Welcome to Dr. Julian Metter & Associates!
Julian B. Metter, Ph.D. and Associates is a free standing clinic that has brought together the best in holistic, alternative and integrative resources from around the world. Our focus is to stimulate healing on the physical, emotional and spiritual levels to restore vitality and creative engagement in life. We combine innovative technologies, diverse clinical training and extensive experience to bring you effective interventions that expand you range of choices in health care decisions.
Our Focus
Traditional medical treatments serve an important role in treating emergencies like sudden trauma from an accident. Once the acute crisis has passed however the disease oriented model has little to offer in mobilizing the body's restorative abilities or re engaging with life. This is even more evident with chronic health issues where traditional medicine is often baffled and ineffective in breaking the cycle of illness. Sadly traditional medicine is often influenced by economic forces that discard approaches that do not fit into a drug related approach.
Our center focuses on techniques that treat the person, and the unique "stuck points" in their life. We have implemented protocols that have demonstrated dramatic effectiveness with the most difficult health challenges and incorporated therapy approaches that utilize the body's own inner communication to guide the healing process. When this powerful and respectful approach is utilized clients experience an unfolding of their own healthy potentials that is often life changing.
Conditions & Treatments
Current protocols and approaches that have been beneficial in the following conditions:
• Lyme Disease
• HIV/AIDS and Immune System Disorders
• Autism Spectrum Disorders including ADD/ADHD
• Head Injury and Post Stroke Recovery
• Vitality Enhancement and Healthy Aging
• Chronic Pain and Complicated Healing Issues
• Substance Abuse and Dependence
Our Center Uses a Four Step Approach to Stimulating Health and Wellness
• Careful functional and multileveled evaluation to identify "stuck points" that maintain health problems
• Comprehensive interventions to create healthy conditions within the body and mobilize the healing response
• Treatments to stimulate Neuroplasticity and restore healthy functioning
• Mobilizing Inner Resources for Personal Transformation
Our Experience
Julian Metter Ph.D. is a Psychologist with broad training and experience in many elements of holistic practice including Neurotherapy, Auditory Integration Training, Cranio Sacral Therapy, Hypnotherapy, Hyperbaric Oxygen, Interactive Metronome, PACE, and Strannik Virtual Scanning. He has developed extensive networks within the Alternative Healing community allowing access to the latest information and protocols for different conditions.
Deborah Schmerey L.M.B.T. N.C.T.M.B. is a Licensed Massage and Body Work Therapist with broad experience in massage, Myofascial Release and Reiki. She has worked in a number of clinical settings including hospice and spa centers.
Sunny Rehler PT is a licensed physical therapist with experience in Cranio Sacral therapy. He is interested in sustainable living and is a member of the School of Living and Julian Woods Intentional Community.
Ronald Fisher M.D. is a psychiatrist with a background in forensic evaluation and the dynamics of communication.
Mandy McQuade is our office manager and extra set of hands that helps everything run smoothly.
We are here for you…
The decision to take control and responsibility for your own health is one of the most important choices you will make in your life. Illness and states of chronic low energy are like inner teachers that help us focus on challenges within our lives and relationships. You have a fundamental ability to heal that can transform your life and the lives of those around you. We look forward to meeting you on that journey.
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Center Details
Our Center is a single structure located in a State College PA which is the main campus of the Pennsylvania State University System. The building is a modern "Cape Cod" design with a contemporary color scheme designed to bring different emotional energies into the process.
The Centers rooms include a large space containing the Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber, HEG/Television and Exercise Equipment. This allows a creative synergy with respect to Oxygen based therapies and to combining HEG (biofeedback to increase cortical blood flow) with Oxygen and aerobic exercise.
A second room contains a vestibular motion system with magnetic field stimulator, Auditory Integration Training Equipment and Activated Air System. This allows for our integrated approach to auditory retraining and the development of deep relaxation states through sound/vibration and movement.
A third room contains a massage table, Ondamed, Low Level Laser, Lympholaser for Lymphatic Drainage, KMT, Thymus Stimulators and various smaller units like the SCENAR. This is our main body work room and has a beautiful blue peace tone. We often use this room for energy work with Rife Devices for those interested in natural approaches to healing with cancer.
