Holistic Therapy
If you’re experiencing overthinking and perfectionism, imposter syndrome, or struggling with low self-worth, holistic therapy may be helpful for you!
What does holistic approach mean in therapy?
Holistic therapy offers support to you as a whole person, focusing on the mind-body-soul and helping you to develop a stronger connection and understanding of your inner self. While traditional talk therapy can target the “mind” part of that triad, holistic treatment for anxiety also touches on the body and soul parts as well so you can experience healing on all levels.
holistic treatment for anxiety
MIND
Therapy focusing on the MIND will lean into more traditional talk therapies including Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. You’ll also learn Mindfulness techniques that help you to “turn the lights on” in your brain to better see and understand yourself! This work is very brain focused, targeting your thoughts and behaviors.
BODY
Since the mind and body are in constant communication, we want to support the body in healing how it needs. Working with the body in therapy includes noticing where and how the body experiences emotions, using breathing and gentle movements to support the body in healing, and ensuring your body is receiving the care it needs with sleep, nutrients, and movement. You’ll also learn how to use acupressure to stimulate healing in the body with anxiety and other emotions. When additional support is needed, I can provide referrals to amazing dietitians, acupuncturists, and personal trainers to help!
SOUL
Therapy for the soul means different things to different people, and step 1 of this is exploring what it means for you! For some, it’s tapping into and creating more space for the things that give you the “warm and fuzzies” in your heart. You’ll explore what those things are, and find sustainable ways to incorporate them more into your daily life.
For others, it’s tapping into spiritual practices that harness a stronger sense of intuition and inner knowing. If you have spiritual practices already established, you’ll explore ways to use that established strength to cope with anxiety and daily stress. If you don’t have those practices yet but are curious, you’ll learn what options are out there and how you can try them.
Holistic therapy approaches offered by Mindfully Balanced TherapY
While some traditional talk therapies are utilized, additional techniques are incorporated in including:
Mindfulness
Mindfulness at it’s core is all about being present in the moment. Paying attention, in a particular way, in purpose. While meditation is a part of mindfulness, not all mindfulness is meditation. In fact, you can be full of energy or working on your to-do list and still be mindful. Kimberleigh will teach you strategies for practicing mindfulness, including what to do to practice it and specific skills for practicing more effectively. With mindful awareness being necessary for many other coping skills, you’ll learn what you need for mindfulness to become a more natural way of being for you.
Tarot or Oracle Cards
Kimberleigh has received training on how to use tarot and oracle cards to help you increase insight into yourself, and connect with your sense of intuition. Cards are pulled in a variety of ways and the use of imagery and metaphors help to explore deeper meanings of things. The use of oracle cards or tarot in therapy is a method of self-reflection and not fortune telling. Similar to how journal prompts guide you in digging deeper into something, the cards serve as a guide in exploring more about your thoughts, feelings, needs, and desires and helping you gain clarity. There are many ways tarot can support mental health, and Kimberleigh can show you how!
If you have your own method of using cards for self-reflection, you’re welcome to bring that into therapy. If you don’t know anything about it but want to learn, Kimberleigh can guide you through several exercises that you can do in therapy and also do on your own outside of session. You’re welcome to request it in sessions at any time, and are also welcome to decline it if you prefer to use other self-reflection tools.
If you have your own cards, you’re welcome to use them and share them on video during sessions! If you do not have your own cards, you can use an online/app deck or request Kimberleigh use her deck and show you the cards pulled.
Values integration
When is the last time you sat down and clarified your values? Clearly defined what are the things in life that bring you meaning, purpose, and joy? Kimberleigh will help you identify what your values are, prioritize the most important to you, and help you explore ways to incorporate them more into your daily life.
EFT Tapping for Anxiety
The Emotional Freedom Technique, or EFT Tapping, uses gentle acupressure on meridian points in the upper body to stimulate healing in the body. It’s a combination of Chinese medicine and emotion regulation that helps the body communicate with the brain and reduce the intensity of negative emotions you may be feeling. EFT tapping for anxiety involves tapping on those specific points while describing the type of anxiety you’re feeling in the moment. Kimberleigh offers EFT tapping in sessions and helps you build confidence in using it on your own outside of sessions too for continued benefit.
A note about reiki:
Reiki is a powerful healing method that many people experience wonderful benefits from. Kimberleigh is a trained Reiki Master, however at this time, Kimberleigh is unable to provide reiki in therapy sessions with therapy clients. If you are interested in supplementing your therapy work with reiki services, Kimberleigh is able to provide you referrals to wonderful reiki providers both online (distance reiki) and in-person in the Charlotte, NC area. If you receive reiki and would like to process the experience in your therapy sessions, Kimberleigh is happy to support you with this.
Ready to see how holistic therapy can help you?
To begin holistic treatment for anxiety today with Mindfully Balanced Therapy:
Fill out a contact form on our website or schedule a consult call with Kimberleigh.
Meet with Kimberleigh to share your goals and learn about how therapy with Mindfully Balanced Therapy works.
Start experiencing healing in your mind, body, AND soul!