Your role in the counseling relationship is active. Since you are sharing many thoughts, feelings and behavior patterns with your counselor, we want you to like and trust this person. Take time to get to know your counselor. Do you feel comfortable with your counselor? Does the counselor feel comfortable with you? Feel free to discuss your counseling relationship with your counselor.

We at Holistic Psychology Associates try to avoid medicating feelings. You, as a human being, should have feelings. These feelings are meant to help you. However, as your feelings get complicated, you become sensitized and often unsure of these feelings. You may want the feelings to go away; some people want the feelings to be clearer or stronger. Some people want their minds to "be quiet" or "get in gear". although medications can be helpful at the onset of therapy, a lifestyle with feeling-control with drugs is deceptive and unwise. Please feel free to discuss your drug therapy needs with your counselor.

Our alternative to medication is unique. Energetic Body Integration, tapping, EMDR, hypnosis, age regression and meditation are a few modern healing approaches used in our practice. These energetic interventions along with the nutritional and herbal guidance from our registered dietitian may enable you to avoid, reduce or discontinue drug usage.

The counselors with Holistic Psychology Associates have all been clients in therapy and personally "know" what you are going through. We "know" you need understanding and guidance, not criticism and judgment; we understand emotional logic and its conflict with intellectual logic, and we are here to help you help yourself.

The process of therapy can be both difficult and enjoyable. When a sensitive counselor and a motivated client are involved, it can be a very growthful experience.

Sincerely,

            Michael L Freedman, Ph. D