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The High-Functioning Alcoholic

Understanding this Hidden Class of Alcoholics from a Professional and Personal View

Addiction
Sober Socializing for Parents in Recovery

Sarah Allen Benton LMHC, LPC, LCPC, AADC on January 3, 2025

Sober socializing can literally feel like a "buzz kill." It can be hard not to feel different or awkward at events where other parents, friends, and family are using socially.

Sober socializing can literally feel like a "buzz kill." It can be hard not to feel different or awkward at events where other parents, friends, and family are using socially.

Addiction
Parents in Recovery

Sarah Allen Benton LMHC, LPC, LCPC, AADC on October 25, 2024

It's time to start a dialogue around the specialized needs of the 7 million parents in the U.S. who are in recovery from addiction.

It's time to start a dialogue around the specialized needs of the 7 million parents in the U.S. who are in recovery from addiction.

Therapy
What Type of Mental Health Care Do I Need?

Sarah Allen Benton LMHC, LPC, LCPC, AADC on September 18, 2024

The most important step is to reach out for help from mental health or medical professionals in order to receive support in navigating this process. Here's where to start.

The most important step is to reach out for help from mental health or medical professionals in order to receive support in navigating this process. Here's where to start.

Addiction
Pandemic Aftershocks

Sarah Allen Benton LMHC, LPC, LCPC, AADC on November 7, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic federal public health emergency ended on May 11, 2023. Why do addiction and mental health aftershocks still impact so many?

The COVID-19 pandemic federal public health emergency ended on May 11, 2023. Why do addiction and mental health aftershocks still impact so many?

Motivation
Recommitment to Recovery

Sarah Allen Benton LMHC, LPC, LCPC, AADC on July 17, 2023

Recovery from substance use disorders (SUDs) is an ongoing process and those fortunate to have long-term recovery share one thing in common—an ability to recommit.

Recovery from substance use disorders (SUDs) is an ongoing process and those fortunate to have long-term recovery share one thing in common—an ability to recommit.

Addiction
Behind the Scenes of an Intervention

Sarah Allen Benton LMHC, LPC, LCPC, AADC on June 7, 2022

There are many ideas as well as misconceptions about being an addiction interventionist. I sat down with Dan Lynch, a board registered interventionist, to learn more.

There are many ideas as well as misconceptions about being an addiction interventionist. I sat down with Dan Lynch, a board registered interventionist, to learn more.

Relationships
What About Me? Why Partners of Those with Substance Use Disorder Need Healing

Sarah Allen Benton LMHC, LPC, LCPC, AADC on September 13, 2021

So often, books and treatment are focused on the partner with the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) while spouses receive significantly less support but are equally in distress.

So often, books and treatment are focused on the partner with the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) while spouses receive significantly less support but are equally in distress.