Dr. Cheryl Lowry, MD, MPH

Online Therapy

About Me

I am a physician, veteran, researcher, and EMDR therapist who believes effective mental health treatment should go beyond symptom reduction. I co-founded Tactical Mind Solutions to help patients restore adaptive functioning, emotional resilience, cognitive flexibility, and the ability to live and work with greater clarity, stability, and purpose.
My approach is highly individualized. EMDR is central to my clinical work, but I integrate it with neuroscience-informed care, neuromodulation, ketamine-assisted therapy, nervous system regulation, mindfulness and somatic approaches, cognitive and behavioral strategies, and structured integration when clinically appropriate.
I work with adults experiencing trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, occupational burnout, moral injury, grief, chronic stress, and performance-related challenges. I have particular interest in physicians, pilots, military personnel and veterans, first responders, executives, entrepreneurs, and other high-responsibility professionals.
My goal is not simply to reduce distress, but to help people move beyond survival-based patterns and regain emotional flexibility, healthy relationships, meaningful work, effective decision-making, and purposeful living.

Education & Experience

I am a physician with clinical and research experience in medicine, neuroscience, trauma and human performance. I am currently pursuing a PhD in Integrative Neuroscience, with a focus on advancing the understanding and treatment of conditions affecting the brain, behavior, and performance.
My clinical approach combines medical training with EMDR and other evidence-informed interventions. Treatment may incorporate EMDR, ketamine-assisted therapy, neuromodulation, nervous system regulation, mindfulness, cognitive and behavioral interventions, somatic approaches, parts-informed work, and structured integration, depending on each patient's needs.
I am actively involved in clinical research and emerging approaches to mental health and human performance, including neuromodulation, ketamine-assisted therapy, and psychedelic-assisted models of care. My work seeks to thoughtfully integrate established therapies with emerging neuroscience in an ethical and medically responsible manner.
As a physician and veteran, I am particularly interested in helping high-functioning individuals and high-responsibility professionals move from chronic stress and survival-based coping toward greater resilience, cognitive flexibility, emotional regulation, and optimized performance.

Professional & Volunteer Affiliations

Tactical Mind Research Coalition — Co-Founder / Volunteer Researcher
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization through which I volunteer my time to advance research and improve mental health outcomes for pilots, veterans, and high-performing professionals. The organization focuses on innovative approaches to mental health, resilience, neuroscience, and human performance.
Tactical Mind Solutions — Co-Founder
An individualized, physician-led practice integrating EMDR with neuroscience-informed and emerging therapeutic approaches. Our focus is helping patients move beyond symptom management toward resilience, adaptive functioning, cognitive flexibility, and improved personal and professional performance.
Kinetic Medical Consultants — Physician / Researcher
Clinical and research work involving integrative approaches to mental health, neuroscience, trauma, and human performance.
EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)
Professional member and EMDR therapist.
Veteran
My military experience informs my clinical and research interests in trauma, resilience, moral injury, occupational stress, and the mental health needs of military personnel, veterans, and other high-responsibility professionals.

Specialty Area

  • Anxiety/Panic Attacks
  • Brain Injury
  • Depression
  • Mood Disorders
  • Moral Injury
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Survivor's Guilt
  • Traumatic Incident

Population Served

  • Adults
  • Expats
  • First Responders
  • Seniors
  • Veteran Center
  • Veterans/Military

Language

  • English

Insurance

  • Does Not Accept Insurance