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Mindfulness in Addiction Therapy
Leanne Jamison, MS, NCC, LPC
Awareness in the moment increases a client's ability to effectively cope with urges and cravings. The techniques taught in mindfulness play and critical role in relapse prevention. The core mindfulness skills, taken from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), enhance a client's ability to increase awareness of the present moment, increase the time spent in the present, and teaches client's how to be in control of their mind instead of their mind controlling them, which in turn decrreases the amount of mood dependent behaviors, such as using drugs and alcohol and other addictive behaviors. The concepts of mindfulness can also be found all throughout the 12 step program. This presentation will offer education of mindfulness skills found in DBT, and give exercises to implement in addiction therapy to assist clients with understanding how these skills can help them with continued sobriety.
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About Our Presenter
Leanne Jamison, MS, NCC, LPC
Talbott Recovery Young Adult Program Case Manager
Leanne Jamison is a Licensed Professional Counselor who received her Master's Degree in Professional Counseling at Georgia State University. She began her career in counseling and addiction, working with adults and adolescents at a shelter in McDonough, GA, as well as an outpatient treatment facility in Jonesboro, GA. Leanne began working at Talbott Recovery Campus in 2011, specifically with young adults, helping them navigate recovery and understand the disease of addiction. In addition to providing individual and group sessions, she also runs the Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Groups and education groups for young adults.
Contact: Dianne Gay at dianne.gay@uhsinc.com or (678) 251-3162.
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