Counseling and Therapy With Clients Who Abuse Alcohol or Other Drugs

“Glidden-Tracey has written for mental health professionals a comprehensive and clinically enlightened introduction to addiction treatment….[They] often ignore addictive behavior in their clients out of the mistaken belief that these problems are so different from other behavioral problems that only specialized treatment can help. In fact the principles of behavior change apply to addictive behavior as well (even if.clinicians need to be prodded to realize this fact). If addictive behavior is identified in a mental health client, the client may be referred to specialized addiction providers who are often far less qualified overall to assess and treat behavioral problems. Both graduate students and seasoned professionals (most of whom need the introduction she provides) can benefit from the humanistic, practical, compassionate and empirically grounded methods she presents. If widely adopted these methods would revolutionize behavioral healthcare, advancing it from the dark ages of separate (and unequal) treatment for behavior problems, to unified and coordinated treatment of the whole person.”—A. Thomas Horvath, Ph.D.Practical Recovery Services, La Jolla, California

“I highly recommend this new book by Dr. Cynthia Glidden-Tracey to treatment professionals, clinical researchers, and advanced students who are involved in the counseling and treatment of clients with addictive behavior problems. The author provides an integrated treatment approach that applies across a broad field of application in both mental health and addiction treatment. I strongly support the author’s focus on the importance of collaborating with the client to negotiate goals for therapy and how to apply strategies towards goal achievement.”—G. Alan Marlatt, Ph.D.University of Washington

Cynthia E. Glidden-Tracey