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Nutrition Counseling, Aromatherapy & Phytotherapy

Nutrition Counseling Nutrition counseling involves personalized guidance from a dietitian or nutritionist to help individuals improve their eating habits and overall health. It begins with assessing current dietary habits and health goals, followed by creating a customized nutrition plan. This plan includes recommendations on food choices, portion sizes, and meal planning to address specific health …

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Psychological Assessments

Psychology, Services

Psychological assessments are systematic evaluations conducted by trained professionals to understand an individual’s mental health, cognitive abilities, personality traits, and behavioral patterns. These assessments typically involve clinical interviews, standardized psychological tests, self-report questionnaires, and behavioral observations. They are used to diagnose mental health conditions, develop effective treatment plans, and gain insights into a person’s emotional …

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Music & Art Therapy

Psychology, Services

Music Therapy Music therapy is a therapeutic approach that utilizes music to address the emotional, physical, cognitive, and social needs of individuals. It involves using elements of music, such as rhythm, melody, and harmony, to create interventions that help individuals achieve specific therapeutic goals. These goals may include reducing stress, improving communication, enhancing memory, or …

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Psychotherapy Approaches

Psychology, Services

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Schema Therapy Existential Therapy Polyvagal Therapy Holistic Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a widely used and evidence-based psychotherapy approach that focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviors. It is particularly effective for treating a variety of mental health issues, including anxiety, …

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Client Information Form

Inventories, Psychology

Health Anxiety Inventory

Inventories, Psychology

The health anxiety inventory is a brief screening measure of health anxiety. Each question in this section consists of four statements. Please read each group of statements carefully and then select the one which best describes your feelings, over the past six months. For the questions number 15, 16, 17, 18, please think about what …

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Obsessive Compulsive Inventory

Inventories, Psychology

The following statements refer to experiences which many people have in their everyday lives. Please select the number that best describes how much that experience has distressed or bothered you during the past month.

Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale

Inventories, Psychology

This measure assesses the way that social phobia plays a role in your life across a variety of situations. In the first half answer the questions in regards to how anxious or fearful you feel in the situation. In the second half answer the questions in regards to how often you avoid the situation. If you …

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Beck Hopelessness Inventory

Inventories, Psychology

Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) is a 20-item, self-report inventory designed to measure levels of hopelessness. Please answer each question by selecting true or false based on how you have been feeling in the past weeks, including today.

Beck Anxiety Inventory

Inventories, Psychology

Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) is a 21-item, self-report measure of anxiety. Below is a list of common symptoms of anxiety. Please carefully read each item in the list. Indicate how much you have been bothered by that symptom during the past month, including today.