Alcohol Use Therapists in 73121
Gigi Silverhorn
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Oklahoma City, OK 73121
Thank you for your interest in my practice. I am a LPC with twenty years of mental health experience. I believe that therapy works best when it is a collaborative effort with therapist and client working together. While my approach is eclectic, recognizing that there is not a 'one size fits all' approach to counseling, I do work primarily from a Psychodynamic and Interpersonal perspective. There is more to counseling than a particular theoretical orientation. Providing a safe, supportive environment and the ability to sense what a person needs at a particular time are important therapeutic skills.
Thank you for your interest in my practice. I am a LPC with twenty years of mental health experience. I believe that therapy works best when it is a collaborative effort with therapist and client working together. While my approach is eclectic, recognizing that there is not a 'one size fits all' approach to counseling, I do work primarily from a Psychodynamic and Interpersonal perspective. There is more to counseling than a particular theoretical orientation. Providing a safe, supportive environment and the ability to sense what a person needs at a particular time are important therapeutic skills.
Carla J McAuliffe
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LADC
Verified Verified
Oklahoma City, OK 73121
Waitlist for new clients
Life can be tough and I believe everyone experiences difficulties at some point in their life. We can become overwhelmed, depressed, angry, anxious and confused about the circumstances in our lives. Sometimes things feel out of control and we want to escape the pain. For some, the tools they have are not working, in fact, their attempts to deal with the pain actually creates more pain. Counseling is a tool that can aid in change and healing. It can provide options to deal more effectively with the pain and solving the problems a person faces.
Life can be tough and I believe everyone experiences difficulties at some point in their life. We can become overwhelmed, depressed, angry, anxious and confused about the circumstances in our lives. Sometimes things feel out of control and we want to escape the pain. For some, the tools they have are not working, in fact, their attempts to deal with the pain actually creates more pain. Counseling is a tool that can aid in change and healing. It can provide options to deal more effectively with the pain and solving the problems a person faces.
David M Croninger
Marriage & Family Therapist, DMin, LADC, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Oklahoma City, OK 73121
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, and IFS (Trauma) Practitioner, I look forward to meeting you and helping you move to the place you would like to be. I have completed post advanced training experience in working with couples with Toni Herbine-Blank (Intimacy From the Inside Out). I have had many years' experience working with couples, families, parenting issues, addiction issues, and many other issues in between. Call and let's visit about how how we can work together to help you reach your life's desires.
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, and IFS (Trauma) Practitioner, I look forward to meeting you and helping you move to the place you would like to be. I have completed post advanced training experience in working with couples with Toni Herbine-Blank (Intimacy From the Inside Out). I have had many years' experience working with couples, families, parenting issues, addiction issues, and many other issues in between. Call and let's visit about how how we can work together to help you reach your life's desires.
Paula J. Clinton
Marriage & Family Therapist, MEd, LMFT, LPC, CCH
Verified Verified
Oklahoma City, OK 73121
You have found the power to change. You are now one step closer to a new you, empowered and on a positive path to growth and well-being. I offer you new and revolutionary methods for positive change that can and do work. That's why I call my practice Transformational Choice Therapies, Inc. Your therapy starts with an eclectic, integrative approach that is tailored to your needs. Just as a screwdriver will not fix every mechanical problem, I believe no single therapeutic modality will correct every psychological issue. In over 30 years of counseling, I have learned what works.
You have found the power to change. You are now one step closer to a new you, empowered and on a positive path to growth and well-being. I offer you new and revolutionary methods for positive change that can and do work. That's why I call my practice Transformational Choice Therapies, Inc. Your therapy starts with an eclectic, integrative approach that is tailored to your needs. Just as a screwdriver will not fix every mechanical problem, I believe no single therapeutic modality will correct every psychological issue. In over 30 years of counseling, I have learned what works.
Rosa Thomas
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Oklahoma City, OK 73121
Children are my area of specialty and I have served Oklahoma City children and parents in a variety of roles through the years. As a Professional Counselor I'm committed to providing individualized services that are client centered and trauma informed. Most importantly, I understand problems experienced by a family member effects all or some members of the family therefore effecting the family system or unit. Families that seek counseling are better prepared than those families that see the problem as existing within one individual.
Children are my area of specialty and I have served Oklahoma City children and parents in a variety of roles through the years. As a Professional Counselor I'm committed to providing individualized services that are client centered and trauma informed. Most importantly, I understand problems experienced by a family member effects all or some members of the family therefore effecting the family system or unit. Families that seek counseling are better prepared than those families that see the problem as existing within one individual.
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.