where we started

 

Dr. Beata (Bay-ata) Lewis founded Mind Body Seven, a mental health and wellness practice which focuses on an integrated, mind-body approach to mental health and wellness.

Her connection to integrative medicine started early. Growing up in rural Poland, she watched family members use centuries-old herbal and food-based remedies to treat body and mind together—demonstrating the profound connection between the two.

Throughout her career, Dr. Lewis has sought to honor that connection between mind and body. She earned her MD from Harvard Medical School, studying adult psychiatry at Columbia University and child psychiatry at the NYU Child Study Center. She also trained with holistic medicine practitioners in India and studied with Dr. Herbert Benson, the pioneering founder of the Mind / Body Medical Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital.  During this time, Dr. Lewis enhanced her expertise as an MD with extensive training in yoga, mindfulness, and a diverse range of mind-body therapies.

When Dr. Lewis opened her Brooklyn mental health clinic, her goal was to build a practice that incorporated psychotherapy, integrative psychopharmacology, mind-body medicine, biofeedback, and nutrition to the benefit of her patients.

Today, the Mind Body Seven team includes psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, psychotherapists, and psychologists—all collaborating on patient care, and sharing an integrated approach to mental wellness.