Hello, my name is Xenia
I’m a functional medicine and integrative psychiatry provider dedicated to supporting women through the hormonal, metabolic, and emotional changes of midlife.
I believe women deserve a provider who listens deeply, looks for root causes, and treats the whole person. My approach blends science and compassion to help you feel balanced, strong, and yourself again.
I focus on the three pillars of women’s midlife health: Metabolic Balancing to address weight and energy, Hormone Balancing for perimenopause and menopause symptoms, and Mental Balancing to support mood, sleep, and emotional resilience.
My Story
A Personal Journey Through Mold Illness, Midlife Shifts, and Healing
For years, I dedicated my career to helping others heal — yet my own symptoms were quietly building beneath the surface.
Everything began to change when I turned 40. Practically overnight, I developed a persistent, unexplained rash that no dermatologist could diagnose or treat. I was given creams, steroids, antibiotics — nothing helped. At the same time, I began noticing declining kidney function, which was frightening and completely out of character for my previously stable health.
Despite seeing specialists, no one could tell me why these symptoms were happening. Deep down, I knew something bigger was being missed. After months of digging, testing, and trusting my intuition, I finally found the root cause:
I had mold illness.
It explained everything — the rash, the inflammation, the kidney changes, the fatigue, and the sense that my body was under constant physiological stress. Once I identified the mold exposure and committed to detoxification and functional treatment, my rash finally healed, my kidneys recovered, and my health began to stabilize.
But my journey wasn’t over.
Shortly after healing from mold illness, around 41, I noticed new and unexpected symptoms: slow but steady weight gain, changes in energy, shifts in my mood, and a sense that my body wasn’t responding the way it used to. By the time I reached 43, the hormonal changes of perimenopause became undeniable.
I experienced:
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Anxiety and irritability
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Sleep disruption
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Cycle irregularity
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Emotional ups and downs
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Brain fog
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Metabolic slowdown
This time, however, I had the tools to understand what was happening.
I recognized the hormonal patterns, I understood the physiology, and—I’ll say it boldly—I treated myself. Through functional medicine, personalized hormone balancing, nutritional support, and mind–body strategies, I restored my hormonal stability and began feeling like myself again.
My journey reinforced two truths:
Women are often dismissed when we need answers the most.
Root-cause, integrative medicine isn’t optional — it’s essential.
These experiences shaped the foundation of Balanced by Xenia.
I created this practice for the woman who feels:
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“Off,” but can’t get answers
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Misunderstood or dismissed by traditional care
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Overwhelmed by midlife changes
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Struggling with weight that won’t budge
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Experiencing anxiety, irritability, or sleep issues
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Navigating perimenopause or menopause without guidance
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Unsure if symptoms are hormonal, metabolic, inflammatory — or all of the above.
If you’ve been dismissed, misunderstood, or told to “just wait it out,” please know:
You deserve better care than that.
My mission — shaped by my clinical training and lived experience — is to help women in midlife uncover the root causes of their symptoms, rebalance their hormones and metabolism, support their emotional wellbeing, and feel truly whole again.
This isn’t just my profession.
It’s personal.
And it’s why I am so committed to helping you feel like yourself again. Learn more about the process and how it works.
My Qualifications & Training
Xenia Kempf, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Let me introduce myself:
Hi, I’m Xenia—a board-certified nurse practitioner specializing in root-cause functional medicine & integrative psychiatry. I provide functional, integrative, and personalized medicine with virtual appointments available for Texas residents.
I blend advanced lab testing, nutrition, lifestyle, and, when needed, medication to help patients truly heal.
I’m trained in functional medicine by the Institute for Functional Medicine, in integrative psychiatry by Dr Greenblatt at Psychiatry Redefined, with an undergraduate degree from Colorado State University and a graduate degree from University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
I am proud to support patients virtually through telemedicine across Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and all of Texas.
