top of page

What Mental Health Looks Like When You Treat the Whole Person - Exclusive Interview With Dr. Elizabeth Ssemanda

Dr. Elizabeth Ssemanda is a board-certified psychiatrist and the founder of New U Psychiatry. Rooted in both African and African American cultural traditions, she integrates a soul-centered, holistic approach to healing with a mission to challenge stigma and redefine mental wellness.


Navigating the space between two cultures shaped Dr. Elizabeth Ssemanda’s life in profound ways. As the daughter of Ugandan refugees, her upbringing was infused with resilience, history, and silence—particularly around the traumas of war. It’s from this intersection of inherited pain and the search for healing that her passion for psychiatry emerged.


Her journey began with a fascination for people and science, blossoming into a desire to understand and support others on their healing journeys. Through psychiatry, she found a language to engage with suffering, resilience, and transformation. After working in a range of settings—from emergency care during COVID-19 to boutique practices—she became disillusioned by a model focused primarily on symptom suppression. It was then that New U Psychiatry was born.

Article Highlights

Article Image

What Your Poop Is Telling You and The Missing Piece In Your Health Puzzle

I often tell my clients: “What’s coming out is just as important as what’s going in”. Your daily bowel movements offer critical insights, from how well you’re digesting and absorbing nutrients to...

Article Image

How to Keep Your Cool and Ways to Control Your Anger

All of us, at times, may find ourselves triggered into an angry response. It can be so instantaneous that we don’t see it coming. For many, it is not really a problem and is something we can easily...

Article Image

3 Ways Bodybuilding Principles Are Transforming Everyday Women’s Health

When most people hear “bodybuilding,” they picture extreme discipline, restrictive eating, and hours in the gym. But here’s the truth: the science behind elite physique prep holds powerful...

Article Image

The Silent Struggle of High-Achieving Men and Why Success Doesn’t Silence Anxiety

High-achieving men often appear to embody success, confidence, and resilience. However, beneath the surface, many grapple with silent struggles, low self-worth, emotional suppression, and the...

Article Image

The Smartest Way to Save Money and Stress as a Small Business Owner

Running a small business is exciting, you get to be your own boss, create something new, and serve your clients and customers. But with all the big dreams and hard work, there's also something that...

Article Image

6 Ways Reiki Can Reduce Your Stress and Anxiety

Do you ever feel overwhelmed and powerless? Are stress or anxiety causing issues with your energy levels, mood and sleep? Unfortunately, you are not alone. "As of August 2024, 31 per cent of adults...

Quote of the week

"The Only Way Out Is Through!"

Why It’s Time to Ditch New Year’s Resolutions in Midlife

It is 3 am. You are awake again, unsettled and restless for no reason that you can name. In the early morning darkness you reach for comfort and familiarity, but none comes.

Happy New Year 2026 – A Letter to My Family, Humanity

Happy New Year, dear family! Yes, family. All of us. As a new year dawns on our small blue planet, my deepest wish for 2026 is simple. That humanity finally remembers that we are one big, wonderful family.

We Don’t Need New Goals, We Need New Leaders

Sustainability doesn’t have a problem with ideas. It has a leadership crisis. Everywhere you look, conferences, reports, taskforces, and “thought leadership” panels, the organisations setting the...

Why Focusing on Your Emotions Can Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick

We all know how it goes. On December 31st we are pumped, excited to start fresh in the new year. New goals, bold resolutions, or in some cases, a sense of defeat because we failed to achieve all the...

Article Image

Brainz Expert Panel

Expert Panelists are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within the areas of Business, Mindset, Leadership, Lifestyle, and Sustainability. Members of The Brainz Magazine community of experts will share their best tips, advice, ideas, and hacks within different topics. 

Brainz podcast

What is an Intuitive Psychiatrist?

Dr. Elizabeth Ssemanda is a board-certified psychiatrist and the founder of New U Psychiatry. Rooted in both African and African American cultural traditions, she integrates a soul-centered, holistic approach to healing with a mission to challenge stigma and redefine mental wellness. Navigating the space between two cultures shaped Dr. Elizabeth Ssemanda’s life in profound ways. As the daughter of Ugandan refugees, her upbringing was infused with resilience, history, and silence—particularly around the traumas of war. It’s from this intersection of inherited pain and the search for healing that her passion for psychiatry emerged.


Her journey began with a fascination for people and science, blossoming into a desire to understand and support others on their healing journeys. Through psychiatry, she found a language to engage with suffering, resilience, and transformation. After working in a range of settings—from emergency care during COVID-19 to boutique practices—she became disillusioned by a model focused primarily on symptom suppression. It was then that New U Psychiatry was born.

bottom of page