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Lavender: Does it Have Real Healing Potential?
For centuries people all across the globe have used lavender for many a purpose. Some used it in cooking, others for treating minor ailments and nowadays if you google “lavender” you’ll no doubt be presented with dozens of articles claiming lavender has nearly...
SCRAM Can Help You Avoid Jail Completely
SCRAM Technology Can tech solve all of our problems? Probably not, but when it comes to avoiding jail time for a drunk driving offense, it can get an addict into a treatment program instead of behind bars. How? Good question. SCRAM bracelets are devices that measure...
Bolster Your Chances of Avoiding Relapse Naturally
A client’s biggest fear after going through an addiction treatment plan is to relapse. With all the chaos of being introduced back into their everyday lives, many former addicts are tempted to drink or use drugs simply because of being exposed to their old haunts and...
Facing Trauma May be the Key to Overcoming Addiction
Dr. Gabor Maté, a renowned addictions expert and best-selling author firmly believes that there is no such thing as an addictive personality. Nor, does he does think of addiction as a disease. Instead, Maté believes that addiction is deep-rooted, and stems from an...
Trauma: We Have it All Wrong
When our heroes come back from a conflict, we breathe a sigh of relief. We think they are safe, that they’ve come home. What we don’t know is that many of our service members will come back and need more help than we could possibly imagine. 71% of Veterans in...
The Frontline in the Fight Against Addiction
The pharmacy is often a stop on our weekend “to do” list. We need to pick up some allergy medicine, a bag of milk, some shampoo and maybe a chocolate bar on our way through the checkout. Sometimes, though, we make our way over to the local pharmacy because we’ve been...
Why Your DUI Defense Is All Wrong
A night out, friends, family, a few drinks, laughter, a few more drinks, a bad decision, a loud noise, sirens, blue and red lights and then a room with bars preventing you from leaving. You’re terrified, you didn’t mean for this to happen, and the insurmountable guilt...
Catherine Cosgrove
- M.A. Counselling Psychology
- Graduate Certificate in Addiction Research
- Certified in Hypnotherapy
- EMDR Trained
Catherine Cosgrove has over 20 years of experience in the field of addiction treatment. Prior to founding Sobriety Home, Catherine was the Clinical Director of a residential substance-abuse facility for seven years, where she treated federal inmates prior to release into the community. While there, she also led specialized groups dealing with in female substance abuse, and was responsible for conducting counseling sessions with family members of the residents.
Catherine believes in treating the whole person. She teaches meditation to the residents of Sobriety Home as a means of finding self-awareness. She believes in the benefits of relaxation and stress reduction techniques as a substitution for self-medicating with drugs.
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