Spiritual – Basic Steps Mental Health

Holistic Treatment

Scott Alpert — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:33:06 +0000

If you’ve tried counseling before, gotten nowhere, and feel nothing out there works, let me introduce you to something different called Spiritual Psychology. I had gone through many different types of counseling, as well as seminars and lectures, to improve myself, but when I studied this approach in school, I was amazed with the results. […]

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This Is What Spiritual Psychology Is All About!

Scott Alpert — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:00:38 +0000

When I first got into the industry and observed how other professionals handled clients, one mentor of mine stands out – Albert Saparoff. Albert was the innovator of the Get High on Life Program and would go into the inner city to teach self-esteem to high school students. Albert had been retired for 20 years […]

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Substance Treatment

Scott Alpert — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 15:41:07 +0000

I was asked to write a note to a lawyer ensuring I was providing substance treatment to their client, so I thought I’d use this as an opportunity to draft something that I could have on my website. My approach is different than 98% of the approaches out there because we focus on the core […]

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How to Take the Ultimate Care of Yourself

Scott Alpert — Tue, 13 May 2025 15:00:48 +0000

With the current atmosphere in this country, it is obvious that mental health is not prioritized. For years statistically, 20% of the people in this country suffer from mental health conditions that warrant serious treatment, however, in the last year, we’ve seen our numbers rise at an alarming rate. When we are experiencing more stress, […]

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Try These Psychological Tools

Scott Alpert — Wed, 07 May 2025 15:00:14 +0000

Do you know how to calm yourself naturally? We live in a fast-paced society and want quick results but the quick fix may not be that beneficial for you. I knew I was doing damage to myself when using substances, but somehow I forced myself to make a stand and fundamentally heal. To be honest, […]

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Why Are We Here?

Scott Alpert — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:14:26 +0000

Our eyes open, there are people peering at us, and all we can do is look back. We are a helpless child trying to make sense of the world upon our birth. Not able to think, all a baby can do is observe, but as we grow, our brain wires, and suddenly we have the […]

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Battling the Blahs

Scott Alpert — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 17:22:55 +0000

If you wake up in the morning, have no energy, no motivation, and no direction, these can be signs of depression. It is normal for people to have ups and downs but if these symptoms happen on a daily basis, and keep you from work, school, social interactions, or the things you normally do, then […]

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Taking a Step Back

Scott Alpert — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 18:00:43 +0000

I took a step back today and let my assistant run the intensive outpatient program. I was in the main office and could hear what was going on but needed to back off and let my assistant do her thing, as well as the clients. Letting go of the control was an interesting process. There […]

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What is Spiritual Psychology?

Scott Alpert — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 06:10:42 +0000

What if all the problems you were facing were meant to be? What if there was a higher purpose to your life, instead of being here to eat, shit, and die. Because life didn’t make sense to me, and having no religious beliefs, I went on a quest in 1978 to find some meaning in […]

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Relationships 101

Scott Alpert — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 18:30:59 +0000

Psychology is basically the science of relationships. One of my licenses is for Marriage, Family Therapy. As you can see it deals with the relationships between two or more people, however, our relationships with others is a reflection of how we are with ourselves. Therefore, we need to improve our relationship with ourselves to see […]

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