Addiction Psychologist Associates

08/07/2022

Engage in Your Life is one of the six practices of The ASCENT approach, that couples can use to recover from drug and alcohol addiction and codependency together.

Engage in Your Life: Rediscovering Your Passion for Yourself, Your Life, and Your Relationship By Kyi Phyu Maung Maung (Michelle) B.A. in Psychology and Dr. Jeremy Frank PhD, CADC., Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor and Clinical Psychologist Addiction recovery is a full-time job. While it demands...

01/04/2022

The CDC says AA members can now drink without losing their clean time or starting their sobriety date over!

The CDC says Alcoholics Anonymous members who have experienced covid fatigue can now drink without loosing their clean and sober time or having to start a new clean date or sobriety anniversary! Just to be clear, this IS an Orson Wells War of the Worlds-like statement from me, an addiction psycholog...

03/20/2021

S*x, Drugs and Love: Couples Addiction Recovery

12/21/2020

Coming soon...

Psyched about our upcoming publication of Love Without Martinis. Hoping LWM will help couples find a path to recovery from addiction as a couple. Chantal Jauvin is a dear friend and she challenged me and supported me in co-creating The ASCENT Approach:

Assess your readiness to change: Identify areas of your joint life needing change, determine how ready each of you are to effect change. Use the continuum of change to target your priorities.

Structure your time: Organize the majority of your discretionary time including planned flexible time. Predictability and accountability foster trust.

Create community: Understand the groups of people who surround you. Navigating life requires appropriate boundaries and connection to others.

Engage in your life: Develop positive activities to foster your well-being and togetherness. It’s your life, your body and your responsibility.

Nurture your spirituality: Find ways to create and support your inner peace. Serenity helps us deal with conflict and cultivates our forgiveness towards others and self.

Treasure your partnership: Examine what qualities, behaviors and interactions you cherish in your partner. Gratitude strengthens our bond and confirms that we are seen and heard by our partner.

06/27/2020

Coping with stress and anxiety during the coronavirus. I was interviewed for this article.

Fears over the coronavirus pandemic have many of us ricocheting from lamenting all that’s changed to worrying about the future. Here’s how you can end the rumination and stay focused on the present.

04/16/2020

Pennsylvanians are driving out of state to buy liquor: , , ramping up in PA finally.

Shoppers in Ohio and West Virginia counties along the Pennsylvania border can buy liquor in person only if they have an in-state photo ID or active-duty military ID.

03/27/2020

Maybe the pandemic will cure the alcohol epidemic.

Is your home stockpiled with bottles of alcohol? Local therapy practice and harm reduction enthusiasts at Jeremy Frank Associates call for people to “turn in your vodka, your liquor, your alcoholism and make hand sanitizer for everyone!” That’s right, spare your liver and save your life. Tito....

03/21/2020

Telehealth, teletherapy, streaming, Zoom, Skype, FaceTime, Hangouts, Video streaming... we're all doing online counseling. It's not ideal but it works!

Jeremy Frank & Associates has several therapists, male and female, who are now available to provide teleconference video therapy (aka 'teletherapy') with the simplest platforms including Zoom, doxy.me, and others which are HIPAA compliant. All you need is an internet connection and some privacy. Ple...

03/21/2020

Telehealth, teletherapy, streaming, Zoom, Skype, FaceTime, Hangouts, Video streaming... we're all doing it. It's not ideal but it works!

Jeremy Frank & Associates has several therapists, male and female, who are now available to provide teleconference video therapy (aka 'teletherapy') with the simplest platforms including Zoom, doxy.me, and others which are HIPAA compliant. All you need is an internet connection and some privacy. Ple...

03/13/2020

AA, Alcoholics Anonymous shows effective results in treatment for alcoholism. While it doesn't work for everyone it does work for many people.

The Cochrane study not only found Alcoholics Anonymous works better than other therapies, but it could also save $10 billion a year in health care.

06/17/2019

Ma*****na affects cognitive development in adolescents and may be a gateway drug for opioids.

States that legalize it should set a minimum age of 25 or older.