Alcohol Use Therapists in 10105
Over 24 years, I have had the privilege to work with young and older adults seeking improvement in relationships, job and school functioning, self awareness and overall quality of life by addressing substance use problems. As Coordinator of Substance Abuse Services at Columbia University Medical Center from 2004-2015, I have cultivated a complex understanding of addiction and offer consultations to identify an appropriate therapy to meet your treatment goals. Initially you will provide a history of your substance use. Understanding its pattern and relationship to your mood allows you to become more knowledgeable thus, empowered, in addressing your addiction.
Over 24 years, I have had the privilege to work with young and older adults seeking improvement in relationships, job and school functioning, self awareness and overall quality of life by addressing substance use problems. As Coordinator of Substance Abuse Services at Columbia University Medical Center from 2004-2015, I have cultivated a complex understanding of addiction and offer consultations to identify an appropriate therapy to meet your treatment goals. Initially you will provide a history of your substance use. Understanding its pattern and relationship to your mood allows you to become more knowledgeable thus, empowered, in addressing your addiction.
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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.