Alternatives

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

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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Mad in America Provider Directory

Search and find alternative providers.

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Warfighter Advance

Dr. Mary Vieten

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Amy B. Otzel, Veteran, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor
Military/Veteran/Family Support Specialist

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Western Mass Recovery and Learning Community

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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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Cindy Olejar

Whole Foods Nutrition
Making Nutrition Enjoyable

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Advocates

Advocates champions people who face developmental, mental health, or other life challenges.

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Advocacy Unlimited

Offering comprehensive recovery and advocacy education.

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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

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Center for Mind Body Medicine

Effective, evidence-based programs for healing population-wide psychological trauma and stress.

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Berkshire Center for Whole Health

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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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Anthroposopic Medicine

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Alice W. Lee, MD, ABIHM, ABoIM

Holistic & Integrative Psychiatrist

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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

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Dr. Aruna Tummala

Dr. Aruna Tummala
MD, AIHM, Integrative Psychiatrist
Wisconsin

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Shane Hennesey, MEd, LPC

The best in compassionate counseling.

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Free Range Psychiatry

Free Range Psychiatry

We discover root causes and use holistic and mind-body interventions.

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Ellen Vora, MD

A new approach to mental health.

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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

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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True You Psychiatry and Wellness

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