Mindfulness Based Addiction Recovery (MBAR) and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Addiction Recovery (MBCT-AR): Coining the Terms There has been a burgeoning resurgence in innovations in mindfulness based cognitive behavioral therapies and treatments over the past decade. These treatments and approaches have become extremely popular among therapists, treatment professionals, and individuals seeking greater awareness of themselves, [...]
A Challenge for Even the Seasoned Practitioner...and No Match for the Unprepared Nobody can be kinder than the narcissist while you react to life on his own terms. -Elizabeth Bowen Anyone working with those with a substance use disorder (SUD) understands the challenges associated with engaging individuals in a discussion regarding the merits of changing [...]
While there are similarities to people’s drug and alcohol use all roads into drug and alcohol use and recovery are unique and as different as the many people who use drugs and alcohol recreationally or abusively. As addiction counselors in private practice in Philadelphia and Montgomery county we work with individuals to support their efforts at [...]
