Over the years I have developed several different approaches to the sceptic. I do not use all these approaches at the same time, but try to assess which approach will work. If one tactic doesn't work, then I try another approach. Some of these original sceptics have become my greatest supporters and have, in turn, managed to convince many other people to consider these therapies. Our greatest advertisements should be ourselves.
Many alternative practitioners look unhealthy, act in unhealthy ways and are emotionally inept.
I am often told that the reason for this is that people are attracted into alternative therapies because of their own ill health. The argument goes that if we knew how ill they had been we would see how much they had benefited from these techniques. But it is not how we are judged. We need to take the advice we so wisely give to our clients about minimising stress, giving up smoking, eating healthily, etc. Sadly there is also much infighting between different therapies and even between different therapists of the same discipline.