Alcohol Use Therapists in 03844
Nadine Thompson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Hampton Falls, NH 03844
Nadine Thompson is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in New Hampshire who has been practicing since 1991. She earned her Master of Social Work degree, specializing in Clinical Practice, from Smith College School of Social Work. She also has post-graduate certification in Addiction counseling, multicultural practice, DBT, and Couples and Family Therapy. Nadine is committed to helping people heal themselves by providing a safe space where they can explore their challenges, restore their mental health, and create the life that they want to live.
Nadine Thompson is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in New Hampshire who has been practicing since 1991. She earned her Master of Social Work degree, specializing in Clinical Practice, from Smith College School of Social Work. She also has post-graduate certification in Addiction counseling, multicultural practice, DBT, and Couples and Family Therapy. Nadine is committed to helping people heal themselves by providing a safe space where they can explore their challenges, restore their mental health, and create the life that they want to live.
Jim Michaels
Counselor, LCMHC
Verified Verified
Hampton Falls, NH 03844
Jim Michaels is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Master Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor in New Hampshire who has his Doctorate in Theology and has been practicing since 2011. Jim believes that every person should live their best possible lives, and at times this requires that someone walks with us to grow and flourish. Jim is trained in multiple evidence-based interventions to help others attain their goals. As a U. S. Marine, Jim understands the unique mindset that military veterans and their families face.
Jim Michaels is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Master Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor in New Hampshire who has his Doctorate in Theology and has been practicing since 2011. Jim believes that every person should live their best possible lives, and at times this requires that someone walks with us to grow and flourish. Jim is trained in multiple evidence-based interventions to help others attain their goals. As a U. S. Marine, Jim understands the unique mindset that military veterans and their families face.
Alfred-John Diamonti
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Hampton Falls, NH 03844
Dr. AJ Diamonti began his career as a classroom teacher and school administrator, before returning to school himself to train as a psychologist. He received a Master of Arts degree in Mental Health Counseling and his doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology, both from Boston College, and completed his pre-doctoral internship in clinical psychology at Tewksbury Hospital in Massachusetts. His education and experience have included working with children, adolescents, and adults within public and private school systems, college counseling centers, and inpatient hospital settings.
Dr. AJ Diamonti began his career as a classroom teacher and school administrator, before returning to school himself to train as a psychologist. He received a Master of Arts degree in Mental Health Counseling and his doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology, both from Boston College, and completed his pre-doctoral internship in clinical psychology at Tewksbury Hospital in Massachusetts. His education and experience have included working with children, adolescents, and adults within public and private school systems, college counseling centers, and inpatient hospital settings.
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Alcohol Use Therapists
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.