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Total Credits: 1.5 including 1.5 NBCC Credit
Description:
A Substance Use Disorder (SUD) negatively impacts the life of the person using. It also emotionally, psychologically, financially and socially impacts the lives of the people who love them. However, not much attention is given to the difficulties Addiction-Affected Families (AAF) face nor to the treatment interventions that can help them recover. This workshop will offer practical information and the domains to focus on when the family member or loved one of a person with a SUD or in early recovery, presents in therapy.
Category of Education: D1.1 Assessment/ Evaluation, Intervention
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Content Learning Level: Beginner, Introductory
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Schedule:
| Helping Family Members and Loved Ones of an Addict Start to Heal - PowerPoint (1.98 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
After raising 3 children, being a youth minister and working for the Office of Pro-life and Chaste Living in the Diocese of Austin, Texas, I decided to pursue a higher education degree. I obtained an Associates of Applied Science in Addiction's Profession, a Bachelor's of Science in Social Psychology and a Masters of Arts in Professional Counseling. My philosophy is that the client is the expert in him/herself and my goal is to help the client identify and work to reach their goal(s). I use an attachment-focused, internal family system, person-centered, holistic approach. I consider mental health intricately connected with physical, emotional, and spiritual health. Therefore, I work to understand where a person came from, what is going on in the person's life today and where they would like to be. Then I journey with them, to heal the past when possible in order to free them up to reach their goal(s).
I also assist individuals (16 years or older) experiencing depression, anxiety, or wishing to address a previous or recent trauma. I am an EMDRIA (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing International Association) Certified EMDR Therapist and Approved Consultant. I use EMDR Therapy to help individuals process trauma, reduce anxiety, and desensitize triggers related to addiction/abuse.
My experience and expertise includes, but is not limited to the following:
• Trauma
• Depression & Anxiety
• Attachment issues
• Life Changes (relationships, job, empty nest, parenting, caregiver)
• Loved ones of someone struggling with addiction
