The natural treatment industry saves the healthcare system $14-20 billion annually providing services that are safe, effective, drug-free, scientifically supported and non-addictive. Moreover, this is a stand-alone industry, freely chosen, with services paid for out-of-pocket by millions. If the province is telling us, as it is doing with the controlled act of psychotherapy (http://www.stoppsychotherapytakeover.ca/ontarios-controlled-act-of-psychotherapy/), that we can no longer provide care and help, our patients will suffer. That’s simply not right and goes against Canadian values that have always made a wide range of choices available and personal choice in practitioner a right. Among the over 300 natural treatment modalities (http://www.stoppsychotherapytakeover.ca/implications/) presently offered are those that are proven safe and effective alternatives to addictive drug treatment for smoking, chronic pain conditions, substance abuse issues, mental illness and non-religious spiritual care. Hand up-225x300.jpg According to the Barrio studies in 1967 and 1970, the use of hypnosis for example, far surpasses psychiatric and psychoanalysis treatments as means of effectively resolving emotional and mental issues. Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hypnotherapy, Hypnosis for Pain Management, Reiki, Meditation, Yoga, Reflexology, Pet-assisted Therapy, and so many others have proven to be safe, cost effective alternatives to addictive opioid painkillers and psychiatric drugs. Two large Fraser Studies (http://www.stoppsychotherapytakeover.ca/httpwww-fraserinstitute-org/) have shown that our industry is not only safe, but it helps in so many ways and costs the government nothing, growing swiftly. Our patients have come to us because they share the same spiritual beliefs and often their current conventional treatment is simply not working. They see the value of our treatments and care. According to the experiences of those spiritual care practitioners who have tried to join the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) to avoid being thrown out of work the instant the controlled act of psychotherapy is proclaimed, healthcare practitioners will have to sell their souls in order to continue offering their services. READ MORE about how spiritual care practitioners must now disavow their training and beliefs to work in Ontario. https://media.campaigner.com/media/45/455530/Change%20UpdateCollege%20demands%20applications%20disa.pdf We need your help. Together we can make our voice heard. If we don’t work together, this Act (http://www.stoppsychotherapytakeover.ca/ontarios-controlled-act-of-psychotherapy/) will be put into force and we will lose our right to practice in the province of Ontario. Our patients depend on us, and we depend on you to help us make our concerns known to Government. Please make a small contribution today. Even $5 will help us launch an effective communications campaign that will make it very difficult for the government to eliminate our vital healthcare options. www.StopPsychotherapyTakeover.ca Your support will also help us explore legal action to protect our vital industry. Our patients and Ontario practitioners are depending on us. Will you get on board? Other ways you can get involved? - Link us with experts across Canada and internationally who can help strengthen our case to the government. - Sign our petition, which will be tabled in the Legislature (use the Change.org link: https://www.change.org/p/save-ontario-s-natural-treatments) - Have your friends and family sign up to our newsletter. Our voice is only as strong as the reach of our mailing list. http://www.stoppsychotherapytakeover.ca/