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Alecia Mosley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCADC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lexington, KY 40502
Hello! We are The Shea Center and we are excited you found our page! We are a dynamic team of therapists who treat all types of beings and ages who are experiencing challenges stemming from trauma and stress, anxiety and depressive disorders, grief and loss, substance use issues and others. We utilize a range of therapeutic techniques to ensure we are meeting you exactly where you are. There is no one-size-fits-all treatment and most of us are longing for spaces to show up as our most authentic selves. We'd be absolutely honored to navigate that journey with you.
Hello! We are The Shea Center and we are excited you found our page! We are a dynamic team of therapists who treat all types of beings and ages who are experiencing challenges stemming from trauma and stress, anxiety and depressive disorders, grief and loss, substance use issues and others. We utilize a range of therapeutic techniques to ensure we are meeting you exactly where you are. There is no one-size-fits-all treatment and most of us are longing for spaces to show up as our most authentic selves. We'd be absolutely honored to navigate that journey with you.
(502) 206-0572 View (502) 206-0572

Online Therapists

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Susanne Binford
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Louisville, KY 40203  (Online Only)
Have you been affected by trauma or loss? Are you struggling with high anxiety? Are you having intrusive thoughts, nightmares, always on alert or easily startled? Does your mind churn at night? Let's work through this. Everyone has the capacity for change. Sometimes it is difficult to see how that change can happen and it leaves us feeling stuck. There is no single way to go through life and that means that different treatments will work for different people. Everyone deserves a safe place in therapy.
Have you been affected by trauma or loss? Are you struggling with high anxiety? Are you having intrusive thoughts, nightmares, always on alert or easily startled? Does your mind churn at night? Let's work through this. Everyone has the capacity for change. Sometimes it is difficult to see how that change can happen and it leaves us feeling stuck. There is no single way to go through life and that means that different treatments will work for different people. Everyone deserves a safe place in therapy.
(502) 549-1143 View (502) 549-1143
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.