Certification in Psychotherapy for Addiction - Accredited

Identify substance use disorders through standardized screening tools like the audit, DST, and CAC, then apply the DSM five criteria to determine diagnosis and assess severity and comorbidity.

Assess behavioral addictions with clinical interviews and self-report tools, using the PGC for gambling disorder and the IAT for internet addiction to gauge severity, impairment, and comorbidity.

Explore how dual diagnoses, or co-occurring disorders, merge substance use and mental health conditions, and how integrated IDDT and DBT-DD guide assessment and treatment.

Explore cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for addiction, learning to identify triggers, manage cravings, and build coping and relapse-prevention skills through assessment, psychoeducation, and cognitive restructuring.

Explore dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and its cognitive behavioral, mindfulness, and dialectical techniques for addiction treatment. Learn the steps of orientation, mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.

Explore motivational interviewing as a collaborative, empathetic approach that increases intrinsic motivation for change in addiction treatment by guiding engagement, readiness, ambivalence, and commitment.

Explore relapse prevention therapy (RPT), a structured approach to identify relapse risk factors, manage cravings, and build coping skills for lasting addiction recovery.

Contingency management uses rewards to reinforce abstinence and positive behaviors in addiction treatment. Therapists set goals, identify target behaviors, choose reinforcers, and apply contingency contracts to sustain motivation and outcomes.

Explore acceptance and commitment therapy for addiction, blending mindfulness, cognitive diffusion, and values-based actions to build psychological flexibility and acceptance of thoughts and emotions.

Group therapy brings individuals together with therapists to share experiences and challenges, complementing individual therapy, and building peer support, accountability, and coping skills for long-term addiction recovery.

Explore the 12-step facilitation approach, its mutual support and spiritual principles from AA and NA. Identify steps, honesty, open-mindedness, acceptance, humility, surrender, and making amends to foster recovery and community.

Family and couples therapy address codependency and communication breakdowns within addiction treatment. Involving loved ones helps rebuild trust, set healthy boundaries, and support relapse prevention.

Explore specialized interventions for alcohol use disorders, including pharmacotherapy with naltrexone, acamprosate, and disulfiram, brief interventions, CBT, motivational enhancement therapy, and mindfulness, plus medical and holistic supports for recovery.

Explore medication assisted treatment with methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone to stabilize cravings. Examine cbt and motivational interviewing, harm reduction, and barriers like stigma and access that affect care.

Explore psychotherapy for smoking cessation, including cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt), motivational interviewing, and mindfulness-based interventions, with assessment, goal setting, psychoeducation, coping skills, and relapse prevention planning for long-term abstinence.

Discover how art and music therapy support addiction treatment by enabling non-verbal expression, emotional processing, and social connection through activities like visual journaling, songwriting, and group drumming.

Explore mindfulness and meditation as tools in addiction recovery, offering present moment awareness, craving management, breath awareness, body scan, and emotional regulation to support relapse prevention and wellbeing.

Explore how Yoga and physical activity support addiction recovery through stress reduction, emotional regulation, and mind-body connection. Integrate mindful movement with group exercise and social support for sustained resilience.

Explore how cultural and socioeconomic factors shape addiction treatment, help seeking, and outcomes, and learn cultural competence, multilingual services, and collaborative care strategies to promote equitable care.

Navigate confidentiality under HIPAA, informed consent, duty to warn, mandatory reporting, and professional boundaries to safeguard patient safety, autonomy, and well-being in addiction treatment.

Explore how tele therapy, mobile health apps, and virtual reality expand addiction therapy access. Ensure privacy, consent, and professional boundaries alongside online communities and real-time feedback.

Implement prevention strategies across individual, family, school, community, and policy levels, including evidence-based education, life skills, parenting programs, school programs, coalitions, environmental strategies, and policy measures.

Educators deliver evidence-based addiction education to empower individuals and communities with knowledge, skills, and resources for early intervention, reduce stigma, and support help-seeking and advocacy.