Addiction Therapists in Jackson, CA.

Addictions can come in many forms. Alcohol, drugs, food, shopping, overworking, codependency on others and they all cause problems personally and in relationships. Seeking help is important. We usually find ourselves using other substances, things and people, when we don't have the coping skills to handle the stresses, or unresolved issues that we have. Therapy can give you the tools you need to avoid using your addictions.

An Eating Disorder (ED) is also an addiction. I can help you and your family navigate this very challenging path of recovery. By providing a safe, knowledgeable, and supportive environment we can uncover the core to the disorder and address the psychological problems associated with it. Through therapy, family education, and ongoing support, I can help you feel alive again and step back into your limitless potential...

I specialize in working with internet, video game, cell phone, social media, and porn addictions. These process addictions have acquired a power over you that is difficult to break. I take a multi-faceted approach to helping you experience the change you desire. I use Motivational Interviewing to help you solidify your desire to change, I utilize abstinence based strategies and methods to help you establish and sustain sobriety, I help you learn how to replace these addictions with real relationships and interests that foster real relationships and I support you in identifying or establishing a natural support network that helps you to maintain and sustain the new changes in your life!

Are the substances in your life controlling you? Do you find yourself turning to drugs, alcohol, food, sex, gambling, or love to numb yourself out from the overwhelming emotions that you feel on a regular basis? Has your behavior become out of control? There is help. Come in for individual, couples, or group sessions and get the information and support you need to kick your addiction, whatever it may be. Learn helpful skills to manage your impulses and be more present in your everyday life. You deserve wellness and we can help you get there.

In my work with clients battling addictions I work to help them discover the root causes for their addictive behaviors and find new ways to resolve them. We work collaboratively with their support system to create healthy lifestyle habits and associations, resolve old recurrent pain, set new healthier boundaries in their work and personal relationships, and find new meaning for their lives. When there are setbacks, my clients learn to explore them in a non-judgmental environment designed to help them move forward toward the sober, healthy life and relationships they are seeking.

In this generation, the growth of individuals with addictions is very significant. Addictions originally were isolated to alcohol and drugs. Today’s addictions are understood to also include, food, sex, money, gambling, video, internet, internet games, internet chatrooms, internet pornography and other types of prolonged, repeated and out of control behaviors and actions. Addictions take over a person’s ability to have of self- control of the action which leads to the fogging of any will power to stop the addictive activity even when a matter of great importance comes in conflict with the addiction. Addictions ruin people and all relationships surrounding them. Addiction counseling explores underlying factors leading to the addiction and looks to find...(view profile to read more)

While most treatment approaches to addiction include 12 step programs, rehabs, and now sober living houses, Grey Matters International, Inc. provides a wildly successful alternative to traditional models of addiction treatment----that keeps the brain in mind. That is, talking to the conscious brain while the primal brain is deciding things even before you are consciously aware? Well, that is the problem to solve in addiction. We have the solution utilizing a new cutting edge neuroscience-centered brain rebalancing system. Contact kevin@kevinflemingphd.com or call 877-606-6161.

Does the fact that the desire is natural permit the man to indulge his lust? The answer is no. The desire to look at the female form is insatiable and irrational. It is driven by the most primitive part of our brain where the sense to survive is stored. It is impersonal and detached. If indulged, it will weaken the man's bond with his mate and decrease his sexual desire for her. Researchers have discovered that the effects of repeated exposure to standard, non-violent pornography increases the man's callousness toward women; distorts his perceptions about sexuality; devalues the importance of monogamy; decreases satisfaction with his wife's sexual performance, affection and appearance and raises doubts about the value of marriage.

I treat addiction within the couples unit, not individually. The reality is that most addictions develop as a result of trauma in relationships with others, typically early in life. Instead of learning how to effectively cope and manage trauma, we learn to soothe with substances while avoiding triggering situations. We never learn how to manage challenging situations, people, or emotions. We simply numb out. Later in life, our coping methods of using substances wind up developing into addictions that hurt us and those around us. The addiction winds up causing much more pain than did the original trauma. True, lasting recovery occurs in learning to connect with others and manage our emotions.

Although I do not provide addictions counseling, I work with individuals and couples who are in recovery from addictions. I am familiar and comfortable working with people who are in recovery from both substance (alcohol, drug) as well as process (sex, gambling, food, shopping/spending) addictions. Addictions can have a devastating effect on both the addict as well as those she or he loves, and I will help you work toward healing some of the wounds created by active addiction and help you become more supported in your recovery. We know that people who recover from addictions are best supported in their recovery when they have strong, stable, and secure relationships with others.

I have extensive experience providing individual and group treatment for addiction (alcohol, drugs, sex, pornography, gambling, shopping, food, internet). I conceptualize addiction in medical model terms and provide quality education and caring support. Treating addiction often involves addressing past or current unresolved wounds, trauma, or distress. If you think you may be self-medicating to relieve pain, boredom, stress, or loneliness and are ready to make a change, please contact me. I can help you begin your journey of recovery.