Alcohol Use Therapists in 77021
Sherri Edwards Counseling & Associates
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, MS, LCDC, SAP, COPSD, CART
Verified Verified
Houston, TX 77021
Sherri Edwards Counseling services is a place where you matter. Substance use disorder can disrupt your life in the blink of an eye however with support things can be changed. Please call me and we will help you start the rebuilding process. As a marriage coach together we can work through some of the most challenging times.
Sherri Edwards Counseling services is a place where you matter. Substance use disorder can disrupt your life in the blink of an eye however with support things can be changed. Please call me and we will help you start the rebuilding process. As a marriage coach together we can work through some of the most challenging times.
Mustard Seed Therapeutic Solutions
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA Coun, MA Psyc, MBA
Verified Verified
Houston, TX 77021
Greetings! My name is Christopher. I’m blessed and committed to helping amazing people learn how to manage the challenges in their lives that are caused by unproductive emotions, thoughts, behaviors, financial hardships, family/relationship dysfunction, and everyday life events. I assist clients in establishing desired objectives and goals by helping them to learn life management and coping skills that will allow them to overcome anxieties, adversities, self-doubt, unbelief, and much more, as well as how to address underlying cognitive functioning that has led to self-defeating or self-sabotaging thoughts and behaviors.
Greetings! My name is Christopher. I’m blessed and committed to helping amazing people learn how to manage the challenges in their lives that are caused by unproductive emotions, thoughts, behaviors, financial hardships, family/relationship dysfunction, and everyday life events. I assist clients in establishing desired objectives and goals by helping them to learn life management and coping skills that will allow them to overcome anxieties, adversities, self-doubt, unbelief, and much more, as well as how to address underlying cognitive functioning that has led to self-defeating or self-sabotaging thoughts and behaviors.
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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.