Over time, we have developed different methods for treating mental illnesses, and this helped so many people because each person has a unique way of learning, of coping, and of expressing themselves. Psychodrama therapy has been known to help people… Read More ›
Category: Alternative Treatment
Play This in the Background if You Want to Relax
Many people search for outlets to feel their emotions and work through their struggles – some outlets are healthy, such as an adequate amount of exercise, taking on a new hobby, or jotting down thoughts can be effective ways of… Read More ›
Paths to Recovery: The Art of Creativity
When it comes to recovery, finding healthy outlets is key. Recovery is a time for growing, learning, and bettering ourselves. A time where we can focus on how our mental illness or addiction affects us and others – and during… Read More ›
The Benefits of Gestalt Therapy
Gestalt therapy is a client-centered approach to psychotherapy that helps the client focus on the present and what is really happening in their lives right now instead of what they perceive to be happening based on experience. Clients may be… Read More ›
What Necessitates Acupuncture?
Work obligations, family issues, and deep-rooted problems can reappear daily and can make us feel weak, upset, and helpless. Health issues can leave us feeling as though we cannot do the things that we want to, and that can be… Read More ›
The Sanctuary Model: Evidence-Based Tools for Success
The Sanctuary Model, constructed by Dr. Sandra Bloom, is a theory-based, trauma-informed, trauma-responsive, evidence-supported, whole culture approach that aims to build and/or change an organizational culture. It is a model because it all depends on the team and how they… Read More ›
How is Technology Making Way into the Recovery World?
According to the Pew Research Center in 2015, 68% of Americans own a smartphone and 45% have tablet computers. Technology is much easier to access, and with that access comes many tools that individuals can use. For instance, Statista, a… Read More ›
Investigative Strategies for Introspection
Dr. Lisa Firestone, Dr. Robert Firestone and Joyce Catlett, authors of The Self under Seige state: There is an important difference between introspection and rumination. Time spent alone in thought can be positive – a rich environment for personal growth and creativity, but… Read More ›
How Can Massage Therapy can be Beneficial to Your Health?
Massage therapy is defined by Northwestern Health Sciences University as the manual manipulation of soft body tissues such as the muscle, connective tissue, tendons and ligaments, to enhance a person’s health and well-being. There are two primary types of massage… Read More ›
How Does Art Therapy Help?
“I paint the way some people write an autobiography. The paintings, finished or not, are the pages from my diary.” – Pablo Picasso According to the American Art Therapy Association, “art therapy is an integrative mental health and human services… Read More ›