Mental Health Disorders

This certification course has been specially created for helping professionals, including counselors, psychologists, case managers, psychotherapists, social workers, marriage & family therapists, addiction counselors, therapists, occupational therapists, occupational therapists’ assistants, nurses, and other mental health professionals. 

The education provided in this intensive online training is designed to breathe new life into your clinical treatment plans for clients who are looking for holistic approaches to health and healing.
 
This interactive online certification course also offers you a community of peers and mentors all focused on helping clients succeed.

There is no known commercial support nor conflict of interest for this program. 



20 CE Credits for Psychologists, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Professional Counselors, and Nurses are approved by The CE Company.

The CE Company is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The CE Company maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

The CE Company has co-sponsored Nutritional and Integrative Medicine for Mental Health for 20 continuing education (CE) credits to Psychologists, Social Workers, Nurses, Professional Counselors, and Marriage & Family Therapists in the following states:* 

Psychologists 
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY 

Social Workers 
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY 

Mental Health Counselors 
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY 

Marriage and Family Therapists 
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NC, ND, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY 

Nurses 
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY 

Professional Counselors 
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY 

*Participants should always check with their state’s licensure board regarding the acceptance of APA CE credits. If you are seeking continuing education credit for a specialty or location not listed above, it is your responsibility to contact your licensing/certification board to determine program eligibility. Partial credit for attendance of individual sessions is not available. 



We are a Preferred Provider with the Integrative and Functional Nutrition Academy (IFNA). The certification course “Nutritional and Integrative Medicine for Mental Health” is approved for 24 Continuing Professional Education Units (CPEUs).

Once you complete your certification you may maintain this record and submit it to IFNA when required.

You may also check about submitting our certificate of completion directly for RD and Nutritional CPEUs to your local credentialing body. We encourage you to learn about your specific credentials requirements in advance.



We are a Preferred Provider with the National Association of Nutrition Professionals (NANP). The certification course, “Nutritional and Integrative Medicine for Mental Health” is approved for a total of twenty (20) NANP Category I CEUs.

Once you complete your certification you may maintain this record and submit it to NANP when required.

You may also check about submitting our certificate of completion directly for RD and Nutritional CEUs to your local credentialing body. We encourage you to learn about your specific credentials requirements in advance.



We Are a Preferred Provider with The Nutritional Therapy Association (NTA). The certification course, “Nutritional and Integrative Medicine for Mental Health” is approved for a total of twenty-four (24) health CEUs.

Once you complete your certification you may maintain this record and submit it to NTA when required.


Accessibility Policy: This program adheres to the standards of the Americans Disabilities Act. Please contact the Leslie Korn Institute for Integrative Medicine if special accommodation is required.

Grievances Policy: Leslie Korn Institute for Integrative Medicine seeks to ensure equitable treatment of every person and to make every attempt to resolve grievances in a fair manner. Please submit a written grievance to grievances_lkkim@protonmail.com. Grievances would receive, to the best of our ability, corrective action in order to prevent further problems.

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1. Assess the scientific research that links diet and nutrition to mental illness and its implications for treatment.

2. Demonstrate incorporation of ethical and scope of practice considerations relative to integrated and nutritional medicine with respect to your own professional discipline.

3. Prepare to interview clients using the DSM-5™ Cultural Formulation tool to explore health and healing in order to inform the treatment planning process.

4. Demonstrate the use of a food-mood assessment to evaluate client eating patterns and how those patterns may influence their mental health.

5. Describe reframing client self-shame statements regarding their dietary habits.

6. Discuss the science of circadian rhythm as it contributes to depression, PTSD, and bipolar disorder.

7. Explain the psychobiology and psychophysiology of mind and body interactions with reference to seven DSM™ categories.

8. Describe stage-specific anaerobic and aerobic exercise and client self-care methods to decrease dissociative symptoms in clients.

9. Demonstrate breathing techniques to reduce hyperventilation and improve focus among clients with anxiety disorders.

10. Describe integrative and nutritional methods for digestion as they relate to client psycho-education.

11. Analyze the science for the “second brain,” the gut-brain axis communication system of neurotransmitters.

12. Identify six culinary methods for treating clients who present with mood lability.

13. Describe adaptations of culinary methods for children and teens with behavioral and mental health disorders such as ADHD and ODD.

14. Identify the evidence for the use of fats in the diet for anxiety and depression.

15. Assess the value of the epidemiological research underlying the benefits of the Mediterranean diet and its specific application for client mental health.

16. Explain how certain micronutrients and macronutrients affect mood and behavior in clients.

17. Describe the correlation of gluten and casein sensitivity with the presentation of depression, psychosis, and ASD in clients.

18. Assess drug-nutrient-herbal interactions for clients in order to prevent side effects of polymedicine use.

19. Discuss contraindications of the use of psychotropic medications, herbal medicines, and nutrients.

20. Explain the endocannabinoid system and the ratio of THC : CBD in mental health and pain disorders.

21. Define the benefits of therapeutic massage therapy and bodywork as an adjunct to psychotherapy.

22. Compare and contrast bodywork and acupuncture and when a referral might be appropriate for the treatment of complex trauma

23. Examine the research on cranial electrical stimulation for insomnia, depression, and PTSD.

24. Define the glymphatic system and its role in clearing plaque and tau proteins from the brain.

25. Describe evidence-based protocols for nutritional and herbal approaches for seven DSM-5™ categories.

26. Identify 6 nutritional methods for treating clients who present with mood lability.

Certification is easy and simple. Start with completing one of my three certification programs. As a licensed provider, once you successfully complete a program and achieve a minimum of 75% on the post-test, you may submit your application for certification here.
 
It’s free for the first year.
 
If you are not licensed but believe that your background and work qualify you for certification, we offer an alternative pathway by which to apply. Use the same process above; in the application form, you will be asked to upload additional supporting materials.
 
And of course, our staff is available to support your application submission should any questions arise; just contact us.

There are options to work with me directly.
 
You may choose a Health Consultation for your own health and to see how to conduct the Brainbow Blueprint^® model in practice.
 
I also offer Practice Building and Career Counseling to think through your career goals in integrative medicine and nutrition for mental health.
 
Whatever way you prefer to connect with me, know that I am passionate about supporting you and your personal and professional goals!

You can start the course immediately! It is a completely self-paced online course — you decide when you start and when you finish. Once you have completed the course you can claim CE credits and apply for your free certification.

How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like — across any and all devices you own. 

If you are not 100% satisfied with this course you may send an email and you will be provided with a full refund, no questions asked. The reimbursement given will be minus taxes and fees paid.