Life’s challenges don’t happen in just one part of you. Your care shouldn’t either.
At Charm City Natural Health, integrative psychology offers talk therapy that honors the connection between mind, body, and daily life. It’s therapy designed for insight, growth, and practical change.
Sessions create a calm, judgment‑free space where you can speak openly and be heard.
Therapy integrates emotional work with lifestyle factors such as sleep, nutrition, exercise, and mindfulness.
CBT, mindfulness, and psychodynamic tools are blended to meet your needs and goals.
When helpful and with your permission, your psychologist can coordinate with your naturopathic doctor or other healthcare providers.
The goal isn’t just symptom relief. It’s building resilience, self-understanding, and lasting well-being.
People seek therapy for many reasons, sometimes for a clear concern, other times for a general sense that life feels off‑track. Integrative psychology addresses emotional challenges while also considering physical health, relationships, and daily habits. Here are some of the most common areas Dr. Apel helps patients navigate.
Evidence‑based therapy and lifestyle guidance to reduce worry, lift mood, and restore balance.
Trauma‑informed care supporting recovery from past experiences through safety, reflection, and gradual healing.
Compassionate support through loss, change, and the shifting roles and identities that come with them.
Improving communication, boundaries, and emotional understanding, whether within couples, families, or the workplace.
Help managing chronic stress, fatigue, or low motivation with tools that combine mindfulness and practical lifestyle shifts.
Integrating functional medicine insights to address the emotional impact of health challenges and support lifestyle‑based recovery.
Every therapy session is tailored to the individual; there’s no single roadmap for healing. Sessions may focus on processing emotions, building practical coping tools, or exploring the mind‑body connection through mindfulness and lifestyle awareness.
Common approaches include:
Integrative psychology at Charm City Natural Health combines evidence-based therapy with holistic awareness, always personalized and centered on you.
“Therapy helps you uncover what’s always been within, integrating it with insight and compassion, to make room for real healing and growth.”
— Samantha Apel
Clinical psychologists complete doctoral‑level training (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) that includes graduate coursework in human behavior, assessment, and psychotherapy, along with thousands of hours of supervised clinical experience. The education typically covers:
After earning a doctorate, candidates complete a post‑doctoral residency and must pass national and state licensing exams to practice independently as licensed psychologists.
Samantha Apel, Psy.D., has been licensed as a clinical psychologist since 2007. In addition to her doctoral training at Loyola University Maryland, she has pursued advanced education in functional medicine, integrating lifestyle and mind‑body factors into her psychological work. She is licensed in Maryland and can also provide telehealth services to clients in participating PSYPACT states.
PSYPACT is an interstate compact that allows licensed psychologists in participating states to practice telepsychology across state lines without needing additional licenses in each state.
Currently, forty states plus the District of Columbia participate in PSYPACT, and more states may join soon.
Participating states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Non-participating states: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Oregon
You can find the most updated list here.
