Mike Pond is a West Vancouver-based psychotherapist who specializes in the treatment of substance use, as well as behavioural addictions like sex, gambling and pornography. Thirty years of professional practice combined with Pond's own life-threatening battle with alcohol, convinced him that harm reduction, "any positive change, " offers clients the best chance at beating addictions.
From the U.S. National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA Columbia) on the state of addiction treatment: "The research evidence clearly demonstrates that a one-size-fits-all approach to addiction treatment typically is a recipe for failure." Whether you choose complete abstinence or want to learn new strategies to manage use, Pond's unique empathy will scaffold your recovery.
From the U.S. National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA Columbia) on the state of addiction treatment: "The research evidence clearly demonstrates that a one-size-fits-all approach to addiction treatment typically is a recipe for failure." Whether you choose complete abstinence or want to learn new strategies to manage use, Pond's unique empathy will scaffold your recovery.
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Mike Pond believes every client possesses wisdom about their own condition and deserves to be treated with respect and compassion. After a thorough assessment, Pond collaborates with his client to design a treatment plan using only evidence-based approaches. What does "evidence-based" mean? It means these therapies have all been proven in successive scientific clinical trials to be effective.
With tactile intimacy and surgical wit, Pond invites us to share the tragedy of his addiction with a sad smile. And then reveals a singular truth about how people quit. Truly one of a kind. A masterful job of describing the indescribable. Psychotherapist Mike Pond built a life helping others struggling with addiction, but he could not help himself.
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