Mental Health
Our Services
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Ketamine (KAP)
Psilocybin (Preparation/Integration)
MDMA (Preparation/Integration)
ALTERNATIVE, NON-INVASIVE OPTIONS FOR HEALING
The Alpha Stim M is an FDA approved microcurrent stimulator
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The Alpha-Stim cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) device delivers a natural level of microcurrent, via small clips worn on your earlobes, through the brain to stimulate and modulate specific groups of nerve cells. The patented Alpha-Stim waveform, application, and protocols result in significant anxiety relief, mood normalization, and better sleep (both in quality and duration).
Every single mood and emotion you experience – including anxiety and depression – is controlled by electrochemical signals in your brain. The medical profession primarily relies on drugs for neurological treatment to manipulate those electrochemical signals, but prescription medications are not the only path to relief.
Alpha-Stim treatment is focused on the electro part of electrochemical, instead of the chemical, allowing for a more focused treatment with practically no side-effects. By stimulating functional centers of the brain through the vestibulocochlear nerve, Alpha-Stim helps regulate and reset activity in key brain regions associated with mood disorders.
Alpha-Stim therapy is also FDA-approved for treating insomnia. The brain has electrochemical signals that control whether we are asleep or awake. Alpha-Stim simply delivers pulses of low-intensity currents to the brain via cranial nerves in a specific pattern called a waveform. Despite being nearly imperceptible, these pulses modulate the brain’s electrochemical signals and bring them back into balance, leading to deeper, longer, and more restful sleep.
Patients can also experience pain relief by using the Alpha-Stim M-Model. The M-Model electrotherapy device relieves post-traumatic, acute and chronic pain through painless electrical stimulation delivered via two handheld Smart Probes. It can be used on its own or in conjunction with physical therapy, medication and other forms of pain management.
There is a growing interest in the use of frequency and vibration in the alignment of heart rate, respiration, pulse, and cellular health. Some controversial, yet a growing interest in the use of frequency for healing.
The RIFE technology
Additional information:
https://www.scirp.org/pdf/ojbiphy_2022101716050777.pdf
Ohana Integrative Health utilizes the GEN 3 machine from Resonant Light Technology,
a Canadian based laboratory.
Some more recent discussions around frequency and healing:
https://youtu.be/mBL9pS6GMdA?si=LzKlYbfswXeOMt2B
https://youtu.be/1w0_kazbb_U?si=8ujAXC3CwPLtML9W
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Peter Shorts, LCSW, Owner
Peter Shorts, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker in the states of California and Hawaii practicing since 2011. He is a graduate of California State University of San Bernardino with honors in Psychology (BA), He received a Master of Social Work (MSW) from the same institution in 2011. He is an award recipient for his research on substance abuse and child welfare reunification, and a member of NASW, APA, Psi Chi, and APPA. He obtained additional certifications from the UC Berkeley extension professional program in Neuroscience Assessment, he is certified in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety, Depression and PTSD from the Beck Institute, and Psychedelic Research and Therapy from the California Insitiute of Integral Studies (CIIS). He is a MAPS trained clinician, and researcher. Peter is a co-founder of the Palm Springs Psychedelic Society and supporter of Psychedelics in Recovery (PIR). Peter is a student of the Grof Legacy Breathwork Project and a lifelong learner. He is an indigenous BIPOC ceremonial person with a deep respect for the ancestorial technology and wisdom carried by Him and others on the Red Road.
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His psychotherapy may combine CBT, (REBT, DBT), Somatic Breathwork, mindfulness, neurobiology of trauma, narrative, psychodynamic, and solution focused therapy. "My intention is to co-create a non-judgmental space with you to observe the behavior, identify the underlying emotions and thoughts, and seek an appreciation of the foundational needs being sought. With this information we can understand why we do what we do and decide what is next to support a life that best suits us.”
Christi Bell, LCSW
Christi Bell, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker in California. Christi has been practicing since 2014 and is an experienced therapist, teacher, researcher, and supervisor. Christi graduated with honors from California State University, San Bernardino, with a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2010 and a master’s degree in social work in 2014. Christi has served as an Executive Director, advocate, and grant manager for a sexual assault center, an investigator, trainer and supervisor at San Bernardino County Children and Family Services, assistant professor and director of field education at Loma Linda University, and is now a full-time therapist. Christi’s treatment practices have been informed by multiple certifications— such as CANS, Community Resilience Model (CRM), Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM), Emotionally Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Narrative Therapy. Christi is a member of the NASW, Psi Chi, and Phi Alpha and will be working on obtaining certification in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. Christi specializes in working with young adults, and adults, the LGBTQIA2S+ community who are experiencing symptoms associated with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and Dissociative Identity Disorder.
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Christi’s approach to therapy includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, wellness skills, mindfulness and meditation, somatic skills to process trauma, narrative, psychodynamic, and solution-focused therapy. Christi is informed by an ecological perspective that incorporates body, mind, and spirit. When working with Christi, you can expect to enter a collaborative relationship in which a non-judgmental space and treatment plan are co-created. “My hope in working with people in therapy is to co-create the pathway to becoming your happiest, healthiest, best self and to understand and remove the obstacles to your goals. By understanding what is driving our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, we can identify your needs and the healthiest pathway to meeting your needs.”
