Let Us Guide You on Your Road to Overcoming Substance Abuse Issues

Causes and Risk Factors for Addiction

There are a variety of causes and risk factors that can contribute to the development of a substance use disorder.

These may include:

Genetics, such as a family history of substance misuse.
Starting substance use at an early age.
Easy access to drugs or alcohol, especially at a young age.
Exposure to heavy advertising of substances (like alcohol).
A current mental health diagnosis.
Low parental monitoring.
A high amount of family conflict.
A history of abuse or neglect.
Family conflict or violence

We Help You Overcome Substance Abuse Issues

Tim can help you overcome substance abuse issues. Through therapy, counseling, rehab, and other treatment modalities, the core reasoning for development of addiction can be discussed and coping mechanism and healing can commence. Because addiction impacts everyone differently, the course to addiction recovery can be different for each person. Fortunately, there are a variety of specialized rehab types and treatment programs to choose from to suit each person’s individualized needs.

Drug Addiction Therapy Programs

Addiction treatment to reduce substance use and problems caused or made worse by it is available. Tim specializes in a compassionate approach to helping people work through substance use issues. This is always patient-centered and at the patient’s pace. Family therapy can often be an important piece of substance abuse treatment and is available, if desired. Tim’s approach combines cognitive and behavioral skills along with psycho-education, while also helping to address any underlying issues that may be contributing to problematic alcohol or drug use.

Drug Addiction Therapy Programs

Addiction treatment to reduce substance use and problems caused or made worse by it is available. Tim specializes in a compassionate approach to helping people work through substance use issues. This is always patient-centered and at the patient’s pace. Family therapy can often be an important piece of substance abuse treatment and is available, if desired. Tim’s approach combines cognitive and behavioral skills along with psycho-education, while also helping to address any underlying issues that may be contributing to problematic alcohol or drug use.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT encourages clients to question and examine recurring thoughts in order to phase out those that are negative and unhealthy. CBT can be applied in the treatment of many different types of problematic substance use. People treated with CBT techniques learn to recognize and change their maladaptive behaviors. CBT can help people with coping skills, with identifying risky situations and what to do about them, and with preventing relapse. The skills learned through CBT continue to be of benefit long after the initial therapy, and it can be used to treat co-occurring mental or physical health disorders as well.

Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Motivational Interviewing is a clinical technique that can help one identify their intrinsic values and strengths, and using them to assist with motivation in making a change. It is one of the most widely-used approaches for substance use-related issues.

Psychoeducation

Psychoeducation helps the patient to understand their condition, potential consequences, potential benefits, any relevant pathology, and evidence-based tactics to help through tough moments. Psychoeducation will also help the patient to understand their psycho-social health better in such a way that they can continue aware mindfulness, thus improving quality of life.

Dialectal Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

DBT teaches clients how to regulate their emotions to reduce the self-destructive behaviors that derive from extreme, intense emotions. DBT focuses on 4 skill sets that include distress tolerance, emotion regulation, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT can be adapted for many substance-use cases. DBT works to reduce cravings, help patients avoid situations or opportunities to relapse, assist in giving up actions that reinforce substance use, and learn healthy coping skills.

Cognitive Analytical Therapy (CAT)

Cognitive-Anayltic Therapy is a type of therapy in which the therapist and patient work together to identify schemas, or subconscious beliefs about the world. Together we’d explore the root causes of these schemas and detect wherever they are causing issues in our psychological or social lives. We would search for the meaning and work towards a corrective-emotional experience in which remission can be obtained. Frequently Cognitive-Analytical Therapy can occur following brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, as the CBT assists with the development of coping skills, which is often recommended. On the other hand, the Cognitive Analysis that would follow prevents emotional flair ups entirely and helps one to meet their goals.

To learn more about our counseling for Substance Abuse issues, please send a text or call Tim at 908-320-5320.