About Holistic Therapy

Holistic Therapy assesses the whole person and integrates conventional and complementary therapies to prevent and treat mental health disorders, but most importantly, to promote optimal psychological health.  Holistic practitioners work together to integrate all aspects of wellbeing, including physical, environmental, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social health.

Guiding Principles of a Holistic Practitioner:

To exhibit and attitude of nonjudgment and caring for patients, self and other practitioners;

To encourage the conscious pursuit of the highest qualities of spiritual, emotional, physical, environmental and social aspects of the human experience, and the awareness of being fully present and fully alive.

To create a safe, effective atmosphere for assessment and treatment, including education for lifestyle changes and self-care, while utilizing the best combination of conventional and alternative therapeutic approaches.

To provide treatment and support to the whole person and not just the symptoms.

To create a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship in which the patient remains autonomous. The ideal relationship considers the needs of both patient and therapist.

A Holistic Therapist is acutely aware that her or his example is significantly influential and constantly strives to live the life she or he teaches about.

A Holisitc Therapist embraces all of the human qualities that is embodied by every individual and encourages the expression of love, hope, humor and enthusiasm to release the toxic consequences of anger, shame, greed, depression, fear and grief.

A Holistic Therapist believes that the patient is his or her own best Healer.