Have you tried therapy before, but felt like your therapist just listened without asking you thought-provoking questions, or felt like you weren’t making progress? Do you feel connected to your body and spirituality as well as your mental and emotional well-being? Wish you could get care from a professional who considers all facets of you as a whole person?

Read our article about why Flourish Mindset takes a Holistic approach to help people heal from trauma, thrive in their relationships, and get relief from anxiety and depression.

What is Holistic Psychotherapy?

At Flourish Mindset we use a holistic approach to therapy. Our holistic psychotherapy is an approach to mental health treatment that considers the whole person - mind, body, and spirit - rather than just their symptoms. This approach recognizes that physical, emotional, and spiritual factors can all contribute to mental health issues, and seeks to address them all in order to promote healing and well-being.

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy

One promising method within the realm of holistic psychotherapy is ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP). Ketamine is an anesthetic drug that has been found to have antidepressant effects when administered in low doses. During KAP, a trained therapist works with a medical professional who administers ketamine to the client in a controlled setting, while guiding them through introspective and self-reflective exercises. The client is able to access deep emotional states and insights and work through traumatic memories or other mental health issues. The effects of the ketamine last for a short time, but the insights gained during the session can have lasting therapeutic benefits.

Integration Therapy

Integration is a crucial component of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) because it helps clients process and integrate their experiences into their everyday lives. During a KAP session, clients are often guided to access deep emotional states, explore difficult memories, and gain new insights into their mental health issues. Without proper integration, these experiences can feel overwhelming and confusing, and may not translate into meaningful change in the client’s life.

Make Sense of Experiences and Insights

Integration involves working with a therapist to make sense of the experiences that occurred during the KAP session and to incorporate the insights gained into one's daily life. This can include developing new coping strategies, setting new goals, and making behavioral changes that reflect the client’s new understanding of themselves and their mental health issues. It is important to seek out support from a licensed therapist for integration support as part of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy in order to gain the lasting benefits of the treatment. This holistic approach to ketamine-assisted psychotherapy allows for the insights and benefits of ketamine treatment to most effectively address symptoms of depression, anxiety, and trauma. 

A structured space for integration

By providing a structured space for integration, KAP can offer clients a powerful and transformative experience that can lead to lasting change. This is especially true for patients struggling with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other mental health issues that have not responded to traditional treatments.

Integration is a critical component of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, helping clients to process and make sense of their experiences and translate them into meaningful changes in their everyday lives. By working with a therapist to integrate their experiences, clients can achieve lasting healing and well-being.

EMDR Therapy

Another approach within holistic psychotherapy is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. EMDR is a technique that helps individuals process traumatic experiences by recalling them while simultaneously tracking eye movements, listening to sounds, or feeling sensations. The goal is to help the brain reprocess traumatic memories in a way that is less distressing and more adaptive. EMDR can be particularly effective for individuals struggling with PTSD, anxiety, or other trauma-related conditions.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy can also be used with couples to help them work through traumatic experiences or negative patterns in their relationship. By using EMDR techniques, couples can process past traumas that may be impacting their current relationships, such as infidelity, betrayal, or past abuse. Additionally, EMDR can be used to address negative patterns of communication or behavior that may be contributing to relationship difficulties. The therapy can help to reprocess negative memories and experiences, create new coping strategies, and develop more positive communication patterns. Overall, EMDR can be a powerful tool for couples looking to heal past wounds and improve their relationship.

Mind-Body Connection

Somatic Experiencing is a method within holistic psychotherapy that focuses on the body's physical sensations and responses to stress and trauma. This approach recognizes that trauma can cause physical sensations and reactions that are often overlooked in traditional talk therapy. Somatic Experiencing therapists help clients to become more aware of these sensations and learn how to regulate their nervous systems in response to them. This can lead to a greater sense of control over one's emotions and physical reactions.

Holistic Approach to Well-being

All of these approaches to holistic psychotherapy share the goal of addressing mental health issues from a comprehensive perspective that takes into account the whole person. By combining elements of traditional talk therapy with techniques that engage the body and allow for deep introspection, holistic psychotherapy can offer a powerful approach to mental health treatment. Whether it's through ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, EMDR, somatic experiencing, or other methods, holistic psychotherapy provides a unique and effective approach to addressing mental health issues and promoting overall well-being.

Thrive with Holistic Therapy in Los Angeles, Walnut Creek, Ca, AND BEYOND

Are you ready to thrive and live a life full of ease? If you're ready to take the next step in your healing journey, reach out to one of our holistic therapists for a free 20 min consultation at Flourish Mindset. To Get started on your holistic healing journey to relief from anxiety, depression, trauma or relationship issues take the next steps in your treatment and follow the simple steps below!

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