ADDICTION/SUICIDE Several months ago, a colleague called www.holistichealingny.com to ask if I would meet with a family undergoing a crisis of intense grief. I accepted the referral and called the Smith family to confirm their appointment. Mr. and Mrs. Smith and their grown children, Sally and Paul, were almost unable to greet me when they […]
ADDICTION/DENIAL When a new client calls in great despair and chaos, I accommodate the person the same day if I am able. Amy called www.holistichealingny.com in March 2012, and she was very relieved that I was able to see her the same day she called. Amy is a stunning 54-year-old woman whose anguish regarding […]
ADDICTION/INTERVENTION Nancy was my original client, but this post concerns her father, David. Nancy, a brilliant lawyer working in NYC called www.holistichealingny.com seeking help with anxiety and depression. After six months of intuitive counseling and energy healing, Nancy felt ready to take a momentous step. She decided to write her father a letter concerning his […]
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder When I first met 26-year-old Sam, a native of South America, he looked even more agitated than he’d sounded when he called www.holistichealingny.com to make an appointment. Anguished and almost panting, he explained that after a year-long engagement, he was due to be married in two months. The week before seeing me, […]
Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Eight Years Old and Suicidal: Foster Child with ADHD Joey’s foster mother brought him to my White Plains Office. Though he spoke with slurred speech and his eyes were glassy and half-closed, he had an angelic face. This was in contrast to his wrinkled, ill-fitting clothes and his shuffling, hunched gait. Gently, […]
OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER The first thing that struck me about 45-year old Christie was her beautiful smile. She was a well-groomed woman, about 20 pounds overweight. In contrast to her smile, her skin looked ashen and she stuttered occasionally. Christie admitted she was referred to www.holistichealingny.com several months earlier, but that she had avoided scheduling […]
