A non-profit ecopsychology counseling
and education center
Holos Institute is a non-profit organization offering holistically oriented
psychotherapy and educational programs. Our counseling offices are
based in both Oakland and San Francisco and offer a range of affordable,
high quality psychotherapy services with marriage and family therapist
interns who are participating in the Holos ecopsychology training
program. We also offer unique group experiences in nature/wilderness
therapy and vision quests. In addition to psychotherapy services,
Holos serves as a public and professional forum for topics in ecopsychology,
holistic, and integrative psychology through ongoing lectures, workshops,
and experiential programs.
Ecopsychology best describes the philosophical framework of Holos
Institute. It is an approach toward healing in which the human mind
and body are viewed in their relationship to nature and the whole
web of life. Ecopsychology offers a philosophical ground for deeper
understanding of human problems and practical approaches for healing
and transformation. There is reciprocity between the natural processes
of our world and the balanced psyche. In nature we find metaphors
and direct experiences that can restore well being. Psychologically
healthy people have a respectful and sustainable relationship with
the natural world.
The name "Holos" is derived from the Greek term for wholeness.
Holos Institute re-envisions the therapeutic process to include
mind, body and spirit as well as the living community of which we
are all a part. We honor the diverse human cultural heritage of
our ancestors and that which we know as the natural world: the plants,
animals and living Earth upon which we all depend. We seek to integrate
practices of ancient and contemporary therapeutic arts, attuning
to the uniqueness of each individual, as we help them navigate towards
wholeness and creativity in fulfilling their life purpose.
Our vision is to integrate the wisdom of an ecologically based
psychology into clinical practices that serve to restore balance
to the mind, body and spirit, and generate kindness toward the greater
community in which we live.
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"Kindness in words creates confidence,
kindness in thinking creates profoundness,
kindness in feeling creates love."
-Lao Tzu
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