Dr. Keith Humphreys

And then you talk, then we used to do some like sort of behavioral analysis of where do you use, how much do you use, what do you use, are there cues to use, often for many people there are, you know, and also...

To non-use, are there places where you would never use?

Oh, I'd never use, you know, I never at my mom's house.

Huh, okay, that's good to know.

Maybe you could visit your mom more often.

Or, you know, I never smoke on a holy day or whatever my religion is.

Oh, okay, so let's talk about that.

How do you get through that day?

What are the techniques you use there that we could try on?

Try on other days.

And also, what are the things that get you in trouble?

You know, like, I'm trying to quit drinking.

Well, what if I went into your house and opened up the cabinet, what would it be?

Well, it'd be like, you know, 20 different types.

So could that go somewhere else?

Could you give that away so that it's behaviorally harder for you to, you know, get this?

You'd have to go down the street and go to a liquor store, that kind of thing.

Help people and stuff like that.

And then there's often practical skills in learning that, like how do I manage a social interaction without alcohol, for example, or what do I do for fun, you think like that, or how do I hang out with my friend who loves to drink and explain to him why I can't drink anymore, those kinds of things as well.

And that's what the therapist does.