Substance Use
Discussions around current, potential, or historic use will not be passed on unless there is a breach of the limitations of confidentiality.
More can be found out about this within the contracts, or under safeguarding.
You do not have to use a substance to receive counselling for substance use, your friends and family may use or have done so in the past. You may also be thinking about starting substances or your historical use.
Clients speaking about substance use do not have to be non-using at the time of therapy. However, it is asked that sessions are attended at a level sober enough to engage in meaningful work.
If not wanting to end use or others do not plan to stop, but there is an undesirable impact from substances on your life; boundaries, or harm reduction techniques can be discussed in session.
What I Have Learnt About Substance Use
2017, Mental Health First Aid in Depression, Anxiety, Self-Harm, Suicide, Psychosis, and Eating Disorders.
2021, Scottish Drugs Forum - Drugs Awareness.
2021, Scottish Drugs Forum - Children Affected by Parental Substance Use.
2021, Scottish Drugs Forum - Motivational Interviewing in Addiction.
2023 ,Scottish Drugs Forum - Understanding NPSs.
2023, Scottish Drugs Forum - Understanding Benzos.
2023, Scottish Drugs Forum - Understanding Cocaine and Other Psychostimulant Use.
2023, NHS (HealthPoint) - Alcohol Brief Intervention.
2023, ASH Scotland - Understanding Tobacco.
2023, ASH Scotland - Understanding the Role of Smoking in Scotland's Areas of High Deprivation.
2023, ASH Scotland - Understanding Smoking and Vaping by Young People.
2023, ASH Scotland - Understanding Smoking by Young Carers.
2023, ASH Scotland - Supporting Young People to be Smoke Free.
2023, ASH Scotland - Having an Awareness of Smoking VS Second Hand Smoke.
2023, ASH Scotland - Understanding Cannabis.
2023, SMART - Introduction to SMART Recovery.
2023, SMART - Understanding and Coping with Urges.
2023, Scottish Recovery Consortium - Recovery Essentials.
2023, Scottish Recovery Consortium - Using Social Recovery to Rethink Addiction.
2023, Scottish Recovery Consortium - the Industrialisation and Commersialisation of Addiction.
2023, Scottish Recovery Consortium - Using RIGHT as a Leadership Tool in Recovery.
2023, Scottish Recovery Consortium - Strength Based Approaches to Addiction.
2023, Scottish Recovery Consortium - Using Recovery Systems of Care.
2023, Scottish Recovery Consortium - Identifying Contemporary Recovery (Rights, Respect, Recovery).
2023, Scottish Recovery Consortium - Understanding the Barriers to Addiction.
2023, Scottish Recovery Consortium - Looking at Masculinity and Vulnerability in Addiction.
2023, Scottish Recovery Consortium - Understanding the Role of Drug Use in Identity.
2023, Scottish Drugs Forum - LGBTQAI+ Substance Use.
2023, Scottish Drugs Forum - Bacterial Infections and Substance Use.
2023, Scottish Drugs Forum - Understanding HIV.
2023, Scottish Drugs Forum - Understanding Hepatitis B&C.
2023, Mental Health First Aid in Depression, Anxiety, Self-Harm, Suicide, Psychosis, and Active Listening.
2023, Emotion Coaching through Recognising, Validating, Setting Limits, and Problem Solving.
2023, NHS Mandated CBT Interventions for Anxiety - LIAM "Let's Introduce Anxiety Management".
2023, SMART - Managing Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviours through REBT (Rational Emotional Behavioural Therapy).
2023, SMART - Disputing Irrational Beliefs.
2023, SMART - Using the ABCDEF Model.
Let’s Work Together
If you, or someone you know, are struggling with any of the above, feel free to get in touch.