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Heloisa Aguiar
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
North Miami, FL 33181  (Online Only)
If you are like most people, you think that your problems are like your cross to bear. I am here to tell you that it's not true. Life can be much more enjoyable. All of us have issues to be resolved with others and with ourselves, and it can be done. Therapy can help you reflect and resolve your conflicts in a safe and confidential setting. You will feel more secure in yourself, able to relate to others in a loving and peaceful way and to tackle your life with confidence and optimism.
If you are like most people, you think that your problems are like your cross to bear. I am here to tell you that it's not true. Life can be much more enjoyable. All of us have issues to be resolved with others and with ourselves, and it can be done. Therapy can help you reflect and resolve your conflicts in a safe and confidential setting. You will feel more secure in yourself, able to relate to others in a loving and peaceful way and to tackle your life with confidence and optimism.
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Diana Clement
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Miami, FL 33181
I'm a licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in Florida. I believe that the client is the expert on her/his/their story and has many strengths that will assist in overcoming challenges. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower clients in that journey. Together we can work on adjustment to change, stress reduction, goal setting, and motivation; while navigating a path toward personal growth, self-care, and overall well-being.
I'm a licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in Florida. I believe that the client is the expert on her/his/their story and has many strengths that will assist in overcoming challenges. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower clients in that journey. Together we can work on adjustment to change, stress reduction, goal setting, and motivation; while navigating a path toward personal growth, self-care, and overall well-being.
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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.