A fourth room contains our biofeedback equipment, PAPIMI and various computerized assessment devices. We use this room for Alpha Theta training, Brain Mapping, MEAD energy analysis, Neurotherapy and Strannik Evaluations and Treatment Sessions. We also use this room for Interactive Metronome and PACE.
A fifth room is elegantly furnished in a Southwestern Motiff and is used for psychotherapeutic work and interviews.
Our Center is convenient to restaurants, shopping, swimming pools, parks, beautiful walking trails and lodging.
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Treatments & Prices
Our Center Offers integrates many advances technologies and therapeutic services in the context of a Health and Wellness Center. A partial list of these modalities is presented as follows:
Quantitative Assessments
- Quantitative Electro Encepholograph (QEEG Brain Mapping)
- Auditory and Visual Evaluations
- Computerized Tests of Attention (IVA)
Oxidative Therapies
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)
- The Activated Air System
- Exercise with Oxygen
- Therapeutic Ozone
Therapeutic Body Work
- Cranio Sacral Therapy
- Ondamed BioResonance System
- Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT)
- Lymphatic Drainage Therapy
- Chi Machine
- SCENAR
Increasing Vital Energy and Immune System Function
- PAPIMI Pulsating Electro Magnetic Field Therapy
- Klinghardt Matrix Therapy (KMT )
- Other Energy Devices (Rife and Multiwave Ossilators)
- Thymus Stimulators
- AlphaStim
Detoxification and Nutritional Support
- BEFE Bio Electric Field Enhancer Detoxification Foot/Whole Body Bath
- Takara Detox Foot Patches.
- Nutritional Supplements
Brain Exercises to Engage Neuroplasticity for Increased Efficiency
Auditory Based Approaches
- Auditory Integration Training (AIT)
- Symmatron Motion Recliner
- The Magnetotron
- The Listening Program
- Fast Forword
Improving Brain Efficiency
- Neurotherapy
- Hemoencephelography (HEG)
Visually Based Exercises
- The Virtual Scanning (Strannik)
- Syntonic Phototherapy
Movement Based Exercises
- Interactive Metronome
- Brain Gym
Cognitive and Memory Enhancement
Approaches to Center and Develop Inner Connections
- Alpha Theta Training
- Naturalistic Hypnosis
- Family/Systems Work
- Thought Field Therapy (TFT)
- White Board Artwork
- Freeze Framer/ Journey to the Wild Divine
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Qualifications, Accreditations & Certifications
Julian B. Metter, Ph.D. is currently licensed as a psychologist in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Julian B. Metter, Ph.D. is currently licensed as a psychologist in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania but holds qualifications in a number of holistically oriented disciplines. He is certified in EEG Biofeedback by the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America and has specialized training in several different systems using EEG driven stimulation. He was the first practitioner in the United States trained in Russia to provide Virtual Scanning and has received practitioner certification in most of the fields offered in the center. Dr. Metter has a background in clinical research using naturalistic hypnosis with Post Trauma Stress Disorder and is interested exploring the relationship between therapeutic work and spiritual development. He received a MS in Clinical Psychology from Hahnemann University and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Temple University. He completed an internship at the Veterans Consortium Hospitals in Pittsburgh with an emphasis on hypnotic applications in medical and surgical settings and has been in private practice since 1985.
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Testimonials
Awards & Media Coverage
Business Profile Julian B. Metter Ph.D. and Associates
By Donna Marcotte
”It’s all in your head” How many times have each of us heard "this when we feel something isn’t quite right with our health but couldn’t determine a cause for our illness or physical symptoms.
In recent years, scientists have been confirming what many of us feel instinctively – that our minds and bodies are interconnected. Keeping healthy involves tuning into ourselves and learning how our beliefs and feelings affect us.
State College is home to an innovative practice that brings together one roof the best of mind/body therapies. On a recent visit to the office of Julian B. Metter Ph.D. and Associates I discovered a state of the art practice that blends the best of traditional approaches to psychotherapy with the latest mind/body technologies from around the world.
The goal of this unique practice is not simply to resolve a specific problem on either a physical or psychological level but to guide clients in a process of self discovery that can lead to comprehensive health and wellness.
Philosophy
Dr. Metter believes that each person possesses an underlying wisdom and adaptable energy that is capable of guiding a person back to health. Most problems in our life arise from the fact that we have learned to "turn off" this adaptive energy system and replace it with rigid defenses that develop out of fear and a need to escape from pain.
