Donald McCoy
LPC NCC
Counselor/Therapist
Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Answers questions in Addictions · Anxiety · Counseling
What I do
Mindful Interventions is a private mental and health counseling service providing counseling services to families, adolescents, couples and individual. Mindful Interventions is located at 94 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT.
(646) 248-9332
My story
I am a Professional Counselor licensed in Connecticut with over 20 years’ experience working with adults, adolescents and their families. Myis experienced is in crisis intervention and suicide intervention. I use a mindfulness approach and incorporate Tarot in my practice to create a gentle and calming environment for growth, insight and understanding. Don is also a Nationally Certified Counselor.
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Answered Questions(3)
Facing life without being high
I smoked 10 joints a day for 30 years. Now I have quit and I don’t have a clue how to deal with people. I don’t need addiction treatment because I have beaten my addiction for more than 2 months but I feel very anxious a lot of the time when I have to interact with people. The anxiety is honestly worse than the side effects of all the smoking I was doing so I am not sure if things have improved. Is this something that is likely to go away or is this just what not being high for me is going to feel like from now on?
Read answer →Pot Habit
How can I tell if I am addicted to marijuana or if it is just a habit? I smoke everyday and but I’ve never seriously tried to quit because invariably at least one of my roommates will offer me a joint at least a few times per day and it is just too easy to smoke here.
Read answer →Addiction to Hydrocodone and Xanax
If I am addicted to more than one drug do I have to detox off all of them at the same time? I am addicted to hydrocodone and xanax. I would like to detox off hydrocodone but I can’t image doing that without taking xanax at the same time, just the thought of it gets my anxiety spiking.
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