Addiction Therapists in Kennesaw, GA.

I believe that substance abuse is a barrier to many living a purposeful and meaningful life. I have worked with helping break the cycle of addiction in a hospital setting and understand the lies and patterns many face while abusing drugs or alcohol. I believe that this is a disease that does not have to progress It is my job to empower clients with choices that will move them forward into a new future.

in dealing with addiction disorder Dr. Smith works from a cognitive-behavioral and interpersonal approach, the goal of his therapeutic work is to help individuals identify and change maladaptive life patterns, develop more balanced attitudes towards themselves and others, develop more satisfying relationships, and improve their ability to manage stress and addiction. In addition, Dr. Smith also provides consultation for individuals who are struggling with issues such as career development, college and graduate student growth and development, and leadership development. Dr. Smith also conducts psychological evaluations for ADHD and learning disabilities, as well as other mood or anxiety.

While I do not treat addictions specifically, I do work with the partners, family members, and other loved ones of people who suffer from an addiction. Even if you did not have issues before getting involved with someone who has an addiction, that alone will make you feel like you are crazy. I specialize in treating co-dependence and helping people get their lives back from their addicted loved one. I am familiar with the 12-step programs as well as the dynamics that people experience while in relationship with someone addicted to alcohol, sex/porn, and others.

My addiction counseling style is most useful after you have been completely sober for at least 6 moths. My addiction focused therapy helps you to unpack the shame and guilt from your time of using. As well as, working on self forgiveness and moving towards a happy life. I will use EMDR to clear past memories and goal setting / Forecasting to help you clearly define what you want in your life.

Being stuck in your addiction can feel like being locked in prison. You feel out of control, unable to stop using despite the many losses that you might be suffering from. No matter how much you try or how desperate you are to change, you often find yourself slipping right back into your same patterns of addiction. I can help. Together we will begin working toward healing and recovery. Whether your addiction is to drugs and alcohol or pornography and sex, I will gently walk through the stages of change with you to a place of sobriety and peace.

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.

Addictions (substance or behavioral) are often coping mechanisms you developed early in life to help you deal with anxiety, sadness, feeling like you don't fit in, feeling you don't matter, feeling powerless, or for numbing the pain of being criticized, abandoned, neglected, abused or traumatized in some other way. Traumatic events or a life time of upsetting events are often the root cause of addiction. I am a Certified EMDR Therapist with extensive experience in helping adults heal from and put in the past the upsetting events that contribute to their addiction. EMDR Therapy is highly effective and is offered at all the leading residential treatment programs for addiction recovery.

Working with addiction is a large part of my practice. I have past experience running an addiction intensive outpatient group. I work with people who have addictions and family members. In therapy I give clients the knowledge and support they need to get sober and stay that way. I believe in a positive approach that stresses creating a happy full life to replace your addiction and treating additional problems, like depression, that contribute to addictions. I give clients and families help in creating a stable happy life.

Although Summer does not provide primary treatment for those struggling with addiction, she does work with families and individuals affected by a family member who is dealing with addiction. Addiction has a devastating impact on families and loved ones, and Summer can help families navigate the difficulty and pain of addiction. She also understands and works with adult children of alcoholics and addiction.