.

Her practice now integrates the full depth of her training: psychiatric medicine, breathwork, somatic awareness, intuition-focused therapy, lifestyle medicine, hormonal optimization, and a deep respect for the spiritual dimensions of healing.

She is particularly drawn to working with people who have tried conventional approaches and sense there is more. Those who want not just stability, but genuine aliveness.

Credentials:

MD · Board Certified Psychiatrist

Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University

PhD · Clinical Trials Epidemiology

Research foundation in evidence-based medicine

MMSc · Master of Medical Science

University of Michigan Psychiatry Residency

Hypnotherapy Certificate

Inner Results — clinical hypnosis training

Intuition & Meditation Teacher

Intuition Focused Therapy, SoulStrong

Illuminated Herbalism Certificate

David Crow — plant medicine and healing traditions