A call to clinicians to re-think how we work with individual family member’s struggles and needs during treatment. Why ...
The role of the family in the maintenance and treatment of addiction
In this article, Dr. Walton discusses the role families play in the maintenance and treatment of addiction. Yes, our fam ...
Healing the addicted family: What is family addiction therapy?
Family members ALSO need to get help when an addict loved one receives treatment. Why should the healing process include ...
When does an intervention work for a drug addict or alcoholic?
Do you view addiction interventions as opportunities to “gang up” on an addicted loved one? Here is why intervention ...
How to get over past hurts in addiction recovery?
Dr. Louise Stanger LCSW is a professional interventionist who counsels families with substance abuse and mental health d ...
Counseling for family members of drug addicts: What to expect?
Is your family struggling with drug addiction? Are you afraid of how addiction will affect you or your family? In this e ...
What works with traumatized families of gamblers?
Explore what problems Denise F. Quirk, a therapist from Reno, sees every day in her work with families of gamblers and l ...
How to identify teenage drug use
As parents, what kinds of body language cues should we be looking for to signal drug use? More here on ways to identify ...
Am I part of the problem? How to stop enabling addiction
If someone that you love is in active addiction, what do you do? An explanation of three (3) behaviors to avoid here, wi ...
How to help my child with addiction
Everything a parent should know about helping a teen begin the path to addiction recovery. ...