What does Psychotherapy really mean? The word is derived from two Greek words: “psyche” which refers to the soul or the spirit and “therapeia” which means to cure or care for. Psychotherapy is an endeavor that involves caring for the soul with the ultimate aim of alleviating suffering. Psyche, in more modern terms, is used in reference to the workings of the mind.
Holistic therapies involve working from a mind, body, spirit approach for the benefit of the client’s overall health.
Holistic psychotherapy practitioners recognize that there are many influences that can affect the mind. Some of these influences may include past lives, nutrition, empathic abilities, traumas, etc.
Holistic psychotherapy can be remembered as “whole person therapy.” Holistic practitioners address a wide array of subjects pertaining to mental health that conventional psychotherapists may overlook or lack an understanding of.
