See what integrative therapy is and how it can benefit you.
Integrative therapy is a form of healing that combines traditional psychotherapies, like CBT and mindfulness-based therapy, with holistic practices, like yoga, reiki, and meditation, and physical approaches like nutrition to facilitate whole-self healing.
Unlike traditional psychotherapy, which treats patients with one specific type of therapy over a prolonged period for the mind specifically, an integrative approach acknowledges the mind, body, and spirit connection and how these factors can affect your mental health.
Integrative therapy recognizes that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to treatment and that practitioners should tailor it to the individual. By balancing the mind, body, and spirit, integrative therapy targets every aspect of you as a person to help you heal from a holistic perspective. Learn more about the benefits of integrative therapy below.
Integrative therapy recognizes that you are unique and have your own history, needs, goals, and preferences. Our practitioners develop a personalized treatment plan, including various treatments to best suit your need.
Our integrative therapists prescribe treatments that are grounded in solid therapeutic theories and have been shown through research to be effective for patients
So, why is Spirit of Health different from other group practices or multidisciplinary clinics?
Our practitioners collaborate to provide integrated holistic care.
Reimagining evidence-based healing modalities, Spirit of Health strongly leans into the mind, body, and spirit connection and welcomes alternative forms of holistic therapies for our patients’ treatment plans.
Many integrative therapy clinics do not cater to younger people. At Spirit of Health, we ensure that our integrative therapy treatments are adapted for adolescents and young adults, too, providing our services to people aged 14 and over.
While other integrative therapy practices might have more traditional multidisciplinary approaches to mental health care, such as assessing nutrition and physical exercise, Spirit of Health also works to lift the “spirit” with energy healing practices and yoga.
Minority-led, our clinic is inclusive of people from all ethnicities, intersecting identities, gender orientations, and life experiences, delivering therapeutic solutions through a fully-informed lens to fight against oppression, discrimination and bias.
Since an integrative therapy approach does include some forms of holistic therapies that are considered to be quite different from traditional therapy, it’s natural to question its effectiveness. Recognizing that these approaches have typically been overlooked in the Western paradigm of mental health care, while we know many clients and community members access these holistic approaches traditional to their cultural context. Over the last decade we have seen increasing interest, engagement and study of the effectiveness of these approaches.
International authorities recommend that the mind-body connection and healing through activity and nutrition should be some of the first lines of support for people with mental health concerns.
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Treating the mental aspect of your overall health, our therapists work closely with you to figure out the best form or forms of psychological therapy, like psychotherapy and CBT, for your individual needs.
We work with physical practitioners who will help to assess your bodily health and recommend different therapies, including yoga, reiki, personal training, and other exercise-based practices.
Our nutritionists and naturopaths will help you understand the connection between food and your mental health while providing personalized nutrition plans to help you reach an optimal state of wellness.
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