Category: QA

How Can I Learn to Love Myself?

January 31, 2018 Avalon Malibu QA

One of the most challenging aspects of recovery involves learning to forgive and love ourselves unconditionally. Perhaps you grew up with family that didn’t make you feel loved unconditionally, or maybe you’ve made some choices that makes you feel like… Read More ›

What are the Benefits of Psychodrama Therapy?

January 29, 2018 Avalon Malibu QA

Jacob Levy Moreno is the founder of psychodrama, a type of therapy that can be used both in groups or in individual psychotherapy. Psychodrama utilizes deep action and movement to work through pressing issues and to develop our understanding of… Read More ›

What is Expressive Writing?

January 25, 2018 Avalon Malibu QA

Many people who suffer from anxiety and depression may benefit from writing. In a way, writing can serve as a tool that provides insight into thought patterns, and may help us explore why we are feeling a certain way. Writer… Read More ›

What is Avoidant Personality Disorder?

January 24, 2018 Avalon Malibu QA

“Avoidants themselves, unaware that they have a problem, continue to annoy, frustrate, and hurt themselves and the others in their lives. Some avoidants are isolated individuals who, unmindful of the pathological nature of their avoidance, cite, and live by, its… Read More ›

What are Shrooms?

January 23, 2018 Avalon Malibu QA

Shrooms are a type of fungus also known more formally as psilocybe cubensis. Shrooms have been used for over 9 thousand years, but are used more recreationally today. They are known to produce “magical” effects on one’s brain. When taken,… Read More ›

Does Sex Addiction Have to be Considered Real to be Real?

January 19, 2018 Avalon Malibu QA

Sex addiction only seems to come up in the public dialogue when sexual scandals involving celebrities and other high profile people erupt in the news. The person involved has not only hurt those in their circle, but has violated public… Read More ›

How is the Gottman Method used for Couple’s Therapy?

January 18, 2018 Avalon Malibu QA

The Gottman Method, developed by Dr. John Gottman and his wife, Julie Gottman, is a form of couple’s therapy that draws on building the elements that make a relationship last. The Gottman’s spent 40 years exploring these elements, regarding all… Read More ›

How did Fentanyl Change Opioid Addiction?

January 17, 2018 Avalon Malibu QA

When the US Drug Enforcement Administration released a public safety report related to numerous opioid-related deaths in Sacramento California in April of 2016 they linked the “powerful synthetic opioid” Fentanyl to many of the overdoses. DEA described Fentanyl as “an… Read More ›

How does Relapse Prevention Therapy Work?

January 16, 2018 Avalon Malibu QA

Recovering from an addiction, whether it be substance or drug addiction, can be scary. When we take the courageous leap towards recovery, the future may seem unpredictable, and we may feel very vulnerable. One major fear of many who enter… Read More ›

How do I Know if I have Borderline Personality Disorder?

January 15, 2018 Avalon Malibu QA

According to NBC News, approximately 1 in 5 young Americans suffers from a personality disorder. Personality disorders are often characterized by rigid and unhealthy patterns of thinking, functioning, and behaving. Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, bipolar personality disorder, and borderline personality disorder… Read More ›