Lea Brainerd, PA-C, CAQ-Psy, MSPAS, PCC
Integrative Mind-Body Medicine Provider
We help you heal your brain so you can fall in love with your life — and yourself.
The Learn Healing Brain Method™ is a root-cause, soul-conscious approach to mental health that recognizes symptoms not as disorders, but as signals. True healing requires a biological reset, nervous system recalibration, and soul-level reconnection.
Our model supports you in addressing brain and mental health challenges at their physiological, psychological, relational, and spiritual roots while restoring your autonomy and clarity.
We provide holistic, personalized, and thorough integrative medicine, coaching, and neuroscience psychology to anyone seeking help creating optimized health & wellness. We do this through unique, effective, and empirically based research using personalized blueprint algorithms through the science of sustainable change. With an personalized “Functional Brain & Mental Health Blueprint,” you can efficiently address your needs with the tools to change your life into a life you truly want.
Our Philosophy
Core Beliefs:
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The symptom is sacred. It's a messenger — not something to silence, but something to learn from and integrate. They’re “love letters from your body” asking for attention and compassion.
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The brain is a garden, not a machine. Nurturing its terrain with the right inputs — nourishment, safety, meaning, expression — allows healing to unfold
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Healing is wholeness. We don't just treat neurotransmitters; we honor every layer — the physical, emotional, energetic, relational, and spiritual.
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Root-cause medicine meets root-cause worthiness: self-care, self-love, and inherent worthiness is key to providing the care you need.
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Empowerment before perfection: Treatment plans prioritize realistic, kind-to-self micro-steps over overwhelming, rigid plans.
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Dual healing goals: For every clinical objective (optimize thyroid, balance neurotransmitters), there’s an emotional/identity objective (trust my body, feel safe in my skin).
Our Toolkit
​At Learn Healing Brain, we integrate multiple healing modalities:
- Functional/Integrative Medicine: Comprehensive lab testing (nutrient, hormone, gut, immune, mycotoxin, heavy metal), targeted supplements, peptides, and detox support
- Brain & Neurobiology: LDN, amino acids, neuroinflammation tools, nootropics, ketamine therapy, and functional mental health medications when needed
- Somatic & Trauma-Informed Tools: Polyvagal theory, somatic psychotherapy, and embodied cognition practices
- Internal Family Systems (IFS): Parts mapping, unblending, and Self-energy strengthening
- Psychedelic Integration: Ketamine sessions (both at-home & in-person), preparation/integration support, and aftercare rituals
- Spiritual & Energetic Medicine: Archetypal psychology, guided visualizations, and intuitive tools
Additional features of our care include:
- Personalized curated music playlists (Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Premium subscriptions required)
- Access to a supportive coach with ketamine and psychiatric services
- Customized lab panels
For therapists and practitioners, we offer collaboration opportunities and referral partnerships. Reach out for more details.