About Dr. Lisa
Dr. Lisa Pomerantz is a registered naturopathic doctor and Certified Functional Psychiatry Provider. She focuses on treating mental health from a whole body perspective. The nervous system is often overlooked, yet its health influences every other system in the body, and is equally shaped by them. When Dr. Lisa works with her patients, her goal is to help them feel alive and free in both mind and body.
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Her passion for mental health began in her teens, when she experienced anxiety and depression firsthand. She knew this was not a way anyone should have to live, and resolved that even when she could not yet see the light at the end of the tunnel, she knew it was there. That same determination and dedication now shape the way she cares for her patients.
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Dr. Lisa approaches mental health through a blend of biology and psychology. The nervous system requires the right physical conditions to function well, and the mind, heart, and spirit need to feel heard, seen, and safe. She looks for the root causes of disease using both conventional and functional lab testing, while placing deep importance on listening to each patient’s story. Her approach integrates lifestyle counseling, nutrition through food and targeted supplementation, herbal medicine, nervous system regulation skills, and naturopathic counseling. She is also a strong advocate for psychedelic assisted therapy and refers out when appropriate.
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Dr. Lisa primarily works with adults, and sees children and teens on a case by case basis. She emphasizes collaboration, education, and making sure her patients feel truly heard. She works with those experiencing anxiety, depression, ADHD, chronic stress, and more.
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Outside of her practice, Dr. Lisa loves being outdoors, especially snowboarding and rock climbing. She loves to travel, and says that one of her favorite experiences is culture shock from the wonder of being immersed in another world. She has a fur baby she calls her angel, an all white cat named Snow Pea. As much as she wishes otherwise, Snow Pea is not an adventure cat.
My Story: The Tree of Life
Myrtle Beach, five years after diagnosis, feeling great
After receiving my BA, I returned home to Long Island to be with my father living with a new diagnosis of stage IV pancreatic cancer, which only has a five year survival rate of 5%. My father, Doug, was utterly inspiring, not allowing his diagnosis to define him. He changed his life completely and began eating a whole foods, plant based diet, exercising, sauna sweating, and gave up a tremendous amount of stress he had carried. Over the next two years, I saw my dad get healthier, not sicker, until the doctors declared him in remission. During this time I discovered naturopathic medicine, and decided I would learn this healing art so that I could help people beat the odds as my father had.
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Then, his younger sister got pancreatic cancer too. My dad poured his heart into supporting her healing, but her journey was different than his, and she left us one year later. My dad had a tree of life pendant made in memory of his sister and wore it everyday. This pendant was the inspiration for my logo. I truly believe that, after his first diagnosis, his ability to renew his joy and love of life played a major impact on his healing. And I also believe that his sister's passing was just too much for his heart, because one month later his cancer returned. He fought this second round with all he had in him, but his heart had been broken, and a year and a half later he moved on to be with his sister.
We enjoyed seven years with my dad after his original diagnosis, astonishing his oncology team. His remission was not spontaneous, it was a direct result of the health promoting changes he made in his life. The return of his cancer was also not spontaneous, but was in direct correlation with the deep love he had for his sister, and the loss he felt. They are both now my angels, lovingly watching over me as I do my work in this life.
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In loving memory of Doug Pomerantz and Ferne Negrin Pomerantz