Relapse is when someone with a substance use disorder who has been sober falls back into using. Relapses are common for individuals dealing with substance use disorder, but they can be devastating and dangerous. Chronic relapse feels like an endless cycle of lost hope, both for the individual experiencing it and the people who care about them. A critical component of recovery is maintaining reliable support and routines. Addiction recovery centers and rehabilitation facilities play a significant role in helping people with substance use disorders maintain this sense of stability.
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Relapse prevention is an approach to therapy that helps people recognize their triggers like emotional states, physical places, or experiences. Therapists and individuals work together to develop cognitive and behavioral strategies that reduce the likelihood that the person will relapse. Support groups and group therapy may also be helpful and effective in preventing relapse.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Chronic Relapse
Ever have times when you question how to handle events in your life, anger, anxiety or depression? Are there times when the way you think or behave causes problems that seem too big to overcome? Do other people question how you handle situations or feelings? Therapy can help you identify the sources of these problems, recognize strengths that can assist to manage them and be able to effectively...
Charlie Mitchell, LPC-MHSP, is the founder and owner of Heart Pine Counseling Center. Heart Pine Counseling Center is missioned to bring premier counseling services to East Tennessee, with a specialty in the application of Emotionally Focused Family and Couples Therapy. This mode of therapy is extensively research and evidence based, promoting deep and long lasting emotional healing. Charlie...
I have treated depression, anxiety and addiction for 25 years because they cause more suffering than any other human condition. They are very complex problems that will affect all of us at some point in our lives. They get triggered by loss and stress. They exhaust and paralyze us. Make us feel guilty for not being able to keep up with responsibilities, or pay attention to loved ones, no matter...
*** NOT CURRENTLY TAKING NEW CLIENTS****My professional experience has been working with adolescents, college students, adults, and couples, working on various issues, and wanting someone to help them in the journey. No one lives life without going through something that makes them question whether they can work through it on their own. I have personally experienced a few of these trials, creat...
I work with individuals who are recovering from eating disorders, negative body image, exercise addictions, weight stigma, and the stress of living in a diet centric world. Whether you have been through multiple rounds of eating disorder treatment or are just beginning on your recovery journey, I work with each person to tailor my services to meet their unique individual needs. I believe that...
Feeling overwhelmed and out of control? Is it difficult for you to stay focused on any one thing? Maybe you catch yourself "zoning out" throughout your day. Are you generally anxious and sometimes feel unexplained guilt or shame? Do you tend to overreact or fall into patterns of self-blame? These are all subtle manifestations of trauma and can interfere significantly with your day to day life....
"CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS AND YOU CHANGE YOUR WORLD" – NORMAN VINCENT PEALE - Willing to seek answers is one of the first steps in healing the soul. The most resilient individuals have traveled through the Darkness. Knowing your strengths will help you explore options for change. I have witnessed firsthand what mental illness can do to an individual and the family. The power of positive thinking,...
As a Social worker, Katie has over 15 years of experience in addictions, trauma, homelessness, mentoring and other mental health concerns. Katie is a survivor and has a passion working with individuals of all gender and sexual identities who are current and former sex industry workers, including victims and survivors of human trafficking. Her specialty is working with teens and adults with...
I work with adolescents and adults as individuals, couples, and families, with issues such as addiction, anxiety, depression, trauma, panic attacks, impulsivity, emotional dysregulation, interpersonal difficulties, intimacy struggles, and existential crises. People inherently want to feel at peace, safe, secure, understood, and cared about . When treated with unfloundering dignity and kindness,...
I work best with motivated individuals who will work with me and be courageous enough to be honest about their feelings, and fears. My clients are expected to do assignments, readings and offer feedback. I thoroughly enjoy the progress that an individual can make through self-discovery that counseling offers. Ultimately we are the masters of our own lives, and it is by allowing the individual t...
Are you tired of “therapists” & “educators” who employ weak, inoffensive language, & who are themselves “pathologically soft and tender,” as Nietzsche writes, only to serve popular moral prejudices & their own profit? Do you no longer desire an empty, relativistic soundboard telling you what you want to hear? Do you count yourself, instead, among the few who desire a challenge in order to unear...
If you are not at your best right now, feeling bored, sad, anxious, unmotivated, or even helpless, please give me a call. We can set up a free phone consultation and if you're interested, a first appointment. Counseling can help individuals, couples, and families dealing with difficult times and behavioral challenges. Call now to set up your first appointment. You can make a change and counseli...
Having worked with pregnant and parenting women in residential treatment for addiction recovery for the past ten years, I have specialized in substance use disorder, relapse prevention, and co-occurring mental health issues. Non-judgmentally and compassionately, I focused on helping these women to understand their family of origin issues and how they had impacted their lives so profoundly in...
I believe that one primary role for a counselor is to hold on to hope when you believe there is no hope and to help people find strength and courage in times of vulnerability. When people consider working with a therapist often it is because they have begun to feel lost, or alone, or confused. And, when facing hard things like divorce, death of a loved one, addiction, trouble at work, difficult...
