Metabolic Health Informed Psychotherapy

Geri Russo in Collaboration with

Dr. Ankit Chawla - Founder of Agami Health

“Emotional and physical struggles are often connected in ways that can be hard to see - tied up in the mind, body and the stories we tell ourselves. Metabolic Health-Informed Psychotherapy creates space to explore these links and make lasting, meaningful shifts”

- Geri Russo

  • Metabolic Health-Informed Psychotherapy (MHIP) is a pioneering approach that brings together the fields of psychotherapy and metabolic health.

    This integrative framework recognises that psychological and physiological wellbeing are deeply intertwined - and that issues such as mood instability, anxiety, depression, brain fog, low motivation, emotional dysregulation and the quality of our relationships may have roots not only in past experiences and unconscious patterns, but also in blood sugar fluctuations, poor sleep, systemic inflammation and other markers of metabolic dysfunction.

    Rather than treating mental health in isolation, MHIP considers the whole person. This includes exploring how food, movement, nervous system regulation, gut health, hormone balance and lifestyle habits influence emotional resilience and psychological symptoms. It also brings psychodynamic and relational depth to common struggles around food, eating patterns, addiction to sugar, dependency on ultra-processed foods and body image.

    I work systemically - considering the impact of family dynamics, early attachment and cultural shaping, while integrating body-based awareness and mind-body insight.

    MHIP is the first approach of its kind, created to complement and extend the growing body of research in Metabolic Psychiatry by adding a rich, psychotherapeutic lens to how we understand and work with mental and metabolic health.

    This approach is not about giving dietary advice or prescribing a specific lifestyle. It’s about helping you understand how your internal world; emotional, physiological and psychological - interacts. In doing so, it becomes possible to make meaningful, sustainable changes that support both mental and metabolic wellbeing.

  • As part of this new service, I will be collaborating with Dr. Ankit Chawla, an established longevity and functional medicine physician and founder of Agami Health. Dr. Ankit takes a muscle-centric, precision medicine approach to optimising cardiometabolic health - grounded in nutrition, lifestyle and functional medicine.

    With a deep understanding of the link between emotional and physical wellbeing, his work focuses on empowering individuals to take charge of their health and live fully, not just functionally.

    Together, we bring a holistic and personalised lens to emotional and physical health, rooted in both science and lived experience.

  • The complete MHIP offering combines in-depth psychotherapy with metabolic insight. It includes:

    • Blood-based, metabolic lab testing and analysis in collaboration with Agami Health.

    • Ongoing dynamic, experiential psychotherapy

    • Exploration of emotional eating, addictive patterns and trauma

    • Psychoeducation on the connection between metabolic and mental health

  • We offer the option of at-home blood testing, making the MHIP programme accessible to wherever you live in the UK.

    Psychotherapy sessions and Agami consultations can be conducted online, allowing you to benefit from this integrated approach no matter where you're based.

  • Clients who benefit from MHIP are often those who feel they’ve “tried everything”, from traditional therapy to various medical interventions - yet still sense that something essential is being missed.

    If you feel stuck, depleted, emotionally reactive, or out of balance in a way that neither talk therapy nor physical health treatments have resolved, MHIP offers a more comprehensive, whole-body lens through which to understand your symptoms, and yourself.

    • Feel stuck or depleted despite years of therapy and/or medical treatment

    • Struggle with anxiety, low mood, depression or brain fog

    • Experience cravings, energy crashes, or sleep issues

    • Are dealing with physical symptoms that persist despite medical treatment or lifestyle changes

    • Want a whole-person approach that includes your internal health, lifestyle, diet, and emotional world

    • Are curious about how your body might be influencing your mind (and vice versa)

    • Collaborative, tailored and bespoke support

    • Integration of emotional and physiological insights

    • Optional functional assessments and lab testing via Agami Health

    • A safe space to explore food, body image, stress, relationships and emotional patterns

    • Potential 28-session structured programme available

  • Feeling curious?

    Whether you’ve spent years in therapy, tried medication, or seen countless specialists - if something still feels unresolved, this integrated approach may offer what’s been missing.

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“Curiosity is the beginning of change, but it’s through relationship that real transformation unfolds. I help people explore the deep interplay between mind, body, and emotion, including how metabolic health affects mood, anxiety and depression. Emerging research in metabolic psychiatry shows that what happens in the body profoundly shapes what we feel and by working at this intersection, we open the door to lasting change.”

— Geri Russo

“I am passionate about simplifying the art and science of longevity and health to make it accessible for everyone – knowledge is power, and I take great pride in empowering everyone I work with.”

— Ankit Chawla