Letting Go of Self-Destructive Behaviors

Lisa discusses her workbook “Letting Go of Self-Destructive Behaviors,” and how mental health clinicians can use it to offer clients ways to communicate the pain they experience, and short circuit...

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The Adolescent Brain and Substance Abuse

Two great quotes can be found in Principles of Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Treatment: A Research Based Guide:  “The adolescent brain is often likened to a car with a fully functioning...

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Helping Parents Navigate their Child’s Addiction

It’s understandable that one of the scariest issues a parent has to confront is the reality that their son or daughter is abusing drugs or alcohol. The immediate desire to...

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Making Peace with Food and Your Body

In this hour, you will learn about the difference between compulsive and intuitive eating, how to let go of dieting and reach a place of genuine acceptance about your body....

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How to Successfully Stop Smoking

In this hour, Dr. Kevin Ferentz will discuss why people begin smoking, and who is most at risk to pick up the habit. We will also explore the various reasons...

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Internet Infidelity

by Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA I am noticing in my practice, more and more, that both men and women are coming in to sessions with the fear that their partner...

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How Did One Glass of Wine Become a Bottle Every Night?: Women and Addiction

In this hour I will discuss with my guest, Denise Tordella, some of the challenges and barriers that are unique to treating women with addiction issues. We will explore the...

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Prescription Drug Abuse

We will explore the many ways in which kids are physically, emotionally and psychologically bullied and the impact that bullying has both in the short-term and the long-term. We will...

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