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Keonia Abrams
Pre-Licensed Professional, MEd, RMHCI
Verified Verified
Tallahassee, FL 32303
"Everything gets greater later!" My name is Keonia, I am a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern who will help you through those tough times of feeling unheard, sad and alone. You may be experiencing something in your life at this current moment and feel as though you can't catch a break. You may need someone to talk to so that you feel heard and someone that can empathize with you. Sometimes we feel like our back is against the wall and we have no one but ourselves. We will unpack those feelings you struggle with on a daily basis to help you to live a happy healthy life.
"Everything gets greater later!" My name is Keonia, I am a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern who will help you through those tough times of feeling unheard, sad and alone. You may be experiencing something in your life at this current moment and feel as though you can't catch a break. You may need someone to talk to so that you feel heard and someone that can empathize with you. Sometimes we feel like our back is against the wall and we have no one but ourselves. We will unpack those feelings you struggle with on a daily basis to help you to live a happy healthy life.
(850) 809-0051 View (850) 809-0051
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A Time to Change Counseling Center, P.A.
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Tallahassee, FL 32303
I have extensive experience with mood disorders, trauma and addictions and work with all ages. I am trained in EMDR and use that technique with both children and adults if appropriate. My clients often state when they first spoke to me they felt immediately at ease and did not feel judged. I am able to assist my clients in seeing patterns in their life story and work to identify and change core beliefs such as "I'm not good enough", "I'm defective" or "I cannot trust others."
I have extensive experience with mood disorders, trauma and addictions and work with all ages. I am trained in EMDR and use that technique with both children and adults if appropriate. My clients often state when they first spoke to me they felt immediately at ease and did not feel judged. I am able to assist my clients in seeing patterns in their life story and work to identify and change core beliefs such as "I'm not good enough", "I'm defective" or "I cannot trust others."
(850) 378-4548 View (850) 378-4548
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.