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Mind body Connection - Holistic Healing
The concept of the mind-body connection – that the mind has an impact on the body – can be found in virtually all of the ancient healing systems from the East.
Utilizing new technologies, scientific research in the 20th century began to provide new evidence for the direct relationship between stress, beliefs and health. With this new evidence, the Western scientific community could no longer discount the possibility that the mind influences health.
In Western medicine however, scientific discoveries in the 16th and 17th centuries of bacteria and then antibiotics, led physicians to discount the role of belief and attitude on health and instead shifted the emphasis toward science and technology—the so called “disease-based” model of medicine.
Today, physicians readily recognize that both the disease-based model and the mind-body model are important in treating patients, and have adopted a more integrative approach.
Since the 1960’s, mind-body interactions have been extensively researched and there is excellent evidence for the effectiveness of mind-body interventions such as meditation, relaxation, and hypnosis in the promotion of overall health and in the management of physical ailments.
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Mindfulness Cognitive Therapy
Mindfulness is the practice of focusing attention on the present experience in a way that is non-judgmental, and such as “mindfulness and awareness of thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations and the surrounding area through a gentle nurturing lens”
There are various ways to utilize Mindfulness in therapeutic approaches. However, they are all grounded in the practice of mindfulness. Mindfulness can be considered the capacity to be “mind-full,” to notice one’s thoughts, actions, beliefs, feelings, bodily sensations, and to be able through “noticing,” to learn to pause, to breathe, to contemplate next course of action. To take a mindful pause allows one to consider: is this feeling or sensation or thought that I am noticing of this moment or is it fueled by experiences of the past? Mindfulness has been shown to be useful with anxiety, parenting, depression, trauma, relationships, and other mental health issues.
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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy. Its main goals are to teach people how to live in the moment, cope healthily with stress, regulate emotions, and improve relationships with others.
It is also sometimes used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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It was originally intended for people with borderline personality disorder
(BPD) but has since been adapted for other conditions where the person exhibits self-destructive behavior, such as disordered eating and substance misuse.
It is also sometimes used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)-Trauma Informed
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychological treatment that has been demonstrated to be effective for a range of problems including depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol and drug use problems, marital problems, eating disorders and severe mental illness. Numerous research studies suggest that CBT leads to significant improvement in functioning and quality of life. In many studies, CBT has been demonstrated to be as effective as, or more effective than, other forms of psychological therapy or psychiatric medications.
CBT places an emphasis on helping individuals learn to be their own therapists. Through exercises in the session as well as “homework” exercises outside of sessions, patients/clients are helped to develop coping skills, whereby they can learn to change their own thinking, problematic emotions and behavior.
CBT therapists emphasize what is going on in the person's current life, rather than what has led up to their difficulties. A certain amount of information about one's history is needed, but the focus is primarily on moving forward in time to develop more effective ways of coping with life.
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CBT places an emphasis on helping individuals learn to be their own therapists. Through exercises in the session as well as “homework” exercises outside of sessions, patients/clients are helped to develop coping skills, whereby they can learn to change their own thinking, problematic emotions and behavior.
CBT therapists emphasize what is going on in the person's current life, rather than what has led up to their difficulties. A certain amount of information about one's history is needed, but the focus is primarily on moving forward in time to develop more effective ways of coping with life.
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EMDR Therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing)
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences. Repeated studies show that by using EMDR therapy people can experience the benefits of psychotherapy that once took years to make a difference. It is widely assumed that severe emotional pain requires a long time to heal. EMDR therapy shows that the mind can in fact heal from psychological trauma much as the body recovers from physical trauma. When you cut your hand, your body works to close the wound. If a foreign object or repeated injury irritates the wound, it festers and causes pain. Once the block is removed, healing resumes. EMDR therapy demonstrates that a similar sequence of events occurs with mental processes. The brain’s information processing system naturally moves toward mental health. If the system is blocked or imbalanced by the impact of a disturbing event, the emotional wound festers and can cause intense suffering. Once the block is removed, healing resumes. Using the detailed protocols and procedures learned in EMDR therapy training sessions, clinicians help clients activate their natural healing processes. According to EMDR.com from EMDR institute 2020.
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Somatic Therapy for Trauma
Somatic psychology confirms that the mind and body connection is deeply rooted. In recent years neuroscience has emerged with evidence that supports somatic psychology, showing how the mind influences the body and how the body influences the mind.
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The main goal of somatic therapy is recognition and release of physical tension that may remain in the body in the aftermath of a traumatic event. The therapy sessions typically involves the patient tracking his or her experience of sensations throughout the body. Depending on the form of somatic psychology used, sessions may include awareness of bodily sensations, dance, breathing techniques, voice work, physical exercise, movement and trauma-informed yoga.
Somatic therapy offers a variety of benefits. It reframes and transforms current or past negative experiences, inculcates greater sense of oneself, confidence, resilience and hope. It reduces discomfort, strain and stress while developing a heightened ability to concentrate.
People with good emotional health are aware of the relation of thoughts feelings and behavior. However life events can often disrupt our emotional well-being. Even good life events can disrupt our emotional and mental health. Addressing and understanding emotions and thoughts is adjunct to enhance well being and reaching our full potential.
I offer a variety of holistic and transpersonal trauma informed, evidence based approaches to help you heal and enhance your well-being, each customized to the unique needs of the individual.
