Sylvia Herold Olney

Sylvia Olney holds a PhD in medical anthropology, a master’s degree in psychotherapy, and is certified in wellness and spiritual healing. She worked as an adjunct professor for eighteen years and has been practicing psychotherapy for almost thirty years, currently in Colorado. She is the author of The medicalization of psychotherapy: Practicing under the influence (2015). Her interests include fitness, spirituality, the natural world, and music.

Publications

An Hebraic Alternative to Mind-Body Dualism
An Hebraic Alternative to Mind-Body Dualism
Sylvia Herold Olney. © 2024. 22 pages.
In this chapter, the author describes how medical care in the United States is based on a split perception of the nature of being human, which has led to institutionalized...
The Self of the Healthcare Practitioner: Why It Matters
The Self of the Healthcare Practitioner: Why It Matters
Sylvia Herold Olney. © 2024. 23 pages.
In this chapter, the author describes why the self of a healthcare practitioner matters. Contrary to the impressions of both patients and biomedical healthcare practitioners...