My Approach to Substance Abuse Treatment
How I work with Substance Abuse -DBT -Trauma therapy as needed -Motivational Interviewing & the Stages of Change -Recovery counseling incorporating your preferred program, e.g. AA or Smart Recovery Motivational Interviewing Defined MI is a deceptively simple, non-judgmental, conversational strategy proven to help clarify your thoughts and feelings about your relationship to substances (or other behaviors), and help you generate authentic motivation to change. T he spirit of motivational interviewing (MI) MI informs my general attitude and approach in treating substance use problems. I try to embody 'the spirit of MI' in my work; that entails acceptance, a non-judgmental posture, and genuine curiosity about your life experience. I help you explore your relationship to substances and clarify your goals. Often it can be very helpful to simply verbalize why it's important to you to quit. It may be that you have not adequately thought through why you use or what it might