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ADDICTION CONSULTATION

I provide individual consultation for people who want help in evaluating their relationship to substance use, abuse and dependency.

Together we can explore various options available for support and treatment, which may include:

  • Outpatient or inpatient detox
  • Outpatient or inpatient treatment
  • Support groups

 

SYMPTOMS

You may have an alcohol or drug problem if you:

  • Feel out of control using drugs and/or alcohol
  • Wish to cut down or limit use, but feel unable to do so
  • Use increasingly greater quantities over time
  • Experience withdrawal symptoms
  • Use drugs or alcohol to relieve or avoid symptoms such as:
    • Steadying your “nerves”
    • Getting rid of a hangover
    • Just to feel able to start the day
  • Experience tolerance, a need for more and more of the substance to feel intoxicated or high
  • Have given up important social, occupational, or recreational activities because of substance use
  • Continue to use a substance despite knowing it is making a physical or psychological problem worse, such as:
    • Ulcers
    • Diabetes / hypoglycemia
    • Depression
    • Anxiety
  • Experience negative consequences of substance use such as:
    • Feeling annoyed or “gotten at” when people criticize or comment on your drug or alcohol use
    • Feeling bad or guilty about your use
  • Spend increasing amounts of time:
    • Obtaining or using the drugs or alcohol
    • Recovering from its effects
  • Continue to use, despite the threat of losing or having lost what is important to you
  • Drive or operate machinery while under the influence of substances
  • Have substance-related legal problems such as assault or DUI

 

TREATMENT

It is important to learn how to manage stress and negative feelings without using mind altering substances, which includes alcohol. I teach a variety of emotional and stress management skills:

  • Self-hypnosis
  • Meditation
  • Relaxation
  • Communication skills
  • Self-esteem building
  • Boundary setting

Using hypnotherapy, I can help with substance abuse-related issues:

  • Withdrawal symptoms
  • Reducing craving for drugs or alcohol
  • Motivation
  • Dealing with the effects of trauma and abuse
  • Understanding distorted thinking
  • Ego strengthening