Healing for All Dr. Jocelyn Gainers, executive director of the Family Recovery Program, has always been fascinated with the human condition. From an early age, she had a strong interest in studying psychology, but says she couldn’t decide on which specific area of counseling to focus her efforts. Dr. Gain rs addresses family issues through addiction counseling in Baltimore, Maryland
Early on, however, someone told Gainers that if she wanted to study family, adolescent and grief counseling, she could learn about all those different areas through addiction counseling. “I could get exposure to domestic violence,” Gainers says. “Just about every type of human condition is represented in this field.” Drug addiction has always been rampant in Baltimore, Gainers says. People from a wide variety of areas, including athletes and those in the entertainment industry, often confront problems that in some ways tie back to substance abuse. “The impact of drugs on society is so huge,” Gainers says. Addiction counseling creates the opportunity to make a change.
“As a result of being more isolated, we created voids in our life.” -Dr. Jocelyn Gainers Executive Director Family Recovery Program
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