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What
is Holistic Health Counseling?
Health
problems are out of control do to the prevalence of health
undermining factors so common in our modern world. Most
health conditions can be successfully treated with a
rational approach to diet, herbs, successful stress
reduction techniques, and some life-style modification in
some cases. Attitudinal healing can help eliminate the
causes of problems from a mental, emotional and spiritual
perspective.
Holistic
healing means that when one attempts to reverse a problem, the
body, mind/emotion, spirit, and lifestyle are treated. You cannot separate
the parts of you. Every choice you make that affects your emotional
state also impacts your physical health. Every lifestyle choice
you make impacts your mind/emotion/and body. Holistic is an
approach that unifies all the parts of you and the environment.
If you're looking for the "quick-fix" or "magic
bullet" approach, you will never achieve lasting results.
All of your choices
Matter-what
you choose to eat, think, feel, and believe;
how you relate to others; your life's work;
and the rhythm of your life all impact your
well-being. If some aspect of your health or
life is not working as well as you would
like, you have many options.
Incorporating
therapeutic foods will benefit not only your
body, but also your mind, emotions, and
spirit. Perhaps you're more drawn to
spiritual work such as meditation or
attitudinal healing which will positively
impact every aspect of your health and life.
Or perhaps some coaching on work-life
balance can bring you back to equilibrium.
It doesn't
matter where you begin.
Now is the best time to make new choices to
create a healthy, fit body, and a life you
love.
Problems are an invitation to change. There
are viable solutions to all the maladies
that you are facing, whether they are
health, relationship, money, or lifestyle
issues. You have far more control over your
health and your life than you realize. Your
body and your life are shaped by a variety
of factors, internal and external. This
e-newsletter offers solutions for the Whole
person. If you're looking for the
"quick-fix" or "magic bullet" approach, you
will never achieve lasting results.
The foundation of my philosophy is Holistic
and based on my 25 years professional
training and clinical experience in
Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nutritional
Therapy, Holistic Health, Attitudinal
Healing, and Spiritual modalities.
Counseling focuses on achieving vital health, energy, joy,
peace and reaching life goals. Sessions take place in a
supportive environment, and programs are tailored to meet
your personal needs and goals. Learning to use natural
remedies can prevent the expense of repeated visits to the
doctor, protect you from the toxins
of the modern day world, and prevent dependence on multiple
drug therapy and surgery. Learn to integrate natural remedies
into your life in a step-by-step approach for prevention and
treatment. Call
412.361.8600
or send an email to
deborah@wholehealthresources.com to schedule.
Sessions
may include:
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Nutritional
Therapy
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Herbal Medicine
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Attitudinal
Healing Facilitation
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Personal
& Lifestyle Coaching
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Shiatsu
Massage Therapy
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Yogatherapy
and Corrective Exercises
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Guided Imagery & Meditation
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Natural
Weight Loss
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Spiritual
Development
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Personal
& Corporate Wellness Coaching
Who
benefits from counseling?
I work with
clients of all ages who are seeking natural and Holistic
solutions for their health conditions. Some of the conditions I
have successfully worked with include: cancer, heart disease,
thyroid issues, menopause, PMS, and other female problems,
depression and other emotional problems, allergies, asthma,
chronic fatigue, digestive problems, aids, hepatitis, nervous
system disorders, infertility, hormonal problems, skin problems,
diabetes & hypoglycemia, immune deficiencies, pain, weight
problems, and
other chronic, acute and degenerative illnesses.
Many clients
use my services to create a plan for gaining and maintaining
balanced health and emotional harmony while others who are in
good health want a plan for prevention and aging without
disease. Still others are looking for Holistic approaches and
solutions to lifestyle problems such as relationships, work-life
balance, stress and other disharmonies.
If you'd like to experience more joy, abundance, passion and
fulfillment from life, and effective ways to reverse the many
challenges of modern day living, my Whole Person approach
will benefit you.
Many use my services as a
preventive approach. Others want to place the emphasis on
mental/emotional balance and spiritual centering in order
to resolve lifestyle problems including money, career issues,
and relationships of all kinds.
Many use their sessions to learn a preventive approach.
I create
custom programs based on all health conditions, constitutional
strengths and weaknesses, lifestyle,
age, activity level, and personal health and lifestyle goals.
There is no “one way” for everyone to achieve the results they
desire. Strategies for radiant health must be customized based
on the above factors if you want to achieve permanent results.
I am the region’s most qualified and experienced in the field of
Holistic Healing and Nutritional Therapy.
Why
You’ll Benefit by Working with Deborah Barr
In recent years,
Holistic Health has gained much popularity with a substantial
increase in practitioners, many of whom have little or no
professional training or clinical
experience.
