Alcohol Use Therapists in 12075

Photo of Ellen Kahn LP, NCPsyA, Licensed Psychoanalyst in 12075, NY
Ellen Kahn LP, NCPsyA
Licensed Psychoanalyst, MFA, LP, NCPsyA
Verified Verified
Ghent, NY 12075
Have you been feeling overwhelmed lately? Are you feeling depressed, anxious, not sleeping well, or just not yourself ? Have you wanted to tackle some things that have been holding you back from achieving your full potential? Are there aspects of your past you may be avoiding? Are you wondering if you have addiction issues? Perhaps your family's history is something you need to discuss with someone?
Have you been feeling overwhelmed lately? Are you feeling depressed, anxious, not sleeping well, or just not yourself ? Have you wanted to tackle some things that have been holding you back from achieving your full potential? Are there aspects of your past you may be avoiding? Are you wondering if you have addiction issues? Perhaps your family's history is something you need to discuss with someone?
(917) 746-5342 View (917) 746-5342
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Robin Murray
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSWR, LICSW
Verified Verified
Ghent, NY 12075
My name is Robin Murray. I am a licensed clinical social worker and a certified psychoanalytic psychotherapist in New York and Massachusetts. I have an office in Hudson, New York and New York City. Psychotherapy can help in subtle but profound ways. My work with patients struggling with relationship concerns, depression, anxiety, persistent mental illness, trauma, addiction, social stigma has taught me about resiliency and healing. Working as a psychotherapist involves academic training, continuing education and a fundamental belief in our capacity to grow, change and recover.
My name is Robin Murray. I am a licensed clinical social worker and a certified psychoanalytic psychotherapist in New York and Massachusetts. I have an office in Hudson, New York and New York City. Psychotherapy can help in subtle but profound ways. My work with patients struggling with relationship concerns, depression, anxiety, persistent mental illness, trauma, addiction, social stigma has taught me about resiliency and healing. Working as a psychotherapist involves academic training, continuing education and a fundamental belief in our capacity to grow, change and recover.
(646) 576-7451 View (646) 576-7451
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Stephen M Brown
MS, MBA
Verified Verified
Ghent, NY 12075  (Online Only)
I focus on helping you become more fully who you are or want to be. Over our lifetime we learn behaviors and beliefs that were rewarded or were necessary for acceptance at home, work, school or anyplace we interacted with others. We may carry these (mostly unconscious) beliefs and behaviors with us even though they may be unhelpful and/or destructive. They may show up in intimate relationships, friendships, work or other places that impact our quality of life. Working together we identify counterproductive beliefs and behaviors and replace them with beliefs and behaviors that support the adult you want to be.
I focus on helping you become more fully who you are or want to be. Over our lifetime we learn behaviors and beliefs that were rewarded or were necessary for acceptance at home, work, school or anyplace we interacted with others. We may carry these (mostly unconscious) beliefs and behaviors with us even though they may be unhelpful and/or destructive. They may show up in intimate relationships, friendships, work or other places that impact our quality of life. Working together we identify counterproductive beliefs and behaviors and replace them with beliefs and behaviors that support the adult you want to be.
(860) 431-3359 View (860) 431-3359

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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.