Heather Smith Auburn AL 36832

Heather Smith is an Auburn AL drug addiction therapist who has been certified by the National Association of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Professionals. She is a full-time substance abuse and mental health therapist who is certified by the American College of Drug Therapy. Her private practice is focused on building a client’s self-esteem, eliminating obstacles to recovery, emphasizing the importance of re-use prevention, and targeting the dysfunctional “coping mechanism” that can cause clients to return to drug addiction after successful treatment. Smith has a master’s degree in substance abuse counseling, and she is currently working on a doctorate program that will focus on understanding how substance abuse disorders are treatable through a multi-pronged approach. She also has additional credentials including being a licensed social worker and certified addiction counselor with the Department of Social Services in Auburn, Alabama.

Smith treats patients with a combination of talk therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and medication. She provides individual and group therapy as well as individual, family, and group psychotherapy. She strives to provide individuals with the resources they need to make changes in their lives. Smith sees herself as an outsider looking in to the inner workings of addicts and their lives. She strives to provide a new perspective that can help her clients break free of their dependencies. She believes that people can be loved and will work through their problems, but that they cannot live a successful life if they are abusing substances of any kind.

Smith is very passionate about teaching people because she knows that it is important that people get the help they need if they are to overcome their drug addiction. Smith was also a victim of drug addiction. She suffered from severe depression and was hospitalized for two years before being successfully treated with outpatient substance abuse treatment. She now fully recovers and is able to provide her clients with the resources they need to make positive changes in their lives. She is highly regarded as an Auburn Alabama drug addiction therapist and substance abuse therapist.