This is a very small list of “Alternatives”– practitioners, places, and organizations — that take a more holistic and humane view of helping people who are in emotional distress or in extreme states. For more ideas please see the Mad in America website.
Inner Fire
A proactive, healing community in Vermont offering recovery from trauma by strengthening oneself on a spiritual level, and by supporting the choice to safely taper from psychotropic medications.
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Alternative to Meds Center
A residential holistic mental health center specializing in psychiatric medication tapering, mental health, and co-occurring disorders in Sedona, Arizona.
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Amy B. Otzel, Veteran, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Military/Veteran/Family Support Specialist
Baylissa Frederick, Counselor
Our wonderful ‘Bloom in Wellness’ group is a private and safe lifeline for people healing from prescribed drug-induced withdrawal and neurological dysfunction.
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Foundation for Excellence in Mental Healthcare
This site has resources for finding alternatives.
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Advocates
Advocates champions people who face developmental, mental health, or other life challenges.
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Hearing Voices
For people who hear voices, see visions or have other unusual perceptions.
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Organic Mental Health Center
Kelli Foulkrod, MS, LPA, LPC, RYT
Organic Mental Health Center, PLLC
Center for Mind Body Medicine
Effective, evidence-based programs for healing population-wide psychological trauma and stress.
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Collaborative Medical Arts
Many of these doctors can be helpful with non-drug alternatives and some doctors know about safe tapering.
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Chris Paige LCSW
Specializing in trauma resolution using an integrated approach combining cognitive behavioral and body based techniques.
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Integrative Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, PLLC
Anastasia Banicki-Hoffman, MD
Michigan
Free Range Psychiatry
We discover root causes and use holistic and mind-body interventions.
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Present for Peace
Helping you discover your wisdom and choices to relieve anxiety and create the way you want to be.
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Natural Highs – Healthy Alternatives to Drugs & Alcohol
A Substance Abuse Prevention/Intervention Nonprofit Organization
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Dr. Patricia Halligan
Dr. Halligan offers 90-minute consultations for Substance Use Disorders, Process Addictions and Prescription Drug (Benzodiazepine/Opioid) Dependence.
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