Reinvent your Counseling practice with Holistic Mental Health Strategies, with Katy Rader

How is movement scientifically proven to assist emotional processing? What can clinicians do to help their patients commit to forming healthy habits? Can you integrate the principles of movement, sleep, and nutrition into your counseling practice for treatment? MEET KATY RADERKaty works with clients to manage anxiety and trauma responses through the lens of Holistic Mental Health. She is a Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Practitioner (CMHIMP). Katy utilizes physical health and lifestyle methods, like nutrition, movement, and sleep, to help clients manage their mental health symptoms. Katy works in private practice as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the north Indianapolis/Carmel area. Katy lives in Indianapolis and is married with three children. Visit her website, https://beaconofchangecounseling.com/ (Beacon of Change). Email her at Katy@beaconofchangecounseling.com, or contact her practice at 317-530-3050 IN THIS PODCAST:Movement for mental health Forming healthy habits Sleep for mental health Nutrition for mental health MOVEMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTHBilateral movements such as swimming, walking, cycling, and running all help clients process their emotions. This is because the constant alternating repetition of movement helps their brain to move through the issue and complete the emotional cycle. When the body is stuck, so is the mind. Move the body to help the mind find new perspectives and ways of interacting with a situation or problem to solve. FORMING HEALTHY HABITSThe trick is getting it enough in a routine that it reinforces itself … typically that’s about three times a week. (Katy Rader) Once a client has practiced a new activity three times a week for three weeks, that is when the new habit starts to be formed. Getting a client to carve out that time to commit to trying something new three times a week will make it easier for them to assimilate this new habit into their lifestyle. Keep in mind that it is important to validate their emotions as committing to a new r