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Aniron Functional Medicine and Integrative Psychiatry

Aniron Functional Medicine and Integrative Psychiatry provides root-cause care for the body and mind. Virtual visits in UT, ID, NV & AZ.

Serving children, teens, and adults with integrative medical and psychiatric services. In-office care in Lindon, UT. "Disclaimer: This content is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. Consult a licensed provider before making health decisions. Individual results may vary. Psychiatry "

06/15/2026

I recently completed my training in autism assessment and diagnosis. While I still have the important process of gaining experience and refining my skills through practice, I am grateful for the knowledge and perspective this training has provided.

The evaluation process is thorough, detailed, and time-intensive, but for good reason. An accurate diagnosis can have a significant impact on treatment planning, educational support, accommodations, and a person’s overall quality of life.

Throughout my training and fellowships, I heard from many colleagues how difficult it can be to fully understand and address behavioral challenges when autism has not yet been identified. A person may present with difficulties that overlap with ADHD, OCD, anxiety, or other conditions. Sometimes it is one diagnosis, and sometimes it is several. Understanding those differences matters because diagnosis guides treatment.

This is where I believe integrative psychiatry shines. By blending conventional psychiatry with functional medicine, we can look at the whole person and develop a more comprehensive understanding of their needs.

As I also complete my two one-year-long fellowships in Integrative Psychiatry, I am excited about the opportunity to provide more comprehensive care and make a meaningful difference for individuals and families navigating these challenges.

The learning never stops, and I am grateful for the journey.

06/05/2026

Today was my first day of training in autism diagnostics and screening. One of the presenters, a psychologist, made a comment that really stuck with me.

She talked about how comprehensive autism evaluations take a significant amount of time, yet insurance companies often do not reimburse providers for the full work involved. As a result, some clinicians feel pressured to use shorter, less comprehensive tools simply because the more thorough evaluations are not financially sustainable.

It reminded me of a question I hear often: “Why don’t you take insurance for all of your services?”

The answer is more complicated than many people realize.

Ask any of my patients how long my appointments are. I intentionally schedule fewer patients because I believe people deserve time, attention, and a thorough evaluation. When I provide conventional insurance-based psychiatric care, reimbursement is often so limited that the system pushes providers toward shorter visits and higher patient volumes.

For example, if someone comes to me for ADHD treatment through insurance, I can address the ADHD diagnosis and medication management. But what if Hashimoto’s disease, hormone imbalances, nutritional deficiencies, sleep disorders, or other medical issues are contributing to those symptoms? Insurance often doesn’t support the time needed to investigate and address those root causes.

This is not a criticism of patients. It’s not even a criticism of individual providers. Many clinicians are doing the best they can within a system that rewards volume over depth.

I hope that instead of asking providers why they don’t simply “change how they do things,” we start asking why the healthcare system is structured this way in the first place.

The real issue is not the provider trying to spend more time with patients. The issue is a system that often values billing codes and productivity metrics more than comprehensive, individualized care.

Patients deserve better. Providers deserve better. And healthcare should be designed around what people need—not around what is easiest to reimburse.

06/01/2026

Aniron Functional Medicine & Integrative Psychiatry is now seeing patients at The EFT Clinic in both Lehi and Bountiful, Utah.

The EFT Clinic offers couples therapy and a variety of counseling services, making it a wonderful place for individuals and families seeking comprehensive support.

At Aniron, we specialize in Functional Medicine and Integrative Psychiatry, focusing on identifying and addressing the root causes of physical and mental health concerns rather than simply managing symptoms.

We evaluate and treat conditions such as:

• Thyroid dysfunction
• Hormonal imbalances and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
• PCOS and PMS/PMDD
• Autoimmune conditions
• Chronic inflammation
• Insulin resistance, diabetes, and metabolic disorders
• Gut health concerns, including IBS

Mental health services include support for:

• Depression and anxiety
• PMDD and postpartum depression
• ADHD
• Autism
• OCD
• Cognitive decline and memory concerns
• PANS/PANDAS

Our approach may include comprehensive blood work, specialty testing, nutrition, lifestyle interventions, supplements, and medication management when appropriate.

Specialty testing available includes:

• GI-MAP
• DUTCH Hormone Testing
• Organic Acids Testing (OAT/MOAT)
• Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis
• Genetic Testing

We are also excited to announce that autism screening services are now available, with comprehensive autism diagnostic evaluations coming soon.

For patients seeking traditional psychiatric care, we also offer conventional psychiatric evaluations and medication management. We currently accept several insurance plans through Alma and Headway for eligible psychiatric services.

Whether you are looking for a root-cause Functional Medicine approach, Integrative Psychiatry, or conventional insurance-based psychiatric care, we are here to help.

Healing the body and mind goes beyond just medication.

📍 Lehi & Bountiful, Utah
💻 Telehealth available in multiple states
🌐 www.anironfmip.com

05/18/2026

Exciting News — We Are Moving!

Beginning June 1st, Aniron Functional Medicine and Integrative Psychiatry (Aniron FMIP) will be relocating our Lindon office to a new home within The EFT Clinic in Lehi and Bountiful.

Main Location:
2940 W Maple Loop Dr, Suite L3
Lehi, UT 84043

Second Location:
145 Medical Dr, Suite C-202
Bountiful, UT 84010
(2nd and 4th Thursdays each month)

While our location is changing, our commitment to providing compassionate, comprehensive care remains exactly the same. This move allows us to offer improved accessibility, more space, and access to additional complementary mental health services under one roof.

