Mitigating loneliness in the integrative healthcare setting

Situational loneliness is something we all experience at some point in our lives. It may be a move to a new city, the loss of a loved one, divorce, or even retirement. However, mental health therapists are seeing more chronic loneliness in patients. 

Loneliness is not defined by the amount of people a person interacts with. One can feel lonely in a crowd despite being surrounded by people. Loneliness is unique to…