Mental health care alternatives: how to find the right fit for therapy [Video]

ARRAY OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ALL THROUGHOUT OUR STATE. AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GOING TO THERAPY, YOU MAY BE PICTURING A SMALL ROOM WITH A COUCH AND A COUNSELOR. WELL, THAT APPROACH WORKS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT MAYBE IT DOESN’T WORK FOR YOU. AND THAT’S OKAY. JAMIE AZULAY EXPLORED A COUPLE OF ALTERNATIVES THAT MIGHT BE WORTH A TRY IF THAT TRADITIONAL METHOD ISN’T A RIGHT FIT WHEN IT COMES TO TAKING CARE OF OUR MENTAL HEALTH, IT’S ALL ABOUT WHAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU. SO THERAPY MIGHT SOUND LIKE THIS. OR IT COULD LOOK LIKE THIS. DANCE MOVEMENT AND MUSIC CAN BE USED ALONG WITH OR IN PLACE OF TRADITIONAL THERAPY. IT’S REALLY ABOUT WHAT THE PERSON’S NEEDS ARE, HOW THEY CONNECT, HOW THEY PROCESS INFORMATION. MICHELLE UBER IS THE CLINICAL DIRECTOR AT ELIE MENTAL HEALTH IN FALMOUTH. SHE’S ALSO A DANCE MOVEMENT THERAPIST. YOU DON’T …