Episode 631: Supporting the Whole Client: Physiology, Mental Health, and GLP-1s with Dr. Kristen Allott

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Evan Dumas, your co-hosts of Group Practice Tech.

In our latest episode, we chat with Dr. Kristen Allott about how mental health providers can support client well-being by looking at the foundational aspects of wellness.

We discuss:

• How mental health is impacted when the power supply for the body (food, sleep, exercise, breathing) isn't adequate
• Our primary attachment being to our body
• The impact of adrenaline in the body, and how that impacts folks with complex trauma, especially if they don't eat regularly
• How understanding wellness and the nervous system can help mental health professionals serve clients better
• The toolkit Dr. Allott would provide for every mental health practitioner
• Therapist wellness and why therapist burnout is so severe
• Self-care vs. self-neglect
• Dr. Allott's upcoming training on GLP-1s and mental health with PCT
• Why therapists are uniquely situated to provide care for people managing the effects of GLP-1 medications

Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/

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• Live (and recorded) CE training: GLP-1s: Mental Health, Addiction, and Disordered Eating — What Therapists Need to Know
  • Join Dr. Kristen Allott, ND LAc, for this three-credit-hour training, presented live on October 30, 2026, with on-demand self-study CE course access also included. This training will help therapists understand how GLP-1 medications may be supporting or compromising a client's well-being and provide a framework for navigating client conversations, setting realistic expectations, and "tipping the scales" toward safety and efficacy — all while remaining within their scope of practice.

• To learn more about Dr. Kristen Allott, visit KristenAllott.com. The homepage links to all of her free handouts and videos, which you can share with your clients.
• You can also sign up for the Dynamic Brains Learning Collective, a free monthly virtual meeting where you can ask Dr. Allott your questions and she dives deeply into hot topics.
• You can learn more about her workbook, Fuel Your Brain, Not Your Anxiety, which walks you through the steps she uses to identify the physical causes of mental health challenges.
• Be sure to follow Dr. Allott on social media:
  • Instagram: @KristenAllott
  • Facebook: @DynamicPaths
• Finally, a quick note: Dr. Allott can only see individuals as patients if they live in Washington state. However, she is available to be contracted as a consultant for mental health professionals who want to engage more deeply with their clients and care for the whole body. She is also available for individualized seminars.