I had the opportunity to have Gina as my therapist for about four years. I know for a fact that I would not be alive today if it weren’t for her. She has an intuition that always guides her in the direction that is needed. I wouldn’t have wanted to go through the process of dealing with my trauma with anyone else. She was patient and dedicated but at the same time called me on my bull shit. It was exactly what I needed. 

My name is Remy. In May of 2012, I walked into Harmony Heals after my doctor saw how badly I was struggling to get clean from opiates and benzodiazepines for several months with no success and he handed a flyer to me about the Harmony Heals Holistic Counseling Center. Two days prior I had made a very serious suicide attempt; one of many. I came to Farid completely hopeless but I was received with such love and compassion that I decided to give it a try. 

I’m an addict because when I put a drink or drug into my body I react differently than normal people. While I used to see others take a drink with impunity, I took it to the other extreme and drank or drugged as much as I could and had lots of consequences for my actions such as jails, institutions, broken relationships, broken promises, and loss of employment. I had “moral and philosophical convictions galore but I couldn’t live up to them even if I would of liked to” and that’s because the addiction was paramount to everything else.

Harmony Heals is a place of hope, healing, and inspiration. Gina taught me how to become the woman I’d always wanted to become. A woman with integrity, a strong sense of self, and a contributor to life. I learned to live free from guilt, shame, and regret. For years I tried to get around my problems, to avoid and ignore the pain I carried, but with a healing hand Gina led me through, to finally experience a place of peace and resolve. From the warm welcomes you get from Jen and Farid when you walk through the door, to the experienced and highly skilled clinicians, there’s really no way to go wrong, and I’d highly recommend Harmony Heals to anyone and everyone!