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What is Holistic Counseling?Holistic Counseling is an approach which helps clients to heal by taking the entire human being and their life experiences into consideration for assessment and treatment purposes. In other words, where traditional counseling methods consider the psychological ramifications of issues and behaviors; holistic counseling assesses and treats from physical and spiritual contexts--as well as a psychological or mental ones. It is important to note that there is a difference between a licensed counselor who takes a holistic approach and someone who counsels or coaches clients by using holistic techniques. The former is someone who has attended and graduated from an accredited college(s) with a minimum of a Masters Degree in Counseling/Therapy/Social Work and who has met all the internship and licensing requirements of the state in which they live. After licensure, they have then chosen to incorporate treatment methods which are holistic in nature. They can hold additional certifications and degrees in holistic areas, but they practice under their state licenses. FIND SCHOOLS Sponsored Content The latter is a person who may or may not have attended college and one who may or may not have achieved certification or earned specialized credentials in the fields in which they offer assistance. Some use the title Holistic or Spiritual Counselor, Life Coach, etc.
In Conclusion...A holistic counselor is conscious of clients in their totality; they take an integrative approach to healing the mind. Their work takes them into the multiple dimensions of human experience; the physical, the spiritual and the psychological. Ultimately, they seek to heal by helping their clients to break free from destructive behaviors and enjoy a new and improved state of mental, spiritual and physical health. These counselors do not consider the client as damaged and in need of repair; they instead focus on helping the client release the spiritual perfection which lies within. In Mariannes words:
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