Often this
results in inadequate, ineffective, even harmful counseling
advice for clients.
Deborah's
expertise, professional training, and 25 years clinical
experience are in Macrobiotics, Traditional Chinese Medicine
with an emphasis on Nutritional Therapy, Oriental Diagnosis, and
Herbal Medicine. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, many factors
determine the most beneficial foods, supplements and other
factors for each individual: constitutional strengths and
weaknesses, all health conditions, mental and emotional states,
age, activity level, lifestyle factors, and more.
She is a trained facilitator
in Attitudinal Healing
(spiritual psychotherapy) which is a therapy used to uncover the
mental/emotional and spiritual causes of your problems; how you
may sabotage your efforts; and conflicting intentions that
oppose your well-being. Through Attitudinal healing your will
learn to listen to your body and life in new ways to discover
the hidden messages behind your problems. She also has many
years of training in Shiatsu Therapy, a therapeutic
massage which is based on the same energetic principles as
acupuncture and uses hands instead of needles. Yogatherapy,
Meditation, Guided Visualization and Spiritual Development are
other areas of her expertise.
Deborah
strives to correct imbalances and disharmonies in the body,
mind, emotions, and lifestyle by eliminating the causes; healing
existing degenerations, and regenerating and building the health
of the entire system. This is the only way to achieve
lasting results. My complete bio is at
www.wholehealthresources.com.
Holistic
Health Counseling offers you the ability to substantially
improve your health and happiness in safe, non-invasive ways.
With professional guidance and support the process can be made
easier. Deborah's programs for health are individualized and
take on the direction that is mutually agreed upon by counselor
and client.
Call 412.361.8600 or send an email to
deborah@wholehealthresources.com to schedule.
What
results can I expect?
Clients
have consistently achieved health improvements, increased
energy and endurance, desired weight loss, effective stress
reduction, improved mental clarity, greater flexibility, improved
digestion and elimination, deeper sleep and more joyful, fulfilling
lives. Our professional guidance and support will help you
overcome poor health, emotional imbalances,
and lifestyle problems, but also negative habits and
concepts that limit your health, vitality, happiness, and a
life that flows.
What is the first step?
Our 1/2
hour Individual Health Assessment is an excellent opportunity
to find out more about our programs, discuss your goals, and
have your questions answered regarding services. A recommended
program of Counseling will be given.
Our 2
hour Initial Consultation is a comprehensive session. You
will receive a booklet of detailed recommendations for your
specific condition. Follow-up sessions are usually required.
The amount of sessions is determined by your specific needs.
Call
412.361.8600
or send an email to
deborah@wholehealthresources.com to schedule.
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Counseling Services
Wellness/Lifestyle
Coaching -
by phone and email or at Pittsburgh Office
With
Deborah Barr as your own personal coach, you will:
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Resolve Health Issues
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Understand and eliminate the causes of your problems
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Break
through barriers and overcome fears
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Create energy, vitality, emotional harmony
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Replace
unhealthy/unproductive habits
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Attract
new opportunities
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Create
a Balanced, Nourishing life you love
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Make
transitions more easily
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Be
accountable to your goals
You will be guided to appropriate use of foods for your unique
condition and constitution. Often herbs and supplements, lifestyle factors,
specific exercise modalities that are pertinent to your condition
are recommended. Effective recommendations for reversing
stress and lifestyle problems are part of the process. For
true healing to occur, the root cause of the problems must be
treated.
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Nutritional Therapy
There is no one way of eating that is works to bring everyone
good health. There is not and never can be a universal
standard for what constitutes good food.
The Western way of evaluating appropriate foods is solely by the
presence of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and
minerals. Foods containing similar quantities of nutrients
are considered equivalent in biological value. In
addition, people are assumed to be the same physiologically, so
choice of foods is simply a matter of preference within western
quantitative guidelines.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, many factors determine what the
most beneficial foods are: constitutional strengths and
weaknesses, all health conditions, mental and emotional states,
age, activity level, lifestyle factors, and more. Foods
are recommended based on their correspondence with individual
patterns, modified by the season, the climate, and all health
conditions. Some people have dry conditions and need
moistening foods; others are too damp (mucus, edema, bloating)
and needs foods to dry their condition; people with congestion
need decongesting foods; people who are depleted need
replenishing foods; those with hot conditions need cooling
foods; and those with cold conditions need warming foods.
Not everyone will benefit equally from foods that contain the
same measure of nutrients. The appropriateness of foods
cannot be determined without knowledge of the context.
