By summerj April 08, 2014
I was on the streets and doing drugs and I wanted to get my life back and my parents who are both recovering addicts said I needed to go to a recovery center again so they found Sovereign Health. My expectations weren’t very high because I was like, okay, this is just another rehab, so at first I was just going through the motions but then I started to get it. It pulls so much out of you about who you are and why you do the things you do, but in a good way. .I started drinking at the age of 10 and started using pot and cocaine at 11. What I needed was dual diagnosis treatment, and Sovereign Health has helped me learn new ways of thinking and dealing with my anger, addiction and bipolar issues. ...read more
By honesty101101 November 10, 2012
Careless. She can't see the difference between honest clients and a manipulating liars. That is a poor quality for a social worker who works with children.This is not a review from a bitter person.This is an honest review from a former client who trusted her with honest information about a pretty bad person. Therapist/Social Workers should not become friends with clients, it is unethical. It is extremely discusting that she became friends with the person who did the bad things, because this person is a good liar and manipulator.A true professional with Katie Mann's professional "title" would see through such behavior. She did not. She hurt a few poeple. Therapists are paid to help people in pain, not add to it. ...read more
By Cat July 25, 2010
Anytime that I come here, I end up finding more than I imagined - expensive brand name clothes that I normally can't afford, and it feels SO GOOD to pay so little for them. Also, I appreciate that they will accept quality clothing and other items from me that I no longer use so that I am able to help people in need. ...read more
July was selected as National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month in 2008 by the US House of Representatives. This gives the treatment community an opportunity to devote an article, special event, or utilizing other channels to create awareness around diverse communities. Sovereign Health wanted to devote segments of the July Newsletter to promote these efforts. American Indian and Alaskan Native Communities Struggle with High Rates of Addiction and Mental Health Conditions American Indian and Alaskan Native (AIAN) communities, from cities to reservations, continue to be riddled with high rates of alcoholism, drug addiction, and mental illness. According to a National Survey on Drug Use and Health report, nearly 1 in every 5 AIAN adults needed treatment due to an alcohol and drug problem, which is almost double the national average.And, according to a 2010 publication by the Office of Minority and National affairs of the American Psychiatry Association, "Native Americans use and abuse alcohol and other drugs at younger ages, and higher rates, than all other ethnic groups". Mental illness is also a major problem. According to theUS Department of Health and Human Services, AIAN adults are more likely to endure "serious psychological distress", and experience "feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and worthlessness" then the general population. A National Alliance of Mental Illness fact sheet reports that mental illness effects "approximately 20%" of the total AIAN population. And tragically, according to the American Psychiatry Association suicide is the second leading cause of death for AIANs between the ages of 10 to 34. Written by: John T. Bender and Rachel Angerman Comments or Questions:RecoveryAllies@yahoo.com Learn More by Visiting the US Department of Health and Human Services: The Office of Minority Healh: Click Here to Visit Their Website References: 1 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The Office of Applied Studies. (2010) Substance Use Among Native American or Alaskan Native Adults. The NSDUH Report. Retrieved July 3rd, 2012, fromhttp://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k10/182/AmericanIndianHTML.pdf. 2 American Psychiatric Association. The Office of Minority and National Affairs. (2010) Mental Health Disparities: American Indians and Alaskan Natives. The APA Fact Sheet. Retrieved July 3rd, 2012, fromwww.psychiatry.org/.../Practice/.../Fact-Sheet---Native-Americans.pdf. 3 US Department of Health and Human Services. The Office of Minority Health. (2010) Mental Health and American Indians/Alaskan Natives. Mental Health Status. Retrieved July 4th, 2012, fromhttp://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=6475. 4 National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI).American Indian and Alaskan Native Women and Depression. Fact Sheet. Retrieved July, 4th, 2012, from http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Women_and_Depression&Template;=/ContentManagement/ ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=88885 ...read more
By Sovereign Health San Clemente Reviews July 18, 2012
Use hypnotherapy to bypass the "No I Can't" messages in your conscious mind.Visual Arts Hypnotherapy is located in Lake Forest with an office in Mission Viejo. Hypnosis for stress, smoking and weight; specializing in hypnosis for pain management and post and pre-surgery, stress elimination and test taking and study assistance for students; also sports hypnosis. Call 949-581-7121 for additional information.Workshops in Self Hypnosis and Reiki Healing. ...read more
By Visual Arts Hypnotherapy June 24, 2011
Being sensitized and reactive to one another produces an intense relationship that is often based on immature and unrealistic expectations. According to theory it is not the events or crisis situations that disrupts the family system but, the way the family reacts (automatic responses and/or programming effects). Triangles change in positioning not in players. Learning my primary position and understanding the flexibility in situational positioning helps me maintain a more objective view and this objectivity lowers my reactivity and I am able to maintain my self and functioning level of differentiation. Gaining emotional objectivity will allow one to gain awareness and to better describe the functioning of their family's emotional system factually. Humans function on a continuum from autonomy to reactivity. The more that one is objective and able to separate intellectual and emotional centers of the brain the higher one is able to function. Understanding this helps one change their reactivity and have better relationships! Kerreen Chau, LMFT 949-769-0153 www.OcCoupleandFamilyTherapy.com ...read more
By Oc Couple and Family Therapy July 28, 2009
Mental health care referral can be a scary process for many people. Going to a doctor or medical setting to get assessed for mental health services may be more scary than the mental illness. Although a doctor or qualified mental health provider will still have to approve the services, it is quite easy... ...read more
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder occurs in people who have suffered a significant trauma such as a victim of a violent crime, or a soldier who has been deployed to a combat zone. Often times, suffers of PTSD find themselves reliving the trauma which makes it difficult and stressful for them to mov... ...read more