Transformative Care for Mind, Body, and Spirit

Thaís Salles Araujo, MD is an integrative medicine physician, internist, palliative care specialist, and educator dedicated to guiding individuals through healing, transformation, and meaning-making in times of change. Originally from Brazil, she earned her medical degree from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, where she also completed an internal medicine residency and a fellowship in medical acupuncture. She later pursued a clinical research scholarship at the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine, followed by a second internal medicine residency and a fellowship in hospice and palliative care at UCLA.

Blending Eastern and Western medicine, Dr. Thaís incorporates acupuncture, healing touch, mindfulness, nature-based healing, Jungian-informed coaching, and integrative psychedelic therapies to support patients and their loved ones through life’s most difficult times. She is passionate about honoring each person’s innate healing capacity, fostering balance and flow, and creating spaces for deep transformation and reconnection with meaning and purpose.

As the co-founder of the Institute for Integrative Healology, Dr. Thaís leads clinical care, transformative education, and retreat facilitation. She also offers integrative and psychedelic medicine care in partner clinics in Burbank at Modern Medicine Services and Santa Monica at Mystic Health, while also providing home-based hospice care through Roze Room. She provides mentorship, leadership consultation, and immersive healing experiences for individuals and healthcare professionals seeking deeper connection, resilience, and renewal.