There are many popular books on nutrition with each offering the
perfect diet for everyone, regardless of one's unique
condition. Some popular plans advocate high fiber, low
fat, salt and sugar; others insist on only uncooked organic
fruits and vegetables; others promote high protein and exclude
fiber; while others advocate primarily cooked grains and
vegetables. Each of these has merit. They have all
helped some people some of the time. However, each one is
limited by a narrow and fixed way of thinking. Their
ideologies and methods differ; however, their principle is the
same: everyone should eat according to the same rules.
In mainstream Western medicine and in the alternative health
movement, dietary recommendations are applied in a standardized,
uniform way without any regard for individual differences.
It is well worth your investment to have a consultation to
determine which foods are appropriate for you. The right
foods for you will leave you satisfied, and reverse many health
issues. Call
412.361.8600
to schedule a session.
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Whether your issues are health, career, weight,
relationships, or finances, let us help you welcome an exhilarating,
healthful, abundant, and loving life through this empowering,
holistic, life-changing approach to self-development.
Coaching can be done in person in my Pittsburgh office or
via phone or email from anywhere in the world. See
the coaching section for more information on Deborah's unique wellness coaching
services. After scheduling your appointment, you will
be sent an intake questionnaire which must be returned prior
to your session. If the session is done in our
Pittsburgh office, the session is two hours. You will
be given a detailed booklet of guidelines and
recommendations. This is personalized for your
uniqueness. For phone and email sessions: After
reviewing your intake questionnaire, your personalized
booklet will be prepared and sent to you. We will then spend
1 - 1.5 hours on the phone going over the information.
Follow-up
consultations are often necessary to evaluate the suitability,
to adjust your program and evaluate progress. Many
problems took years to develop and it is not practical to think
they will all be resolved after one session. A
step-by-step approach ensures quicker and better results.
Payment can be made with MasterCard, Visa or Debit cards, or by
mailing a check prior to your appointment.
Call 412.361.8600 or send an email to
deborah@wholehealthresources.com to schedule.
Natural Weight Loss
Weight
issues are health issues and are often multi-dimensional.
Willpower, sacrifice, deprivation and drugs are NOT part of
good health. Long term success in losing weight requires addressing
the physical, mental/emotional and spiritual causes.
This
program, created by Deborah Barr, will address:
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Foods
for weight loss and balanced health
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Re-establish
and balance metabolism
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Emotional
and stress-related eating
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How
our minds can sabotage our efforts
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Core
beliefs that keep one overweight
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Binges,
cravings, discharge and addictions
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Removing
mental/emotional blocks
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Recognizing and reversing conflicting intentions
Visit
the weight condition section
for more information on natural weight loss.
Energy Healing
Herbal Consultation -
In person, or by phone and email
Get well with a personalized herbal formula whether you're
looking for tonic herbs for prevention or herbal remedies for
specific physical or emotional health problems.
Recommendations may include nutritional advice. These sessions
are with Deborah Barr who has 25 years clinical experience.
After scheduling your session, you will be sent an intake
questionnaire which must be completed and returned prior to your
session which is one hour.
A
follow-up consultation may be recommended to evaluate the
suitability, to adjust your program and evaluate progress.
Payment can be made with MasterCard, Visa or Debit cards, or by
mailing a check prior to your appointment.
Call 412.361.8600 or send an email to
deborah@wholehealthresources.com to schedule.
Attitudinal Healing
Attitudinal Healing
is
characterized as a Spiritual Psychotherapy--spiritual in the
sense that we are all connected to a larger "whole" that is
all-knowing, perfect, and unlimited. It is the source of
all of life. This aspect is not separate from any of us.
It resides within us. Learning to access this part of
ourselves, distinguish its voice from our personality, and act
on its guidance are important aspects of this work.
Attitudinal Healing is not about religion and does not
interfere with your personal religious orientation.
Attitudinal Healing is the process of changing the way we see,
understand and react to the various elements and events in our
lives. It is learning to live from our authentic selves
which some call our Soul. It is about learning to
consciously create and attract
to ourselves ways to experience life in healthy, joyful,
easier and more abundant ways. We really can create
anything we want in our lives.
Everything
feeds us, and the quality of our thoughts and attitudes greatly
influences our choices, our health, and our life's experiences.
Attitudinal Healing is the process of uncovering the personal
belief systems and attitudes that prohibit healing any aspect
of ourselves.
Gain
an understanding of how negative mental/emotional states can
work for you, rather than against you. Remove obstacles, find
the positive meaning, and learn to create harmony, balance,
and strength through the conflicts in your life.
