and strongly encourages clients to incorporate recovery meetings
into their treatment program. Many people will also need
medical assistance and these clients will be referred to competent
medical professionals and/or treatment programs.
Alcoholics have a biological allergy to alcohol and are not able
to control their use; their bodies do not metabolize alcohol
in the same way as social drinkers. For most alcoholics and addicts,
abstinence from mood-altering substances is the only option.
Counseling can help people work through the emotional
and psychological resistance as well as the shame, grief and anger
that addiction has caused.
Vicki has been in recovery from drug and alcohol addictions since 1983 and utilizes
the Twelve Steps in her counseling process.
“Recovery is a journey between two stations. One station represents total chaos, and the other represents total serenity. What is important is not where you are, but what direction you are facing.”