If you’re struggling with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, or another form of mental illness, you might already know that it requires the right treatment. Depression will likely require antidepressant medication along with psychotherapy. Anxiety and bipolar disorder will also often require medication and talk therapy. However, when a person has an addiction, that illness must …

If you’re a few months into your recovery, perhaps you’ve already gathered a network of support. Just by participating in treatment, you’ve likely got a therapist, psychiatrist, doctor, and drug counselor. And if you’re also attending 12-step meetings, then you’ve got a community of people as well as a sponsor. You might also have friends, …

One of the most painful experiences in life is losing someone. It’s hard to face the loss of that person in your life and it’s also hard to face the many feelings that arise as a result their loss – how do you continue? Life can be incredibly hard to live after the loss of …

There are many ideas about relapse that simply aren’t true, and one of them is the notion that relapse happens without warning. Certainly, it’s a fear that recovering addicts have. They have worked long and hard at their sobriety, went through the challenging detoxification process, and have stayed sober for months or years. Yet, the …

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a common form of therapy that addresses the connections between thoughts, feeling, and behaviors. It recognizes that people often have deeply embedded beliefs and thoughts about themselves and the world that can essentially be harmful. CBT works to change those beliefs and thoughts in clients so that they are making …