"...existing conventional treatment approaches... do not adequately address the mental health needs of people..."
James Lake, MD (2015)There's more to a person's mental health that a collection of symptoms that provide a diagnosis. In fact, if what a person eats, their relationship, how they're sleeping and how they're moving their body etc. are not addressed mental health problems could worsen. Talk therapy will only go so far for some of these areas and this is where integrative mental health care can help a person heal. To get started, schedule a consultation today.
What is Integrative Mental health?
There's a lot to learn about integrative mental health however, here's some general knowledge to familiarize yourself with:
FAQ
Conventional Mental Health Care Vs. Integrative Mental Health Care
What's the Difference?
| Conventional Mental Health | Integrative Mental Health |
|---|---|
| Largely relies on applications of talk and behavioral therapies to address mental health problems. | Talk-therapy is emphasized less and behavioral interventions take on a prominent role in care. |
| The medical model is generally used as the primary model for care. | The psycho-biological model is used as the primary model of care. |
| Except when needed, topics such as sleep, nutrition, spirituality etc. don't take a primary role. | Topics such as sleep, nutrition, spirituality etc. are central to client care. |
| Generally gives greater importance to the use of psychotropic medications. | Psychotropic medications have a place however, importance is given to food, nutraceuticals and other interventions. |
| In some ways, may be more accessible and more cost effective for the vast majority of people. | Is accessible for all people however, some interventions may have a greater financial impact than others. |
If you believe that starting an integrative approach to your mental health care will help, Schedule a consultation below to get started today.
What Does Eating Disorder Treatment Look Like?
Treatment Overview
Integrative mental health care in many ways is similar in structure to other mental health therapies. Treatment starts with an evaluation session, then there's treatment planing and finally treatment begins.
Treatment sessions are different in some ways than conventional talk-therapy sessions. The content of sessions is still dependent on the treatment plan however, the difference is the shift in focus to various domains of integrative mental health.
Just like with conventional care, there's no definitive length of time for treatment however, you can anticipate 16-28 sessions.
If you'd like more information on the kinds of therapies you may see, how treatment planning works or even when therpay may be "completed" please visit the other tabs.
