Advanced Behavioral Counseling |
ABC/Advanced
Behavioral Counseling (formerly
Addictive Behavioral Counseling) was originally formed in 2002 in
response to a
need for smoking cessation programs for substance abusers in
treatment. A grant was received
through the Salt Lake
County Health Department, which was re-awarded the second year due to
the
success of the program. Groups
were
taught in various outpatient and residential treatment programs
throughout the
Salt Lake Area Valley.
In 2009 the name
was changed to Advanced Behavioral Counseling.
In that we also treat various other maladies
including depression, anxiety, ADD/ADHD, a new name was
needed. The new name also
reflected a more positive
outlook, with more focus on the solution, and less focus on the
problem(s).
ABC focuses
primarily on a behavioral form of
treatment. Various
modalities of
treatment are utilized, including Solution Focused, Cognitive
Behavioral
Treatment, Existential, Gestalt and some aspects of the Japanese
Therapies Morita
and Naikan, and well as techniques from Motivational Enhancement
Techniques
(MET) or Motivational Interviewing.
Change is viewed as a process, and not a destination.