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The Work
Four important “selves” make up an individual: the physical self (physical body), the emotional self (emotional reactions and experiences), the mental self (beliefs and thought processes), and the spiritual self (soul / spirit). Each self plays a role in creating and sustaining the mental health disorder presented, and healing must also include the four selves.
Supportive, cognitive / behavioral and relational strategies are emphasized by Dr. Raschke in the healing work. She also emphasizes the importance of movement and rhythmic dance in individual treatment programs.
WOMEN'S HEALING CENTER
Treating Anorexia, Bulimia and Binge Eating
At the WOMEN'S HEALING CENTER, we are concerned with adults and older adolescents who suffer with mind/body issues with a primary focus on eating disorders. These disorders are diagnostically identified as Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, which includes Binge Eating Disorder.
If your eating behaviors are devastating to you, your family, your friendships, or your work, we want you to know that you are not alone. We understand you. At the Women's Healing Center, we work as fellow pilgrims with you. Our goals are to form a close and trusting relationship with you, to offer you plausible explanations for your problems, and to seek with you the paths you can take to become, not just a little bit better, but to become wholly healthy - mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
The Holistic Approach
When a person enters therapy with an eating disorder, it is rarely the only problem. A team of professionals may be called upon in order to treat the whole health of an individual. If, for example, anxiety or mood disorders accompany the eating disorder, psychiatric medication evaluations may be indicated. Or, in view of the fact that most individuals with eating disorders have mild to serious medical conditions resulting from their eating behaviors, it is quite likely that the care of a physician will be required.
The team could include such professionals as a psychologist, psychiatrist, physician, nutritionist, and movement specialist.
Healing the Physical Self:
Appropriate referrals are made to resolve medical issues. Monitoring of
adherence to doctors' recommendations is conducted during each visit.
Guidance is provided toward altering eating behaviors and movement.
Healing the Emotional Self:
Cognitive therapy is applied, focusing on helping clients to identify, understand,
and process unpleasant feelings and to self-sooth in more functional ways.
Behavior therapy offers hands-on tools to help them move through emotions.
Healing the Mental Self:
Supportive, interpersonal, and cognitive / behavioral therapeutic strategies are emphasized
when working with underlying factors that produce an eating disorder. The focus is on relationship with self and others.
Healing the Spiritual Self:
Many clients describe feeling empty inside. Part of what is missing is a strong positive sense of self. What may also be lacking is an enthusiasm for, and devotion to, a higher Self. Honoring the spirit places struggles in a larger context and provides comfort during difficult moments.
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