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Family and Couples Counseling
For Alcohol and Drug Use Concerns
Often families and friends are concerned about someone they love who uses alcohol and/or drugs. The person using drugs or alcohol may not be ready for recovery and the family may be at a loss as to how to handle the situation. Counseling can help the family learn new coping skills. This is often accomplished in one or two sessions. It is possible that once the family gets help, the substance user will also accept help, too. Once the family changes the way it handles the situation, the drug or alcohol user will have to make some changes. That change may be to enter a recovery program.
If the substance user is entering into the recovery process, the family may need counseling to help adjust to the changes. This is true of parents, spouses, adult children, friends, and others who are close to him or her. A single session may be enough to help the family at least a little in this situation.
For more information, review the articles by Henry at the links below:
Shame, Guilt and Recovery
How Alcohol and Drug Addiction Affects Family Members
Kicking and Screaming the Whole Way
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MISSION |
The Mission of Henry Tarkington MSW, LCSW, CCAS, CCS and First Step Services, LLC is to provide quality alcohol abuse, drug abuse and mental health services to those who need them at a price they can afford.
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From Downtown Raleigh:
Start out going east on E Marin St toward S Wilmington St. 0.05 miles
Turn Left onto S Wilmington. 0.09 miles
Turn left onto E Hargett St. 0.21 miles
Turn Right onto S McDowell St/ NC-50 N/ US-401 N. Continue to follow US-401 N. 1.90 miles
Turn slight right onto ramp. 0.40 miles
Stay straight to go onto Wake Forest Rd. 1.15 miles
Turn left onto E SIX FORKS RD. 0.39 mile
From North Raleigh & Wake Forest Road:
Start out going south on Wake Forest Rd. toward Navaho Dr. 0.69 miles
Turn right onto E SIX FORKS RD. 0.39 miles
From North Raleigh and Six Forks Road:
Follow Six Forks Road south, inside the beltline (1/2 mile from the Beltline), past the Anderson Drive intersections.
211 Six Forks is on the left side of the street. To enter into the office condominiums,
Turn left onto Plantation Road and take the first driveway on the left.
Building “B” is the first building on the right hand side. Suite 117 is on the first floor in the corner suite.
Garner Location:
Take US 70 To Garner
Going east from Raleigh toward Garner, take a right on to Highway 50. From Clayton, take the Highway 50 exit, loop around and turn to the right.
Follow Highway 50 (Benson Road) for about 1/2 mile. 820 is on the right, beside the medical building at 800 Benson Road. Take the next driveway after passing the medical building. The parking lot is surrounded by the medical building parking lot.
From Fuquay Varina take Hwy 42 east and turn left onto Highway 50. 820-D is on the left side of the road, just before the medical building with the big "800" on the front.
Plenty of Free, Safe Parking |
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