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Addiction Treatment

What Addiction Rehab is Not: Myths of Addiction Treatment

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think addiction rehab? If this is the first time encountering addiction with your son or ...
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Marijuana

Marijuana Legalization: A Celebration or Worse Than We Think?

As the legalization of marijuana continues to spread across the country, questions still remain: is it actually safe to use? Is marijuana addictive like so ...
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Treatment Centers

Why Choose Spirit Mountain Recovery: Our Impressive Rehab Staff

Choosing an addiction treatment center is an incredibly personal decision. Your son or husband’s recovery success is dependent upon his comfort level, his motivation and ...
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Alcohol

Is Your Loved One an Alcoholic? Knowing the Signs and Symptoms of Alcoholism

We’ve all had those moments that we look back on and realize we should’ve seen it coming. Whether it was a friend having a bad ...
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Mother overwhelmed by guilt and depression over her child’s addiction.
Treatment Centers

Parental Guilt: Overcoming the Shame of Your Child’s Addiction

Parenting is never easy. From the start, there is an enormous amount of pressure on parents to make the choices that will prepare their children ...
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Alcohol

Side Effects of Alcohol Abuse

Understanding Alcohol Abuse When people begin using alcohol to escape from social, career pressures, or personal reasons they’re more likely to develop alcohol dependence. Alcohol ...
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Alcohol

When Enough is Enough: How Long Does it Take to Get Addicted to Alcohol

Does your loved one consider himself a social drinker? Going out for cocktails or happy hours once in a while doesn’t necessarily make someone addicted ...
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Treatment Centers

What Makes The Best Drug Rehab Centers

What You Need to Know Addiction recovery is not easy. It therefore makes sense that the best drug rehab centers are available for treatment so ...
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Alcohol

Basics of Alcohol Addiction

The Dangers of Alcohol Addiction This post addresses the basics of alcohol addiction and the dangers that come along with it. Alcohol addiction is a ...
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Dan Philips, LCMHC, Senior Therapist of Spirit Mountain Recovery

Dan Phillips, LCMHC

Senior Therapist

Dan has worked as a licensed therapist, both publicly and privately, in the behavioral health field for the past 20 years. He specializes in the treatment of young adults struggling with anxiety, depression, substance abuse, family discord, Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD), relational struggles, and a variety of learning disabilities. Dan utilizes various therapeutic modalities in his practice including EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Relationship-Based Therapy and Existentialism. He has been a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor since 2009.

Dan in his leisure time is an avid mountain biker, skier, trail runner, and golfer. He has also traveled extensively throughout his life to Nepal, Switzerland, Thailand, Italy and Costa Rica.

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