You will
learn creative problem solving, be fully listened to, inspired,
and guided toward clarity in making the changes necessary
to reaching your goals. Sessions can be geared toward personal
and/or professional growth.
Call
412.361.8600
for a complementary 30-minute session which can be done by phone
or in my Pittsburgh office.
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WHR Massage Services
SHIATSU
MASSAGE THERAPY
A traditional
bodywork practice from Japan, Shiatsu relaxes and rejuvenates,
relieves pain, and supports the body's innate healing abilities.
Currents of energy circulate throughout the body and flow
to all vital organs. Ancient peoples mapped the lines of energy
flow (meridians) and centers of energy (chakras).
Physical,
mental, and emotional stresses can cause blockages and imbalances
in the natural energy flow, which in turn can interfere with
health. The Shiatsu practitioner systematically applies gentle
pressure to points along the meridian lines, thereby releasing
blockages and making adjustments in the energy flow, along
with stimulating the recipient's natural self healing mechanism.
Based on the principles of acupuncture using hands instead
of needles.
Shiatsu
is very effective for stress related problems, fatigue, poor
circulation, headaches, pain and tension, emotional imbalances,
sleep problems, indigestion and that out-of-balance feeling.
It produces a heightened sense of well being in body, mind
and spirit and leaves one peaceful, relaxed, and free of aches
and pains. Sessions are 50-55 minutes. Please wear loose,
comfortable clothing and avoid eating for 1-1 1/2 hours before
the session.
Client Testimonials:
"Today, the day after my shiatsu
treatment with you, I feel lively, excited about life,
happy, confident, and am more efficient in my work. I
walk with a bounce in my step and fast and lively. I feel like
I'm 18. My head and mind are very clear. Many thanks for whatever
you added to my treatment yesterday. It's a wonderful
life! My attitude and outlook are much more positive." M.F. Pittsburgh, August, 2005
MOXIBUSTION
Moxibustion
is a method of applying herbs with heat on or above the skin
at specific acupuncture points. Warms and circulates ki, blood
and fluids and stimulates with heat to alleviate blockages
and correct the internal imbalance. Supports the immunity
of the body and promotes normal functioning of the organs;
useful for sprains, traumas and injuries. Some of the many
conditions it can help are congestion, colds, flu, asthma,
allergies, bronchitis, digestive disorders, poor circulation,
prostate problems, body coldness, frequent urination, low
back pain, knee and joint pain, menstrual difficulties, arthritis
and infertility. A very healing therapy used in the east for
thousands of years. 30-45 minutes.
CUPPING
Cupping
is a folk technique which has been, and still is, widely used
in Europe, and Asia. It is the treatment of disease by suction
of the skin surface. A vacuum is created with cups which are
attached to the body surface. The vacuum pulls inner congestion
and heat in the body upwards and out. After the cups are removed,
the skin will appear slightly discolored or even bruised,
taking several days to clear. The painful condition will be
significantly relieved. Helpful for areas of swelling, pain,
congestion or stagnation or ki, blood or fluids; edema, asthma,
bronchitis, dull aches and pains, arthritis, abdominal pain,
painful menstruation, colds, flu, coughs. 35-40 minutes.
FOOT
REFLEXOLOGY
Reflexology
is a safe and natural healing art. The body is reflected on
the feet through a system of reflexes. The objective is to
stimulate these reflexes in order to restore balance, relieve
tension and aches and pains, to prevent ill health, and to
assist in relaxation. Regular foot massage reestablishes harmony
in the body by releasing blocked energy via the reflex points
in the feet. Sessions are 35-40 minutes.
YOGATHERAPY
Enjoy
personalized Yoga in a private one-on-one session. Regular
practice reduces stress, improves flexibility and increases
overall sense of well-being. You will learn corrective exercises
to improve energy flow and strengthen your body. It tones
and strengthens, removes energy blocks, and enhances the health
of all organs and systems of the body. Exercises are tailored
to your health profile. Sessions are 55 minutes.
What
is Dietary Healing?
Research has demonstrated that natural remedies are safer,
more effective, and less expensive than the conventional drug
and surgery approach to health care.
Food is a foundation medicine and can be used for overcoming
personal imbalances and maximizing vitality. Food has various
therapeutic properties and profoundly affects physical, mental,
emotional, and spiritual well-being.
Choosing appropriate diet
based on nutritional factors alone is not enough. The
energetic
and healing qualities must be considered in relationship to
one's constitutional strengths and weaknesses, medical history,
activity level, stress level, and physiological responses
to food.
Our approach tailors an eating style to support each client's
health and lifestyle needs. Herbal therapy is often recommended
to facilitate healing.
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