Alcohol Use Counselling in B30
Sid Lorcan Good
Counsellor
Verified Verified
Birmingham B30
Welcome, I am an integrative psychotherapist in training offering counselling appointments in person in Birmingham, UK or online appointments globally. I work with people from all walks of life in a warm but practical way and I am particularly interested in creating a space in therapy for you to explore your uniqueness and your special contribution to the world. People seek therapy for a wide range of reasons which are highly unique and individual. I am interested in working together to move towards your unique goals and a deeper understanding of yourself.
Welcome, I am an integrative psychotherapist in training offering counselling appointments in person in Birmingham, UK or online appointments globally. I work with people from all walks of life in a warm but practical way and I am particularly interested in creating a space in therapy for you to explore your uniqueness and your special contribution to the world. People seek therapy for a wide range of reasons which are highly unique and individual. I am interested in working together to move towards your unique goals and a deeper understanding of yourself.
Joe Mimnagh
Psychotherapist, MSc, MUKCP
Verified Verified
Birmingham B30
I entered the world of psychotherapy so I could manage and eventually overcome the painful emotions and thoughts that I had experienced. If this is the case for you, then psychotherapy can help you explore uncomfortable feelings that have held you back from living life to the full. Life often throws the unexpected at us, be it through relationships, either personal or professional, we sometimes find it difficult to cope alone and need the support to help us through this difficult time.
I entered the world of psychotherapy so I could manage and eventually overcome the painful emotions and thoughts that I had experienced. If this is the case for you, then psychotherapy can help you explore uncomfortable feelings that have held you back from living life to the full. Life often throws the unexpected at us, be it through relationships, either personal or professional, we sometimes find it difficult to cope alone and need the support to help us through this difficult time.
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Alcohol Use Counsellors
Are there specific medications for alcohol use?
There are oral medications approved to treat alcohol use disorder—such as disulfiram, acamprosate, and naltrexone, which also comes in an injectable form. These medications do help people reduce their drinking as well as avoid the problem of relapse. Naltrexone helps reduce cravings, disulfiram can make a person feel sick when they drink, and acamprosate may help ease symptoms like poor sleep and anxious feelings.
How do alcohol recovery or rehabilitation programs work?
In inpatient programs, individuals live in a facility with other patients in recovery; in outpatient programs,individuals live at home. These facilities are staffed with healthcare professionals including physicians, nurses, psychologists, counselors, and psychotherapists. Staff can also include people who have recovered themselves, serving as mentors and guides. These programs may use abstinence, harm reduction, detoxification, psychotherapy, and other tools for recovery.
How do 12-step programs combined with psychotherapy work?
Members of 12-step programs help each other reach abstinence and work to maintain it. These programs promote complete change in the individual’s emotional, mental, physical, and even spiritual perspectives. Some programs require that new members attend 90 meetings in 90 days. Many people do attend these programs in conjunction with their work in psychotherapy; the combination of therapy along with 12-step can be extremely effective.
How does harm reduction combined with psychotherapy work?
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, harm reduction prevents death, injury, disease, overdose, and substance misuse. People who choose harm reduction for alcohol use reduce the amount of alcohol they intake. It is not abstinence-based like a 12-step program, but combining harm reduction with psychotherapy proves to be effective for many people.