Featured
An Interview with Kate MacLeod-Michael, Primary Therapist
Her colleagues call her a goofball; her clients nicknamed her "mama." But Kate MacLeod-Michael calls herself a work in progress.
Kate may be the youngest therapist at The Ranch, but she has been through a lot. She experienced trauma at a young age and was hospitalized for her own struggle with an eating disorder, followed by intensive outpatient work and ongoing therapy.
Learn more about An Interview with Kate MacLeod-Michael, Primary Therapist
An Interview with Sharon O’Hara, Clinical Director at The Sexual Recovery Institute
Sex addiction treatment is in its relative infancy, having only been recognized since the late 1970s. Few professionals have been around long enough to see its progression from a little known problem to a more widely recognized condition that affects millions of people. Sharon O’Hara has witnessed this evolution firsthand.
Learn more about An Interview with Sharon O’Hara, Clinical Director at The Sexual Recovery Institute
Substance Abuse Among Anesthesiologists
Although it can be difficult to accept, physicians are at risk for the same challenges and illnesses as other people, including drug addiction. Anesthesiologists, in particular, have consistently been shown to have an unusually high rate of drug abuse compared to other physicians. A survey of 260 anesthesiologists from the Medical College of Wisconsin graduating between 1958 and 1988 reported that 32 percent used drugs to “get high” and 15.8 percent had been drug dependent.
5 Lessons People Can Learn From Horses in Equine Therapy
By Meghan Vivo
People have sought out relationships with horses since we first laid eyes on each other. Although riding horses can be exhilarating, there’s something even more profound that draws us together.
Learn more about 5 Lessons People Can Learn From Horses in Equine Therapy
Expert Parenting Tips for Parents in Recovery
As addicts, we like to believe that our behaviors only damage ourselves. What we do is nobody else’s business. But this is a delusion crafted by the disease of addiction. In reality, our behaviors affect friends, relatives, co-workers and everyone we come into contact with. And no one suffers more than those we most want to protect: our children.
Learn more about Expert Parenting Tips for Parents in Recovery
Elements Behavioral Health Acquires The Recovery Place Addiction Treatment Center in Florida
Elements Behavioral Health, a leading provider of addiction and mental health treatment programs, announced today that it has acquired The Recovery Place addiction treatment center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
An Interview with Margot Chambers, Acupuncturist at Promises
By Meghan Vivo
Holistic medicine has been part of Margot Chambers’ life since she can remember. As a child, Margot had an illness that baffled western medical doctors. Her parents, who had always embraced homeopathy, brought Margot to a holistic doctor. He advised them to eliminate all sugar, nitrates and preservatives from Margot’s diet, and she never had another seizure again. This experience, Margot says, helped shape the way she sees the process of health and healing.
Learn more about An Interview with Margot Chambers, Acupuncturist at Promises
An Interview with James Nihan, Lead Residential Assistant at The Ranch
By Meghan Vivo
Thirty-five years ago, James Nihan kicked a drug habit that followed him through adolescence, and found the passion that has kept him strong throughout his recovery: music.
Learn more about An Interview with James Nihan, Lead Residential Assistant at The Ranch
VirtualSx Will Unite Sex and Dating Experts to Explore Intimacy and Relationships in the Digital Age
Fuelled by the proliferation of problematic sexual behaviors recently dominating news and entertainment headlines, Southern California-based Elements Behavorial Health has announced an interactive panel discussion to address topics related to sex and intimacy in the digital age. VirtualSx will be held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (7000 Hollywood Blvd., 90028) on Thursday, October 20, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and will draw some of today’s most notable sex addiction, online dating, and sexual health experts to provide insights into this often debated, misunderstood subject.
The Benefits of Integrative Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder and Obesity
More than 70 million Americans are battling obesity, and another 25 million are struggling with binge eating disorder. To a large extent, treatment for these conditions has focused on dieting and weight loss. But a newer, more effective form of treatment is emerging: integrative medicine.
Learn more about The Benefits of Integrative Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder and Obesity
Connect with an Elements Recovery Adviser
newsletter
