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Working With and Caring For First Responders with Dr.…

 What is health? Is it just the absence of being sick or is there something more? What is freedom? Is it the absence of being locked up or is there something more?  What is peace? Is it simply the absence of conflict or is there something more? Welcome to the Something More hosted by Origins Behavioral Healthcare.  In this episode, we are talking with Dr. Anna Lisa De Lima. Dr. De Lima is a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and program

The Benefits of Individual and Group Therapy Sessions

Most treatment programs offer a hybrid of individual and group therapy sessions, which has proven to be effective in creating substantial progress for the healing process. While individual therapy sessions can offer a set pace for a patient’s growth and therapeutic work, the speed of group therapy sessions can be somewhat unpredictable due to the many different paths and personalities among participants. Individual Therapy Individual therapy is a private therapeutic session between a therapist and a patient, without involvement from

The Importance of Forgiveness & Education with Ursula Avilus

What is health? Is it just the absence of being sick or is there something more? What is freedom? Is it the absence of being locked up or is there something more?  What is peace? Is it simply the absence of conflict or is there something more? Welcome to the Something More hosted by Origins Behavioral Healthcare.  In this episode, we are talking with Ursula Avilus, MSN, RN. Ursula is the nurse manager at the Hanley Center. Ursula has extensive

A Treatment Strategy For Life

By Dr. Michael Weiner, PhD, MCAP of Lifespan Recovery Management (LRM) in West Palm Beach, FL. LRM is a private practice dedicated to treating the chronic disorder of addiction without stigma or shame. Prominent addiction research leaders John F. Kelly, PhD, and William White in 2011 published an article titled “Recovery Management: What If We Really Believed that Addiction Was a Chronic Disorder?” The answer to that question might be that we would be providing care for our patients over

Positivity in the Struggle with Shea Barakatt

What is health? Is it just the absence of being sick or is there something more? What is freedom? Is it the absence of being locked up or is there something more?  What is peace? Is it simply the absence of conflict or is there something more? Welcome to the Something More hosted by Origins Behavioral Healthcare.  In this episode, we are talking with Shea Barakatt LCSW, LCDC. Shea is the Clinical Director of Origins Counseling Dallas. She is an

The Journey of Recovery with Jeff Jay

What is health? Is it just the absence of being sick or is there something more? What is freedom? Is it the absence of being locked up or is there something more?  What is peace? Is it simply the absence of conflict or is there something more? Welcome to the Something More hosted by Origins Behavioral Healthcare.  In this episode, we are talking with interventionist and author Jeff Jay. Jeff Jay, CIP, is a renowned clinical interventionist and addiction specialist.

The Power of Age-Specific Programming

Brad Sylvain – Vice President of Operations A common misconception I have experienced during my recovery journey, as well as in my professional career in behavioral health, is the idea that someone may be too young or too old to seek treatment. This message leaves us with the mistaken belief that young people are just “going through a phase” or the idea that “Grandpa has nothing better to do than drink.” Drug or alcohol addiction can happen at any stage,

Measurement Based Care: What Is It and How Does…

“Ok, we are going to get some bloodwork done to see what is happening.” If you have ever been to a doctor, you are familiar with this sentence. Labs are used to confirm a theory the physician has procured about a patient’s diagnosis. Over time, measurements like these are also useful markers to track the progress of a patient’s condition. However, mental health isn’t as tangible as bloodwork, so behavioral healthcare has fallen behind in having a standard measurement based

Growing in Community with Deborah Kuzmin, LCSW

 What is health? Is it just the absence of being sick or is there something more? What is freedom? Is it the absence of being locked up or is there something more?  What is peace? Is it simply the absence of conflict or is there something more? Welcome to the Something More hosted by Origins Behavioral Healthcare.  In this episode, we are so excited and lucky to talk with Deborah Kuzmin, LCSW. Deb is the Vice President of Clinical

The Mind-Body Connection and Multidisciplinary Care

The idea that mental health and physical health are intricately related is not new. Some of the oldest medical practices, such as Ayurvedic Medicine and acupuncture, use the mind-body connection as a foundation for healing. Today, advanced disciplines such as psychoneuroimmunology and health psychology understand that many factors – including psychological and behavioral factors – contribute to physical health and illness. A Quick Example When you’re sick with the flu, you’re probably not feeling happy and cheerful. That’s a simple way

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