Addiction Therapists in Garden City, MO.

Addiction is largely about emotional regulation (fancy words for feeling balanced on the inside). We grow in regulation through relationship. Really. The brain actually grows new paths and ways of operating when in an attuned, empathic relationship with another. I work from a warm, empathic standpoint where I try to enter your shoes and understand your experiences as you do, not as others do. Insight is not the main goal (although that certainly happens), nor are tools for abstinence (also a part though) rather, formative moments of feeling tuned into, deeply understood and emotionally held are the goal. These offer new emotional experiences that catalyze psychological growth and healing.

Debra Neal specializes in working with problem and compulsive behaviors--compulsive or problem gambling, alcohol and substance abuse, sex/pornography, internet gaming, debting, and eating disorders. Using motivational enhancement techniques and best practice therapies, Debra helps individuals, couples and families find hope, solutions, and freedom better way to live day to day.

I have 15 + years working with individuals with many types of addictions in inpatient and outpatient treatment settings. As an addiction specialist (CRAADC), (CCDP-D) and (SAP for DOT), I currently provide treatment for individuals with drug or alcohol abuse in an outpatient setting. I also offer support and assistance within the family dynamic to assist them with understanding the dynamics of addiction, co-dependency, and boundaries. I offer a holistic approach that helps individuals to understand themselves in the cycle of addiction, offer information for ongoing support and bring them in a direction of full recovery. I also provide DUI evaluations and DOT SAP evaluations.

Addiction is the continued use of a mood altering substance or behavior despite adverse consequences. Therapy provides a safe and honest look at behaviors and thoughts leading up to where you are today, a step by step guide to begin to make changes, develop new social skills, and tools to repair broken relationships and a new community of supports. .

I use s humanistic, cognitive behavioral approach to working with clients seeking treatment for addictions. I believe that focusing on the future and remaining positive in recovery s the most effective approach. As a therapist, I am proactively engaged in your treatment and success. I will work cooperatively with your primary care provider or psychiatrist to assure you the best care possible.