by westcoastrc | Apr 13, 2020 | Blog, In the News, Individual Therapy, Mindfulness, Recovery Tools, Relapse Prevention, Uncategorized
Since the early part of 2020, the world has faced one of the most difficult challenges I have ever witnessed during my lifetime. The human population is currently suffering a pandemic of epic proportions. During this time of crisis, it is a quality of human nature to...
by westcoastrc | Mar 13, 2020 | Blog, Curated Articles, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy, Recovery Tools, Relapse Prevention, Treatment Modalities
Taking the First Step in Art Therapy When I walk through the door to facilitate an art therapy group, I often get mixed responses from my clients. Some love art therapy and feel comfortable with creative mediums; being in a group where they do not have to use words to...
by westcoastrc | Jan 1, 2018 | Gender-Responsive Programming, Recovery Tools
The Role of Gender-Responsive Treatment “Gender-responsive” refers to a treatment plan which takes both an individual’s biological sex and their socially constructed gender roles into account, with full recognition of a given client’s...
by westcoastrc | Oct 12, 2017 | Blog, In the News, In-Depth
Heroin, Other Opioid Overdoses Reach Epidemic Proportions Within the United States Our country?s opioid epidemic is taking a rising toll?so much so, in fact, that it is having a measurable effect on the average life expectancy of American citizens. This fact further...
by westcoastrc | Oct 9, 2017 | Gender-Responsive Programming, Individual Therapy
Co-Occurring Disorders May be Overcome by Familiar Treatment Modalities What was formerly known as dual diagnosis is now generally referred to as co-occurring disorder.?A co-occurring disorder is not a specific illness unto itself. Instead, it refers?to the...
