Internal and Integrated Medicine

At the Center for Integrated Health and Healing, LLC, patients may develop and utilize their own personal spiritual, emotional, and physical resources with the hope of enhancing their quality and quantity of life.               
                                                                                                                                
The professionals who practice at the CIHH recognize the tremendous amount of frequently confusing information available to patients, their medical doctors and their complementary practitioners. By having a broad array of healers working in the same location it becomes easier for communication to occur among an individual’s healers if desired by the patient. This makes it possible to bring some order to the complexities of the available modalities which patient and healer alike may experience in developing integrated approaches. Dr Lefler emphasizes the absolute need for ongoing evaluation of both conventional and complementary techniques and encourages patients to allow communication among their various healers.

To the end that our patients may become more aware of their healing inclinations we recommend assessments which include Myers Briggs and Beck Inventory testing as well as by Ph.D. psychotherapists before they seek to develop and implement their own personal program for integrated healing.                                                                                                       
 
The realities, questions, and answers derived from a patient’s faith tradition and understanding of spirituality will influence how patients may judge themselves in relationship to their illness as well as the options they may think they have for recovery versus suffering or death.  It is a common but inappropriate assumption that simple labeling such as Christian, Baptist, Roman Catholic, Jew and so forth is adequate to understanding what a patient brings to his or her understanding of health and sickness. Dr Lefler brings a career-long interest and study of this area into his awareness of patient needs.    

Dr. Lefler is available for integrated medical consultations. Areas to be considered will include: your life history, major life events, health issues and medical diagnoses made by other physicians, personal spiritual values, home environment, eating habits, etc. To schedule an appointment call: (828) 884-4134.

Charles D. Lefler