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Jan. 11, 2024 – It seems clear that people are hungry for alternatives to traditional treatment for addiction—aka “rehab”—and that many could be well-served by individual psychotherapy. Unfortunately, many therapists are hesitant to work with active substance abusers…

To address this, I’ve developed a broad framework that can serve as a foundation for effectively working with substance use issues. The three pillars are motivational assessment and enhancement, recovery skills and action-oriented approaches, and long-term psychotherapy using the conceptual framework of your choice (more on that below). By using these models, you can join me in one of the most rewarding corners of the field of therapy: addiction psychotherapy.

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