Cannectd Anxiety CareOur framework
Last updated: November 2026
The Your Whole-Human Ecosystem Framework is Cannectd's approach to mental health care, which treats the whole person instead of a diagnosis or isolated symptoms.
Created by Cannectd founder Shari B. Kaplan, LCSW, the framework assesses how the mind, brain, body, nervous system, relationships, life experiences, environment and Self interact. For anxiety, that means asking what your anxiety has been protecting, then guiding care through four phases: Repair, Release, Reorganize and Rebuild.
Instead of seeing anxiety only as a problem to eliminate, the framework treats it as a meaningful communication and a protective adaptation. Clinicians explore when it began, what was happening in your life and body then, what purpose it may have served, and what continues to sustain it.
The work begins with a comprehensive Neuro-Biopsychosocial assessment and a carefully developed timeline of your life. It brings together developmental experiences, attachment, trauma, medical and mental health history, family patterns, relationships, environmental influences, significant transitions, strengths, resources, spiritual beliefs and periods of resilience.
Rather than examining these elements separately, the framework shows how they have interacted over time to shape how you feel now. This helps connect your history with what is happening in the present, and identify what must be addressed for meaningful, sustainable healing.
The Four R's are an individualized pathway that helps a person's ecosystem move from protection and survival toward greater regulation, integration, connection and alignment with Self.
Address what has been strained or wounded across the ecosystem.
Let go of what the body and mind have been holding in protection.
Build new regulation and integration across mind, body and nervous system.
Strengthen connection and alignment with Self.
Phase names come from Cannectd. Short descriptions above summarize Cannectd's stated aim for the overall pathway; your clinician will explain what each phase means for you.
Shari B. Kaplan teaches the framework to clinicians in a workshop called “Advancing Clinical Practice: Your Whole-Human Ecosystem Framework,” held December 12th and 13th, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, in person in Boca Raton and online upon request, with 14 CEUs available. Early registration through October 30, 2026 was $545; registration beginning November 1, 2026 is $595. See how it shapes patient care on the anxiety treatment guide.
It is Cannectd's clinical framework, created by founder Shari B. Kaplan, LCSW, for understanding and treating the whole person rather than an isolated diagnosis. It looks at the mind, body, brain, nervous system, medical history, relationships, environment, life experiences, and Self, then guides care through four phases: Repair, Release, Reorganize, and Rebuild.
More in the FAQThe Four R's are Repair, Release, Reorganize, and Rebuild, the four interconnected phases of Cannectd's Your Whole-Human Ecosystem Framework. Cannectd describes them as an individualized pathway that helps a person's ecosystem move from protection and survival toward greater regulation, integration, connection, and alignment with Self. Emphasis depends on what the assessment shows.
More in the FAQCannectd's work begins with a comprehensive Neuro-Biopsychosocial assessment and a carefully developed timeline of your life. It brings together development, attachment, trauma, medical and mental health history, family patterns, relationships, environment, major transitions, strengths, spiritual beliefs, and periods of resilience, to see how they have shaped how you feel now.
More in the FAQFrequent worry usually has more than one cause: stress, past experiences including trauma, sleep, health conditions, caffeine or other substances, and family patterns can all play a part. Cannectd's Your Whole-Human Ecosystem Framework starts with a Neuro-Biopsychosocial assessment and a timeline of your life to see how these connect, treating symptoms like worry as protective adaptations worth understanding.
More in the FAQFunctional psychiatry combines traditional psychiatric care with attention to biological, psychological, and lifestyle factors. At Cannectd, Dr. Maria Del Sol, M.D., brings close to 20 years of experience; her evaluations assess genetic history, medical conditions, medication effects, emotional states, and cognitive functioning, and she emphasizes nutrition, exercise, and sleep.
More in the FAQHerbal plant medicine at Cannectd means personalized formulas built from plants such as organic lavender and marjoram that are generally recognized as safe for food use. Shari B. Kaplan has worked with hundreds of patients to create customized formulas, in collaboration with Dr. Maria Del Sol, who conducts medical cannabis evaluations and recommendations.
More in the FAQAsk Cannectd how the framework would look at your anxiety.