Assisting individuals to reach their health goals despite injury, disability or illness.
Assisting individuals to reach their health goals despite injury, disability or illness.
Holistic Healthcare Solutions is the new business name of the formerly known, Active Therapy Solutions.
Holistic Healthcare Solutions was established in 2017 by Belinda Melchert, Occupational Therapist. Belinda is a sole practitioner working in Holistic Health and providing a wide range of services for individuals with physical and mental health challenges.
Belinda studied locally at Jame Cook University and graduated with Honours in 1998.
Prior to becoming a Sole Practitioner, Belinda has since worked in a number of different Occupational Therapy positions in the Private, Hospital and Government sector.
Today, Belinda is fulfilling her passion working as a Holistic Health Practitioner providing a wide variety of integrative health interventions to many different clients.
Around twelve years ago I stepped into the aged care workforce as a university student on a clinical placement. I remember prior to this, filling out my placement preference form and stating specifically 'I did NOT want to work in aged care'... Lucky for me the powers that be knew better than I did!
I was surprised and how quickly my perception of aged care changed. I felt so humbled that these beautiful and vulnerable individuals allowed me into not only their homes, but into the most intimate parts of their lives. I felt such a strong sense of trust from them and sense of responsibility towards them. and I knew in return for their trust, I would do everything I could to preserve their dignity and maintain their safety and wellbeing... whilst bringing a little laughter and joy into their lives.
Lets face it, we will all age at some point. My passion is to ensure that the transition into aged care is as seamless, safe and as dignified as possible. It is everyone's right to live their best life and to live life with meaning and purpose.
Society's perception of ageing is rooted in negativity.. I would like change this perception of ageing into something more positive and something that should be highly regarded with respect and value.
I am passionate about creating a Holistic approach to health and wellness.
I love working with clients and discovering their unique stories and personal challenges to physical and mental health.
I enjoy discussing individual perceptions of health and wellness - and developing health goals that not only help to prevent illness or disability, but also honour who they truly are on a personal level.
As a small business operator and sole practitioner, I am very responsive to client needs, and can provide services in a timely manner.
I will work closely with you to ensure you are living your best life possible.
In a nutshell, my health mission is to guide you into a balanced state of physical, mental and spiritual health.
You are not just a number. Your health and wellbeing matters and your personal goals for therapy matter. Collaboration is key for motivation and success!
We will strive to help you improve health and wellbeing and quality of life. I can provide multiple holistic and integrative therapy strategies to assist you with living your best life!
The World Health Organization (WHO) defined human health in a broader sense in its 1948 constitution as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”
The body, mind, and soul is impossible to separate when looking a person’s health and wellbeing.
The Holistic Healthcare approach means to delve deeper than to just treat the physical or biological aspects of an individual. Individuals are more than just their physical bodies. A person is also comprised of the unique spiritual, psychological, emotional and cultural aspects of themselves.
Holistic Healthcare looks at the entire person, including the social, cultural, community and family environment a person functions in. This can provide a clear indication of a person’s values and beliefs, and uncovers what motivates them and what is inherently meaningful to them when developing health goals and interventions.
At Holistic Healthcare Solutions, we aim to look at the entire person, body, mind and soul - and the environments in which they interact in on a daily basis when providing therapeutical care.
'You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you'll win, no matter what the outcome'.
'Our job is improving the quality of life, not just delaying death'.
Patch Adams
Please review research articles and websites for more information on Holistic Healthcare.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/000841749406100202?cookieSet=1
https://holisticot.org/holistic-ot/