Alcohol Use Therapists in 95202
David Grayson
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Stockton, CA 95202 (Online Only)
"Teamwork makes the dream work." Meeting life's difficulties alone can be overwhelming. Together let's discover the beauty and purpose of our inner struggles. By doing so as a team we can share the burden of past failures and shed the pain that paves the way for our future success. Obstacles in our path are only there to make us stronger. Lifes distressing moments are only that a moment. Our job is to not always avoid these events but to endure them while not making them worst.
"Teamwork makes the dream work." Meeting life's difficulties alone can be overwhelming. Together let's discover the beauty and purpose of our inner struggles. By doing so as a team we can share the burden of past failures and shed the pain that paves the way for our future success. Obstacles in our path are only there to make us stronger. Lifes distressing moments are only that a moment. Our job is to not always avoid these events but to endure them while not making them worst.
Luis Leyva Garcia
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Stockton, CA 95202
I work with survivors of trauma and victims of crime. Not only that, but also I work with those struggling with symptoms of depression and symptoms of anxiety. I incorporate mindfulness and symptom management. I assist my clients learn and practice effective coping skills. Services in Spanish are available.
I work with survivors of trauma and victims of crime. Not only that, but also I work with those struggling with symptoms of depression and symptoms of anxiety. I incorporate mindfulness and symptom management. I assist my clients learn and practice effective coping skills. Services in Spanish are available.
James A Erickson
Marriage & Family Therapist, DMin, MFT
Verified Verified
Stockton, CA 95202 (Online Only)
i provide virtual counseling, mental-health assessment, and immigration services in English and Spanish.
i provide virtual counseling, mental-health assessment, and immigration services in English and Spanish.
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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.