Scope of Service

I provide consultation‑based holistic mental health assessments for adults and older adults with stress, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorders who wish to augment their current treatment with lifestyle change, breath‑based yoga, meditation practices, and spiritual enquiry.

I no longer prescribe or renew medications. The referring clinician remains the most responsible physician (MRP) for all prescribing decisions and ongoing medical/psychiatric care. I will provide written recommendations that you may choose to integrate into your treatment plan.

Referrals are generally suitable when:

The primary concern is stress, depression, or an anxiety disorder.

The patient is medically and psychiatrically stable, with no inpatient mental health admission in the last 6 months.

The patient is able and willing to engage in lifestyle‑based and breath‑based practices.

Referrals are usually not suitable when there is:

Dementia/major neurocognitive disorder, active psychosis, bipolar disorder, or moderate–severe substance use disorder.

A recent inpatient mental health admission (within 6 months).

Unstable physical health that would reasonably preclude participation in breath‑based practices (for example, recent myocardial infarction or stroke, or markedly poor respiratory reserve).

Referrals must be made by a physician or nurse practitioner.

Please complete the “Holistic Referral Form” and fax it, along with a current medication list and relevant consultation notes, to 519‑913‑5414.

I will review the referral for suitability against the above criteria and notify your office whether the consultation can be offered.

Additional information:

Within the consultation, I may teach and recommend breathing and meditation techniques as complementary strategies alongside conventional care, in keeping with CPSO expectations regarding complementary and alternative medicine. Where relevant, these practices may draw on structured programs I have been trained to deliver (including those offered through the Art of Living Foundation), but participation in any specific organization’s programs is voluntary and outside the physician–patient relationship.

Fax: +1 519 913 5414

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Contacts

akshyavasudev@gmail.com
FAX: +1 5199135414

DR. AKSHYA VASUDEV

Holistic Adult and Geriatric Mental Health Psychiatrist