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Counselors, coaches and sober companions help hundreds of thousands of people affected by Addictions and Mental Health issues each year. Learn about the current research and practical counseling tools to improve your skills and provide the best possible services. Counselor Toolbox targets counselors, coaches and companions, but can also provide useful counseling self-help tools for persons struggling with these issues and their loved ones. AllCEUs is an approved counseling continuing education provider for addiction and mental health counselors in most states. Counseling CEUs are available for each episode.

Counselor Toolbox Podcast with DocSnipes Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes

    • Health & Fitness
    • 4.8 • 43 Ratings

Counselors, coaches and sober companions help hundreds of thousands of people affected by Addictions and Mental Health issues each year. Learn about the current research and practical counseling tools to improve your skills and provide the best possible services. Counselor Toolbox targets counselors, coaches and companions, but can also provide useful counseling self-help tools for persons struggling with these issues and their loved ones. AllCEUs is an approved counseling continuing education provider for addiction and mental health counselors in most states. Counseling CEUs are available for each episode.

    Oppositional Defiant Conduct and Intermittent Explosive Disorder

    Oppositional Defiant Conduct and Intermittent Explosive Disorder

    TIMESTAMPS
    00:00 Introduction to Disruptive Impulse control and Conduct Disorders in the DSM 5 TR
    01:35 Oppositional Defiant Disorder
    29:00 Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
    29:55 Conduct Disorder
    40:50 Intermittent Explosive Disorder DSM5TR
    43:37 Pyromania and Kleptomania DSM5TR
    47:50 Risk factors for conduct and impulse control disorders
    49:37 Differential Diagnosis of conduct and impulse control disorders
    54:25 Suicidality in conduct and impulse control disorders
    55:40 Treatment Strategies to address conduct and impulse control disorders
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    • 1 hr 2 min
    How to Help Someone Who is Grieving

    How to Help Someone Who is Grieving

    TIMESTAMPS
    00:00 What is grief
    05:50 Grief and Loss and Secondary Losses / Complicated Grief
    12:15 Grief Bill of Rights
    23:35 Supporting Someone Who is Grieving
    26:45 10 Things NOT to Say to Someone who is grieving
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    • 37 min
    The Science of Sleep Holistic Cognitive Behavioral Strategies

    The Science of Sleep Holistic Cognitive Behavioral Strategies

    TIMESTAMPS
    00:00 What is Quality Sleep
    05:47 Physical Health Impacts of Sleep Deprivation
    12:50 Cognitive and Neurocognitive Impact of Sleep Deprivation
    17:50 20 Strategies to Improve Sleep
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    • 41 min
    The Addiction Process and Stages of Recovery

    The Addiction Process and Stages of Recovery

    TIMESTAMPS
    00:00 Introduction
    00:35 ASAM definition of Addiction
    04:00 Brain changes in addiction
    11:30 Understanding how triggers are developed
    14:35 What is stimulus generalization
    27:00 Stages of Recovery
    29:00 Withdrawal stage of recovery
    35:15 The Honeymoon or Pink Cloud Stage of Recovery
    38:50 The Wall
    43:55 The readjustment phase of recovery
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    • 50 min
    The Dopamine Fast Alternative

    The Dopamine Fast Alternative

    TIMESTAMPS
    00:00 Intro
    00:55 Does the dopamine fast actually reduce dopamine
    01:30 Overview of the Dopamine Fast
    02:00 Functions of Dopamine
    05:15 Dopamine in the body
    11:21 Dopamine overload
    14:00 Dangers of a dopamine fast
    16:55 Dopamine Fast Alternative (Small lifestyle changes to reduce HPA-Axis overstimulation)
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    • 35 min
    What are Triggers and Cravings and How to Cope with Them

    What are Triggers and Cravings and How to Cope with Them

    TIMESTAMPS
    00:00 Intro
    01:00 How triggers and cravings impact recovery
    01:20 What are triggers
    05:20 4 parts of a trigger
    10:00 What are cravings? How are cravings related to triggers
    11:25 How do I identify triggers
    29:20 How do I address triggers
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    • 52 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
43 Ratings

43 Ratings

georgiawho ,

Brilliant resource

As a provisional psychologist I have found Dr Dawn’s podcasts immensely helpful. She is an engaging speaker and the podcast is packed full of useful information

Add it to your must have list

Jenhyphen ,

Amazing podcast

This is an amazing podcast packed full of detailed, evidence-based information. Has been extremely helpful for me as a beginning psychologist. Thanks Dawn!

ighurda ,

I love this podcast

I listen all the time very informative

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