We are also pleased to announce:

• Insurance-based psychiatric and mental health services now available in Utah
• Virtual appointments available
• Functional Medicine and Integrative Psychiatry services
• ADHD assessment and treatment
• PANS/PANDAS evaluation and treatment
• Coming soon: Autism screening, diagnosis, and integrative support services

We currently accept:
Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare/Optum, Oscar, Oxford, Carelon Behavioral Health, and Quest Behavioral Health.

Thank you for your patience and support during this transition. We are grateful for the opportunity to continue serving our community and look forward to welcoming you to our new locations.

www.anironfmip.com
(801) 889-2995

05/11/2026

A Holistic Approach Works Best

Recently, I saw a patient with very severe symptoms that resembled ADHD to the point that they were significantly affecting her daily life.

However, she also had PCOS and Hashimoto’s disease. I cannot say this enough: healing the body also involves healing the mind, and vice versa. You cannot expect to address only one aspect of a person’s health without affecting the others. Our bodies are made up of many interconnected systems that rely on each other to function properly.

Her symptoms could very likely be related to thyroid dysfunction and hormone imbalances alone, or, if she does have ADHD, these conditions may be making the symptoms much worse.

Please consider seeking outside-the-box care if you do not feel heard, if your symptoms are being dismissed, or if you are only being treated based on abnormal lab values rather than the whole clinical picture.

Cases like this sadden me because, like many others, she had seen providers before. The issue was not lack of medical care, but that her symptoms were dismissed and only the lab numbers were addressed. I do not like seeing patients suffer, which is why I told her that even though she initially came in only for psychiatry, addressing these underlying issues mattered if we truly wanted her to feel better.

05/08/2026

I saw this picture in my feed a few years ago, and it struck me deeply because of what we mothers go through. Motherhood is the most challenging and life-changing process. Not an event, but a process that, once it starts, continues forever. It is amazing the capacity of love we have, whether the child was born from us or not, and the marvelous ability women have to create life when we carry children.

I probably dislike Mother’s Day at times. For me, it is a personal reminder of the things I feel I have not done well as a mother. It reminds me of the things I should have done differently. As I have gotten older and lost my own mother, with whom I lost a relationship, Mother’s Day can feel like acid on an open wound. All I wish could have been, but was not. All I wish I could have had, but didn’t.

But this time, I want to celebrate even my flaws, because I was never filled with hate, but with love for my children. When I think about what brings me true happiness, it is them. When I think about how good they are, how they love helping others, how they work hard for what they want, when I see that they have struggled but still pick themselves back up, when I see them play and laugh together, then I think… I must have done something right.

To all the mothers who have felt inadequate or fearful of getting it wrong, you are not alone. One of the amazing things about women around the world is that they help raise entire villages.

Know that we all make mistakes. Know that God Himself gave women a power men will never have. Only we were given the opportunity to create life, the opportunity to shape and influence lives in a way only a mother can.

To the mothers who constantly worry about their children, I hope you know your children are blessed to have you. There is no one with more devotion for a child than a mother.

In my native country of Honduras, we have a hymn for mothers called “Himno a la Madre.” One part says:

“In the name of Mother is contained
the highest expression of love,
because there cannot exist on earth
a clearer image of God”

Happy Mother’s Day!!!

05/04/2026

I am a dual-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, and the owner of Aniron Functional Medicine & Integrative Psychiatry. I provide care for children, adolescents, and adults, integrating conventional psychiatry with a functional medicine, root-cause approach to both mental and physical health.

My clinical work focuses on ADHD, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and more complex presentations that may not fully respond to standard treatment alone. I also address underlying metabolic and autoimmune conditions. I incorporate comprehensive evaluations that may include lab testing for nutritional deficiencies, metabolic health, inflammation, hormones, gut health, and genetics to better understand the contributors to symptoms.

Treatment plans are individualized and may include medication management when appropriate, alongside nutrition, targeted supplementation, and lifestyle interventions. My goal is to move beyond symptom management and support more sustainable, long-term improvement by addressing both mind and body.

I have a special interest in working with more complex or treatment-resistant cases, including ADHD evaluations, pediatric behavioral concerns, and emerging areas such as PANS/PANDAS and autism-related care. I offer both in-person and telehealth services and value collaboration with therapists and other providers to support coordinated, comprehensive care.

My approach emphasizes thoughtful, patient-centered care where individuals feel heard, understood, and actively involved in their treatment.

05/01/2026

Your night routine matters more than you think

Sleep isn’t just “rest.” It’s when your body actively repairs, regulates, and resets.

When your sleep is off, everything else starts to follow:
• Hormones become dysregulated
• Blood sugar becomes harder to control
• Mood and anxiety worsen
• Focus and memory decline
• Inflammation increases

A consistent night routine signals safety to your nervous system and tells your body it’s time to shift into recovery mode.

This is especially important if you’re struggling with:
• Anxiety or racing thoughts
• Fatigue despite “sleeping”
• Hormone imbalances
• ADHD symptoms
• Burnout or chronic stress

Small habits done consistently at night can make a bigger impact than most supplements.

You don’t need a perfect routine—you need a consistent one.

Start simple. Stay consistent. Let your body do the rest.

Address

2940 W Maple Loop Drive Suite 301
Lehi, UT
84043

Opening Hours

9am - 5pm

Telephone

+14694434130

Website

http://www.anironfmip.com/

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