Course Description

The individual, social, and financial cost of chemical dependence is immense. This course is aimed at demystifying this condition and charts a clear path to recovery for each of the individuals and the entire family. Many of the concepts in this video are the new and innovative thoughts of the author.

This course focuses on the chemistry behind chemical dependence, the symptoms of the condition, how the problem develops and is maintained and how abstinence is best achieved.

Jef Gazley M.S., LMFT.

Jef Gazley

Jef Gazley M.S., LMFT, DCC, D.CEP ha practiced psychotherapy for over thirty years and is the owner of http://www.asktheinternettherapist.com/ since 1998 and http://www.hypnosiscdsandmp3s.com/. He has been practicing energy psychology since 1975. He is trained and certified in both traditional and Ericksonian hypnosis. He is a member in good standing in the American Society For Clinical Hypnosis, National Board For Certified Clinical Hypnosis, The American Psychotherapy And Medical Hypnosis Association, and The International Registry Of Professional Hypnotherapists.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Chemical Dependence: Understanding Adiction -Introduction

  • 2

    Flight, Fight or Freeze Response, the Reption, Mammilian and Human brains

    • Flight, Fight, and Freeze responses. The 3 brains, Reptilian, Mammilian and Human
  • 3

    Neurotransmitters and brain chemistry

    • Neurotranmitters, endorphins and brain chemistry
  • 4

    Self Medicating

    • Self Medicating to avoid pain, physical or emotional

  • 5

    Defense Mechanisms

    • Defense Mechanisms rationalizing chemical dependence and addictive behaviors
  • 6

    Cross Addiction

    • Cross Addiction substituting one addiction for another
  • 7

    Costs of Addiction

    • Costs of addiction, financial, physical and loss of social connection
  • 8

    The Problem Drinking Continuum

    • Problem drinking continuum, shame/control/release cycle
  • 9

    The Wheel of Balance

    • Wheel of balance to maintain sobriety and avoid relapse. Physical, Mental, Emotional, Social, Spiritual and Volitional