James Fitzgerald Therapy PLLC

 

James Fitzgerald Therapy, PLLC

Strengthening Your Conscious Self © 2022

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CHECK-IN AND CHECK-OUT | SESSION FORMAT | CORE CONCEPTS OF TREATMENT | LIST OF TREATMENT TOPICS  

COMMITMENT TO RECOVERY | END OF SESSION QUESTIONNAIRE | PRACTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR TREATMENT

GET THE MOST OUT OF SEEKING SAFETY | TREATMENT AGREEMENT | SAFETY & CONNECTION FIRST | SAFE COPING SKILLS | COMMITMENT IDEAS

WHAT IS PTSD? | PTSD AND SUBSTANCE USE | COMPASSION – TAKE BACK YOUR POWER | LONG TERM PTSD PROBLEMS | 10 MINUTE GROUNDING

USING GROUNDING TO DETACH FROM EMOTIONAL PAIN |  WHAT IS SUBSTANCE ABUSE? | HOW SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTS HEALING FROM PTSD

CHOOSE A WAY TO GIVE UP SUBSTANCES | CLIMBING MOUNT RECOVERY | MIXED FEELINGS | SELF UNDERSTANDING OF SUBSTANCE USE

SELF-HELP GROUPS | COMMON QUESTIONS | ASKING FOR HELP | APPROACH SHEET | SELF CARE QUESTIONNAIRE | HARSHNESS VS COMPASSION

Seeking Safety Treatment Program (Case Management)

  • Housing (Permanent, Safe, Affordable, Clean)
  • Individual Therapy (Client Centered, Strengths Based)
  • Psychiatric Medication (Medically Necessary)
  • HIV Testing/Counseling (Sexual Issues Psychoeducation)
  • Job | Volunteer | Career | School
  • Self-Help Groups | Group Therapy
  • Day Treatment (Intensive Outpatient Programs – IOP)
  • Detox/Inpatient Care
  • Parenting Skills/Resources for Children
  • Medical Care (Preventive Measures, Cancer Screening, Illness & Disease Monitoring)
  • Financial Assistance (Food Stamps, Medicaid, Housing)
  • Leisure Time (Hobbies, Recreation, Interests, Social Supports)
  • Intimate Partner Violence Interventions/Ending Abusive Relationships
  • Impulses to Harm Self or Others (Anger Management, Emotional Regulation, Distress Tolerance)
  • Alternative Treatments (Meditation, Reiki, Chiropractor, Acupuncture, Massage)
  • Self-Help Resources, Books, Content, and other Materials

Core Concepts

  • Stay safe
  • Respect yourself
  • Using coping –not substances –to escape the pain
  • Make the present and future better than the past
  • Learn to trust
  • Take good care of your body
  • Get help from safe people
  • To heal fully from PTSD, become substance-free
  • If one method doesn’t work, try something else
  • Never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never give up!