Kim Longbottom

I work with those who are interested in harm reduction by discussing ways to cut back on their use, or by quitting altogether. I believe people struggle with addiction tend to isolate and think they can do it own their own. So getting help from outpatient therapy intensive outpatient therapy, group therapy or community support either in 12-step recovery or through spirituality is highly successful. We can also explore inpatient treatment facilities if there’s a need for medical detox.

This is a curious maladaptive way to “help people” and it usually causes more harm to relationships and self esteem than ever doing any good. We can work on education through literature, support from daily readings, learning to set boundary’s, saying what you mean-meaning what you say-without saying it mean and self care.

See above under “Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol Dependence”.

We will collaborate, deciding what you feel you need and want for yourself and your future. We can go from harm reduction to controlled drinking to quitting completely.

This type of therapy allows the client to lead the way with their treatment. You are the only person who knows you better than anyone else around you. And we can find the answers together using this approach.

I believe the way one thinks, feels and behaves originates through a lens created from how one perceived their childhood. So it’s not so much what they experienced but how they perceived what they experienced. As a person moves through their life, they add to this story, looking through that lens. This leads to the way one operates in their world, which is either heathy or unhealthy. I offer a safe place where we can explore this.

This type of therapy allows the client to lead the way with their treatment. You are the only person who knows you better than anyone else around you. And we can find the answers together using this approach.

We will collaborate, deciding what you feel you need and want for yourself and your future. We can go from harm reduction to controlled drinking to quitting completely.

I work with those who are interested in harm reduction by discussing ways to cut back on their use, or by quitting altogether. I believe people struggle with addiction tend to isolate and think they can do it own their own. So getting help from outpatient therapy intensive outpatient therapy, group therapy or community support either in 12-step recovery or through spirituality is highly successful. We can also explore inpatient treatment facilities if there’s a need for medical detox.