A Holistic Approach To Health: What Is Alternative Healing?
Welcome! Those seeking alternative healing therapies, coaching, and consultations for assisting with mental and physical health and well-being may contact Jed Shlackman, LMHC, C.Ht. at (305) 259-0013. Before calling please read the contents of this page and educate yourself about alternative approaches to treatment and healing.
The word "alternative" is typically used to refer to that which is an option outside of the mainstream or convention within the existing structures and systems of society. In healthcare this usually means outside of what the mainstream medicine standard of care might be. Since mainstream medicine focuses a lot on pharmaceutical treatments, surgeries, and symptom focused therapies, approaches that focus more on natural remedies, mind-body healing, and subtle energy therapies are often referred to as alternative healing. In the mental health field alternative approaches may be ones that go beyond psychotropic drugs and use of insight-oriented talk therapy or behavior modification - therapies could include ones that seek to address the subconscious and spiritual aspects of a person or to address nutrition and lifestyle factors. As the field evolves things that were once considered "alternative" options can become more commonly accepted and implemented as part of the mainstream. The use of the label "alternative" is subjective, as every form of therapy or treatment is an alternative relative to any other form of therapy or treatment. Different healing or medical philosophies just have different views or biases about which methods should be the primary or preferred ways to address health concerns. When considering various approaches to therapy or treatment you may wish to explore how each method works, reports of other people who have experienced those types of treatments, what level of one's being it may support, and any apparent advantages or drawbacks to using the approach.
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