Yoga in the Therapy Room: Tips for integrating trauma informed yoga

What are some of the scientifically proven benefits of yoga? Why is it important to find the correct yoga instructor for you and your mental health needs? Can you practice yoga in session with your client? MEET KRISTINE WEBER Kristine Weber, MA, C-IAYT, eRYT500 is a leading world authority on the neuroscientific benefits of slow, mindful yoga and an advocate for the use of these practices as an in...

Have you heard of qigong? What are some important lessons that you can learn from Chinese medicine? Are there benefits to adding embodied healing into talk therapy? MEET NICK LOFFREE Nick Loffree teaches Bioenergetic health practices - Using Qigong, biohacking, functional training, and dietary therapy to bring people to their highest potential. Nick started on this path while healing from paranoid...

What are some top marketing tips that can help you to expand your client base? How can Google My Business help you to grow your business? MEET jADI FERGEN Jadi Fergen is a counselor and the owner of a private pay group practice named Altitude Counseling. They are located in Colorado Springs, CO. They offer a collaborative approach to healing. Visit her website . IN THIS PODCAST: Tips on marketing...

Are you looking to incorporate new treatment modalities into your counseling practice? How can you assess a new modality to make sure that it would be beneficial to your clients and to your practice? Can you incorporate your new modality alongside medical care? MEET SHERY CLARK Shery has had a long career in healthcare. Before training in counseling, she worked in several areas other than mental h...

What can counselors do when they are feeling fatigued? Is there a way for counselors to find a balance between helping their patients and helping themselves? How do you know when to turn off the faucet? MEET JACLYN FORTIER Jaclyn has clinical experience working with anxiety, family conflict, and domestic violence recovery. She specializes in working with women, adolescents, and families. She works...

How can you use holistic therapy in an environment where prescribing medication has become the norm? What should you explain to a client when they are misinformed and think that medication can be used as a substitute to therapy? How can you approach the topic of medication to a client who is nervous about it? MEET SABRINA BASQUEZ Sabrina Basquez is a therapist and consultant specializing in burnou...

What is the connection between consciousness, energy, and blood? How deep does the connection go between the physiological and the psychological? Is talk therapy not be enough in the long run when achieving holistic recovery and long-term healing? MEET DR. ALISON KAY Dr. Alison J Kay has secrets no one else uses to upgrade, inspire & disrupt old paradigms within her community & the collective. She...

How can you create an effective magnet to attract your ideal clients? What are some marketing mistakes that holistic counselors make when trying to market their practices? Why is your 'why' more important than your 'how'? MEET MICHELLE HARDMAN Michelle is a "unicorn" in the clinical world - with an MBA in strategic management AND as Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor/Private Practice owner...

What stops you from achieving healing? Why do some people hold onto their trauma? Is the spiritual and path of awareness more difficult? Ronen Divon speaks about finding out who the healer is MEET RONEN DIVON Ronen Divon had been walking spiritual and holistic paths for well over three decades. Born in Israel, educated in New York, and currently residing in Cary, North Carolina, Ronen had traveled...

Have you come into contact with energy work? Do you know what reiki and healing touch are? Are you aware of the mental, spiritual, emotional, and physical benefits? I speak with Sarah Granahan about the benefits of energy work. MEET SARAH GRANAHAN Sarah Granahan is the Founder of Color My Spirit, LLC -an organization she created in 2012 to offer inspiration, motivation & self-healing to people by...

Why is it imperative for a clinician to practice self-care? How can practicing self-care benefit a clinician's work ability? What is the difference between self-confidence, self-esteem, and how can you build on them? I speak with Dr. Carla Marie Manly about building self-care and self-confidence and why it is important that we make this a priority. MEET DR. CARLA MARIE MANLY Dr. Carla Marie Manly,...

Where do you see yourself as a therapist, are you in the new or advanced category? How do you decide which type of holistic practitioner you want to be? What are some of the most common holistic practices? IN THIS PODCAST: New practitioners Advanced practitioners Recap on the previous 4 episodes   NEW PRACTITIONERS This could be someone who fresh out of college or maybe someone who has some experi...

Are you aware of all the common holistic therapies out there? Which modality would be best suited to your client's specific needs? What are the modalities that require a lot more intense training and supervision? IN THIS PODCAST: Mindfulness/Grounding Breathwork Guided imagery Meditation Yoga Reiki Aromatherapy   1. MINDFULNESS/GROUNDING This means being in the present moment, not worrying about t...

Are you a new holistic therapist working in the traditional clinical field? How can you safely integrate holistic strategies into a clinical setting? Which clients can you introduce to holistic therapeutic practices in a way that is best for you and for them? IN THIS PODCAST: How to overcome the nerves Getting started with holistic strategies in your clinical practice Which clients to introduce to...

How can you be true to yourself as a holistic therapist while providing ethical service to your clients? What is the difference between the scope of practice and the scope of competence? Are there ways you can set up your business to provide two different streams of service? IN THIS PODCAST: How to protect yourself against liability as a holistic therapist Scope of practice vs scope of competence?...

Welcome to the Holistic Counseling Podcast, I am excited to be on this journey with you! IN THIS PODCAST: Meet your host, Chris McDonald Why I started this podcast and who it's for What to expect How do you discover what kind of holistic practitioner you want to be?   Meet your host, Chris McDonald I believe a good holistic practice starts with a ritual, and so this morning I lit the candle at my...