While building protective mechanisms in the form of muscle tension or emotional walls may seem to protect us in the short run it leads to a chronic state of "stuckness" which blocks the deeper expression of personal meaning and purpose in our lives. In this model, symptoms on either a physical or psychological level, are invitations to release the "stuckness" and restore our vibrant engagement with life.
Therapeutic Modalities: Enter the 21st Century
A visit to Dr. Metter’s practice feels a bit like walking unto the set for Star Trek. Amidst a warm Southwestern color scheme each room is filled with impressive looking equipment that is used to identify patterns of "stuckness" and begin the process of releasing them.
Dr. Metter demonstrated several of these approaches for me. The Ondamed is a Germany system that uses the process of "bio-resonance" to find blockages in the body’s energy flow and gently release them. Dr. Metter builds on the effect by using a Low Powered Laser and Cranio Sacral techniques all the while assessing the client’s responses by monitoring their pulse.
The experience was certainly relaxing – in involve lying on a table (fully clothed), deep breathing, light touch, soothing music and talk but also held some surprises. While lighting touching my feet Dr. Metter remarked, "there is something stuck in your right hip" and then confirmed this with the Ondamed.
Six months earlier, x rays could not identify a medical cause for the mysterious pain in my right hip. I also experienced emotional issues that seemed to surface by themselves. Both physical pain and emotional feelings wre handled warmly as a natural part oft eh process, giving me a firsthand understanding of how this therapy works.
Another system called Strannik, was developed in Russia over ten years of intensive research. This unusual computer program presents a client with a series short nature scene that introduce subtle colors into one’s memory. The program then creatively changing the colors and observes how the client attempts to "correct" the altered version. Remarkably the results of this simple evaluation produces a highly detailed analysis of physical and emotional conditions within the client and a customized computer program is developed to correct problem areas. The client watches the treatments—which consist of a series of pulsing colored lights, patterns and symbols typically about twenty minutes long—on his own computer at his own convenience.
For the cost of single diagnostic evaluation Strannik provides a cost-effective and convenient alternative to traditional one-on-one psychotherapy treatments. It is an interesting approach to problems like depression, anxiety, ADD and learning problems that are often treated with medication.
The center also features Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) which places a client in a pressurized chamber pumped with pure oxygen, enabling the body tissues to absorb enhanced levels of oxygen not possible when breathing oxygen at normal pressure. According to Dr. Metter, HBOT is useful for many conditions including post-stroke recovery, Multiple Sclerosis, migraine headaches, seizure disorders, Autism, Lyme Disease and AIDS.
A psychologist trained in traditional approaches to psychotherapy, Dr. Metter has always been interested in innovative therapies. In 1991, he relocated to State College where he developed a structured hypnotic approach to post-traumatic stress disorders in connection with a clinical research project at Pennsylvania State University.
For more information about the practice and therapies offered, including detailed descriptions and reference sources, please contact us.
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Local Attractions
Visitors Attractions In State College and Central Pennsylvania
State College is home to the main campus of Penn State University. Visitors will find an attractive friendly town set in a beautiful topography of long mountain ridges and broad valleys. State College was voted "Most Livable" city in the United States and often goes by the nick name "Happy Valley".
Our area offers a range of opportunities for tourism including outdoor adventure, nightlife, and historical and cultural attractions.
Outdoor adventures include some the best mountain bike trials in the United States. This area is included in the TEN BEST LIST of places to ride in the U.S. (Cycling Magazine). Because of the range of terrain throughout the forest, professional cyclists use this area to train for nationally known rides and races.
The area is also home to the beauty of internationally recognized fly fishing streams and has been a favorite stop for former President Jimmy Carter. There are extensive trails for hiking, downhill and cross country skiing and opportunities for canoeing and kayaking in the surrounding area.
Central Pennsylvania is also home to a number of commercial caves with guided tours as well as noncommercial caves that can be explored by those with equipment and a sense of adventure. Cultural Attractions include the village of Boalsburg which is the home of Memorial Day and the PA Military Museum. You can also see the desk of Christopher Columbus and peek at a lock of Napoleon’s hair at the Boal Mansion Museum and Columbus Chapel.
State College is home to many festivals particularly in the summer months and visitors will find an ongoing theater and musical events both from the local community and international groups touring the area. We've got everything here...from night life to nature and mellow...to intense.
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