We all benefit from additional support and guidance from time to time. Holistic counseling can help. In holistic counseling, we view clients as whole people with challenges that manifest across their mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects. They are all related and interconnected. We support one element of ourselves, while the rest may also need attention, creating an imbalance.  When we address our life as a whole, including mental and emotional obstacles, physical health, social and family concerns, relationships, professional life, and our economic situations as a system that is part of who we are, we can create a foundation of well-being and balance.

I am experienced and ready to support you, whether you need Holistic Counseling or Coaching as an individual, a couple, a family, or a group.

I’ve been a Social Worker, Counselor, Educator, Community Organizer, Life Coach, Reiki Counselor, Teacher, Mentor, Traditional Usui Reiki Teaching Master, and Spiritual Guide since 1995.

The job title and description change, but the work is the same: listening, sharing, holding, breathing, meditating, laughing, crying, and caring. The bulk of my training has come from excellent supervisors, mentors, and the incredible clients I’ve been connected with over the years.

My work is brief holistic counseling and coaching. We typically work together for 6 to 18 months, or 25-50 sessions, depending on your treatment plan and specific needs.

You will be given “homework assignments” to work on between sessions. These “assignments” will be a mix of internal (reflection/awareness) and external (research/actions) to aid your growth and development. My experience over the last 30 years has demonstrated that the work between sessions creates the momentum, hope, and focus to achieve what we are working on in a short time. This is what makes Brief Holistic Counseling so effective! When we have an “expiration date”, we become highly motivated to succeed and shift the challenges we are experiencing!

Additionally, I’ve trained and/or supervised over four hundred professionals and para-professionals working with youth, adults, families, and communities.

If you have questions or concerns, you can schedule a free fifteen-minute consultation to ensure we are a good fit.

WHAT IS HOLISTIC COUNSELING?

Counseling can be very beneficial for people working through personal issues such as past trauma, mental illness, or relationship issues. Typically, modern medicine provides counseling through talk therapy and, if needed, medication support (which I cannot provide). Holistic counseling and holistic therapies are on the rise in many of these counseling facilities, providing a different approach to dealing with mental health. Let’s look at what this holistic form of counseling is all about.

Holistic Counseling Addresses The Physical

Many holistic professionals believe that the body can control how a person feels on a more mental level. Something like depression or anxiety may be related to a predetermined mental health issue. Still, it may be effectively controlled and managed with more physical treatment options. These treatments can vary, but often include:

Diet

What a person eats may very well affect how they feel, and what they may be lacking can also have an effect. Many holistic professionals will take a detailed look at what a patient consumes daily and ask them to cut out things like alcohol, refined sugars, and processed foods. These things can increase a person’s anxiety and depression very quickly.

Alignment

According to some professionals, the body’s overall alignment may affect mental health. Things like chiropractic care or ongoing yoga practice can help align the body and keep it physically and mentally in sync.

Senses

New treatments, such as sensory deprivation chambers and saltwater chambers, help heal the body and support optimal function, promoting healthy mental health.

Keeping the body functioning at its best will help a person feel good physically and mentally. These two things function very closely together.

Holistic Counseling Addresses The Spiritual

Another aspect of this holistic care is addressing the spiritual side of life. A person who doesn’t have any concept or belief in the afterlife or beyond this realm of thinking often experiences things like depression or anxiety. They don’t always feel they have a greater purpose, which can cause a patient to spiral out of control. When a practitioner incorporates spirituality into a treatment plan, it can help a person heal from past experiences and develop a better sense of self.

 

 

Holistic Counseling Addresses The Psychological

Traditional forms of counseling are still used in therapy, and other holistic counseling techniques. This can include talk therapy, hypnosis, and exposure therapy. Each of these treatments works with the brain to help a person understand their feelings better and cope. Putting all of this therapy together can help a person feel better and help them function better in their day-to-day life.

Of course, different treatments work for different people, and just because holistic therapy works for one person doesn’t mean it will work for everyone. It is also important to get a recommendation for a counselor in your area who has a good reputation among clients and other medical and mental health professionals.

Source: Best Counseling Degrees

“Michael is the best counselor I have ever been to. He’s kind, thoughtful, and he really listens. He’s the first person who ever truly made me feel heard. He is a great counselor who cares a lot about his clients and truly wishes to see them well. In hindsight, there is nothing I think he could have done better to help me. He was and still is excellent.” Victoria

Providence Holistic Counselor, Coach & Reiki Location and Rates

My office is in North Kingstown, RI. I do not accept insurance. I offer a sliding scale fee ($95-$175) based on your own discernment of need. I accept cash, checks, Venmo, and PayPal.

I invite you to contact me to see if we are a good fit to work together.