Dr. Tara Peyman is a licensed naturopathic doctor and the medical director of Integrative Mental Health Center in Scottsdale, Arizona. Since 2007, she has been focusing in the homeopathic and integrative treatment of bipolar disorder and mental illness. Her treatment program for mental health is tailored to each individual. She is familiar with psychiatric medications and can assist patients in either tapering off these prescriptions or integrating them with naturopathic care if necessary.
She focuses on addressing the underlying causes illness and empowers the patient to effectively treat those deeper concerns using homeopathy and natural medicine. She was trained by some of the best classical homeopathic physicians in the country and internationally and applies these highly effective methods in treating people suffering with depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, OCD, PTSD, and many other conditions.
Dr. Peyman chose to focus in treating bipolar disorder after finding that there was such an enormous need for homeopathic options for people with this condition. Once she saw how well people with bipolar typically respond to homeopathic medicine, she decided to direct her entire practice towards helping people overcome bipolar disorder. Another driving force for her interest in treating mood disorders is personal. Dr. Peyman struggled with depression and panic disorder as a teenager and in college, and she found total relief with homeopathic medicine, under the care of a doctor who was later one of her homeopathy teachers in medical school. Bipolar disorder runs in her family, and she saw what an impact it can have when untreated. Finding a method that is not only safe and natural, but in most cases more effective than prescription medications, was inspiring. This experience motivates her to make sure she help as many people as she can to reach a place of healthy remission.
Dr. Peyman received her naturopathic medical degree in 2007 from the Sonoran University in Tempe, Arizona. She grew up in New Haven, Connecticut, and later studied psychology and biology at Antioch College in Ohio. While attending naturopathic medical school, she acted as Public Relations Representative for the Southwest College Naturopathic Society, and was subsequently elected President of the organization. After starting her practice, she developed a nonprofit educational organization called Homeopathic Medicine for Mental Health (HMMH), and presented continuing education seminars for HMMH from 2010 to 2016. Dr. Peyman was honored with the Advancing Naturopathic Medicine Award from Sonoran University in 2019, and she also serves as Vice President of the Psychiatric Association of Naturopathic Physicians. She is a co-author of Naturopathic Clinical Boards Practice Exams, and has written articles for Naturopathic Doctor News & Review, Institute of Natural Medicine, AZNet News, Vegetarian Times Magazine, and other publications. When not practicing medicine, she enjoys painting, hiking, cooking, yoga, and mindfulness meditation.
