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Psychologist

Welcome to www.holisticcommunity.net, an exclusive resource to help you obtain all services relating to Alternative Health Care.

When we experience a pain in a limb or congestion in our lungs, we do not hesitate to consult a physician. But, if we notice indications of odd behavioral patterns in our child or perhaps find ourselves unable to cope with relationships even within our own family we hesitate to seek psychological help. This is perhaps because in the first case the ailment clearly relates to a physical part of the body and we know where and from whom to seek help. In the second case the problem is not so easily identified. We might do well to remember though, that the brain is also as physical an organ as the lungs or liver. It needs attention in just the same way when you are experiencing emotional or psychological distress. And it is easy enough to obtain caring help through this portal with confidence.

While the environment in which we now live and survive has undergone vast changes in its cultural sophistication within a few centuries, emotional response has remained genetically thousands of years behind. For instance, the natural response of “Flight or Fight” that kept us safe from our predators has little relevance today. However, this embarrassing baggage has still clung to us even to this day. In some of us, this conflict is so intense that psychological help is needed to combat these forces.

These therapies are available with psychologists, marriage and family therapists, occupational therapists, licensed clinical social workers, counselors, holistic health practitioners and psychoanalysts. If you specifically seek psychotherapy practitioners you can consult, depending on the nature of psychological problem you face:

Counseling psychologists use techniques such as interviewing and testing. They advise us on how to deal with problems of everyday life - those encountered in our career or personal relationships at different stages of our life.

Clinical psychologists help emotionally distressed clients adjust to life .They assist them in the management of illness or injury and in their subsequent rehabilitation. They help in the treatment of patients having injuries to the spinal cord, chronic pain, stroke, arthritis or neurological conditions. They also help people to deal with the pain of divorce or with the death of near and dear ones.

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Select a Psychologist for you

The Alternative Health Connection portal offers a directory of licensed Psychologists.

It is easy to find a Psychologist near you by specifying the city or the zip code or both in the “Find the Practitioner” Search function. The search will list the Psychologists in a specified radius of your location. You can choose the one suitable for you and make direct contact by email, phone or web site.

Read about Psychotherapy

This alternative therapy portal also contains an extensive library that includes several articles on psychotherapy, as well as many forms of alternative modalities and therapies such as, natural medicine, Chinese medicine, homeopathy and other complementary therapies that help in providing you with quality holistic healthcare.

Supplements/Remedies

This health care website also provides comprehensive information about natural supplements in combating various ailments. You can read about supplements and remedies. This information also gives authoritative references relating to the herbs and other constituents contained in the supplements to enable you to get background information on each of them. You will also find a list of outlets (including their telephone numbers) from which you can order the supplements and remedies.

Discussion Forum

You can begin a discussion on topics such as psychotherapy, chiropractic treatment, complementary and alternative modalities, energy healing, natural healing, facial acupuncture or any other topic relating to health. You can also ask a practitioner your health related questions and receive direct answers.

www.holisticcommunity.net is a component of the Alternative Health Connection, launched by the National Institute of Alternative Health Care (NIAHC). Our mission is to promote traditional and contemporary approaches in holistic health care.

We aim to bring all the approaches to holistic healthcare under a single umbrella. Our alternative health directory provides the most comprehensive information about alternative practitioners, treatment centers and avenues for education and training in various fields of alternative health care. We also strive to encourage dialogue between various systems to develop an inter-disciplinary approach and deepen awareness of the basic principles.

Future of Complementary Therapies

Many of the alternative and complementary healthcare systems that we know have been in practice for centuries now and have a proven success rate in treating ailments. However, with the advent of mainstream medicine, these systems suffered a setback as people sought conventional medical treatment for quick relief of symptoms, ignoring the root causes.

Research in recent decades has brought up ample evidence for the effectiveness of holistic approaches like Ayurveda, Yoga, Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. More and more people are turning to these non-invasive therapies for relief from lifestyle and stress-related conditions like chronic pain, diabetes, depression, high blood pressure and obesity. The best part is that many of these gentle yet powerful methods are complementary therapies that can be applied along with conventional treatment.