Medication is developed to help people cope with disorders, ease pain, and recover from illnesses. Chemists and manufacturers have made incredible medical breakthroughs that have…
With the holidays right around the corner, this can be a difficult time for people. Songs are cheerful, smiles are plastered on billboards, and commercials…
Motivational interviewing (MI) is a collaborative conversation style for strengthening a person’s own motivation and commitment to change because addiction is a threat that needs…
Motivational Interviewing Change is hard. Anytime a person is considering making a change, whether minor or major, it requires a committed decision to act. However,…
Dialectical Behavior therapy is a form of psychotherapy that treats patients with chronic or severe mental health illness. This form of therapy is often used…
If you or someone you love one has recently been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and/or a substance use disorder, it is common to feel…
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy? In short, Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based psychotherapy used to treat chronic or severe mental health issues. DBT…
Seeking Safety Coping Skills The primary goal of Seeking Safety therapy is to increase safe coping skills an individual may use to reduce the dangerous behavior…
The Dual Diagnosis Trauma is an epidemic, with most Americans at some point in their lives surviving one or more incidents – violence, child abuse,…
Behavioral therapy, a commonly used evidenced-based practice in addictions treatment, was initially pioneered by Dr. Aaron Beck and Ivan Pavlov through a variety of experiments…