Holly MacKenna

Holly MacKenna, M.D., is a dual board-certified psychiatrist and integrative medicine physician who has practiced for over 20 years. She is fellowship-trained in Integrative Medicine at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. She completed psychiatry training at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. She attended Duke University as an undergraduate and graduated from Wake Forest Medical School.

Dr. MacKenna specializes in providing whole-person care to those who have experienced psychological trauma and traumatic brain injuries (TBI).  She is certified in auricular acupuncture and distance Reiki. She has worked with the veteran population for over a decade, including work at the New Orleans VA where she developed the THRIVE Whole Health Program, which utilized integrative medicine group medical appointments to treat veterans with PTSD, depression, and anxiety. She later modified this approach to offer treatment programming to veterans and athletes with traumatic brain injuries.

Dr. MacKenna treats patients in her membership-based integrative psychiatry private practice, Dara Wellness, which is based in New Orleans and serves adults nationwide, utilizing both in-person and telemedicine services.  She offers consultations to TBI and hypermobile patients worldwide. She is an international speaker and has spoken for organizations such as the Golden State Warriors and the Chicago Wolves. She is a media medical educator and regularly contributes to Fox 8 NOLA TV in New Orleans and ESPN Radio New Orleans.

Dr. MacKenna and her 13-year-old daughter have written a children’s book, Inhale, Exhale…Shoot!, which teaches emotional regulation utilizing mind-body techniques and basketball.