Jodie Skillicorn, DO, ABIHM is a holistic psychiatrist who works with people seeking to reduce or discontinue psychiatric medications in a careful, collaborative, and nervous-system-informed way. She believes the body has an innate capacity to heal when given the right conditions, and that tapering is not just a medical process, but a deeply physiological and emotional one.
In her clinical practice, Dr. Skillicorn works with patients to develop individualized tapering plans that honor each person’s unique history, situation, and goals. Her approach integrates conventional medical care with somatic and mindfulness-based psychotherapy, allowing people to tend to their nervous system as medications are slowly reduced.
She draws from a range of supportive, evidence-informed and complementary approaches, including mindfulness, breathwork, gentle movement and qi gong, guided imagery, EMDR, EFT, nutrition and supplements. These tools are used to help stabilize the nervous system, process emotions and body sensations that may surface during tapering, and strengthen resiliency.
In addition to her medical practice, Dr. Skillicorn now offers a separate coaching program for individuals going through medication tapering or burnout recovery. While coaching does not provide medical advice or manage medications, it offers education, support, and practical tools for nervous system regulation that can help with the tapering process.
Her work is grounded in respect for personal autonomy, slow and careful change, and the understanding that healing unfolds best when people feel safe, supported, and heard.
