HOLISTIC

Erik Ramsey has practiced as a Registered Nurse since 1980. In addition to experiences in Medical-Surgical and Critical Care Nursing, he has experienced 17 years in Psychiatric nursing. Throughout his career, his focus has been on facilitating the clients' coping in the emotional experience of illness.

Erik is a diploma graduate with a BSN and has completed his graduate degree (MSN) at George Mason University.

His post graduate study has been concerned with the mind and body interaction to maintain wellness and cope with imbalance or illness. He practices various techniques such as Mediation, Visualization, Gestalt therapy, NLP, Solution-Focused Brief therapy, Psycho-neuroimmunology, hypnosis, healing touch, herbology and nutrition. He attempts to utilize the clients time and resources in an efficient manner to meet the clients goals. Each clients spiritual needs are honored.

As a Psychiatric Nurse Clinical Specialist (CS), Erik promotes health via individual psychotherapy and counseling, supportive and therapeutic groups, and offers educational talks.

Mission

To offer holistic care via mind-body approaches, in a heartfelt and genuine, yet respectful and efficient manner for clients who perceive they are either in crisis or in need of help so they might regain balance and realize solutions in their lives.

Philosophy

To apply the nursing, problem solving process using holistic principles in working collaboratively with the client as individual, family or organization to facilitate therapeutic change that honors the clients uniqueness, and appreciates the resources the client brings to their current situation.

Nurse Psychotherapists:

Ÿhave a background in Life Sciences

Ÿunderstand the human body and how medical treatments work

Ÿare experienced with the many ways people respond to serious life stress

Ÿare valuable resources to clients and their families

Ÿare wholistic in their approaches

The Psychiatric Nurse Clinical Specialist (CS) has advanced practice skills in understanding the range of human responses to life stress. Their educational background qualifies them to provide Psychotherapy and Counseling.

Board Certification stipulates that the CS has attained and must maintain competence and engage in on-going professional development. This qualifies the CS to receive insurance reimbursement.

Issues addressed:

ŸAnxiety / Panic

ŸDepression / Fatigue / Loss of Interest

ŸAcute Illness / Chronic Illness / Pain

ŸMind-Body health

ŸMedical issues that may be Psychosomatic in origen

ŸGrief and Loss issues

ŸAllergies

ŸHabits, Fears and Phobias

ŸRelationship Issues

ŸAdjustment to Major Life changes

ŸPast traumas

ŸStress / Caregiver Stress

ŸOvercoming Limitations

ŸLearning blocks / ADD / ADHD

ŸBehavioral problems

Services Offered Using and Enhancing Mind Body Communication/Healing responses

Awareness Enhancement

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

Guided Imagery/Visualization

Enhance Intuition Skill building

Dreamwork Analysis/Healing Facilitation

Habit Control and Behavioral Changework

Stress Management

Complementary Modalities Education - herbs & nutrition

Symptom Management - Pain Relief

Preparation for Medical procedures and Surgery / Home visits as needed

Meditation Guidance and Instruction

Why Holistic Approaches?

The human body is a complex, finely tuned metabolic system that keeps itself in balance, and therefore healthy. For various reasons, this delicate balance can be lost, and illness results. Regaining health can be a complicated, fearful and confusing process. However, the solution lies in the problem.

"What the mind conceives, the body believes." This is the Mind- Body connection. In illness, the connection may be working against us. The source of the thinking may be unconscious negative beliefs and therefore not easily accessed or changed. The bodies response is adversely affected by the negative beliefs, and may block the healing response. An example might be feeling unworthy and therefore being stuck in an illness response (not deserving to be healthy).

Various healing systems are available. What is needed is to determine what healing message needs to be delivered to your inner mind which will counter the existing negative beliefs. The art is determining the needed message and how to best deliver it. The end result will be an enhanced and more effective Mind-Body communication.

Contact

H. Erik Ramsey, RN, MSN, CS

3025 Hamaker Court

Suite 105

Fairfax, VA 22033

(703) 645-7325 ext #4

ramsey@toward.com