26th April 2012 - With the frenetic pace at which our modern-day lives move, and the resulting pressures and problems, expert counseling is often required helping people find their way back to saner tracks. Dr. Jeremy Frank, a well known Psychologist based in Philadelphia, specializes in counseling people with various addictions.
Dr. Jeremy Frank – Background
Dr. Jeremy Frank himself was an alcoholic up to around 18 years ago. He fought his addiction, and gained sobriety. But Dr. Jeremy still remembers how difficult it was to give up the addiction. The courage and strength it took. He digs deep into his own experiences, in an effort to now reach out to others who need help. Drug and alcohol abuse are the main areas in which he works. But Dr. Jeremy also counsels people with other addictions, or who suffer from compulsive behavior.
Methods Used By Dr. Jeremy during His Therapy Sessions
The first thing Dr. Jeremy does when he meets a patient is to make the person feel as comfortable as possible. He forges an immediate bond by sharing his own difficult past experience as an alcoholic.
Whether it is an individual, a couple, or a complete family. Dr. Jeremy uses this approach. Some patients find it difficult to admit to their addiction. Others acknowledge their addiction, and request help to come out of it. Still others are in a grey zone. They have problems, but cannot put their finger on exactly what is troubling them. Psychological help is required, to find answers.
Normal therapy sessions are held weekly, or more often, if required. A goal is set during the session, whereby the patient needs to aim at becoming clean and sober. The patient needs to want to make his/her life better, to find a specific meaning in life, and to shake off the mantle of fear, insecurity, and doubt.
Dr. Jeremy Frank’s Credentials
Dr. Jeremy Frank is Coordinator of Campus Alcohol and Substance Awareness at Temple University. He also worked as Assistant Director of Health and Counseling at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, where he gained invaluable experience, dealing with patients with diverse problems. Dr. Jeremy Frank is a Member of the American psychological Association.
A Member of the Pennsylvania psychological Association and a Member of the Philadelphia Society Clinical Psychologists.
For more information visit,
http://www.drjeremyfrank.com/