Patt Denning's guest appearances

Patt Denning

Wise Counsel Podcasts

The Beyond Addiction Show

PSYCHOACTIVE

Kristin Neff

Maia Szalavitz

John Doe

Rick Hanson

Michael Pollan

Adam Strauss

Elisha Goldstein

Eddy Portnoy

John Fleming

Rick Doblin

James Gordon

Paul Stamets

Andrew Weil

Hamilton Morris

Carl Hart

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Few people can explain harm reduction therapy better than Patt Denning. She’s a clinical psychologist who has played a pioneering role in developing the field, teaching and training thousands of health professionals. I talked with Patt about her own evolution in embracing harm reduction and how she teaches those who had been committed to 12-step and abstinence-only approaches. I asked her how she deals with people who have lost control of their drug use – and why a therapeutic session sometimes works better if the client has taken drugs just before the session.Listen to this episode and let me know what you think. Our number is 1-833-779-2460. Our email is psychoactive@protozoa.com. Or tweet at me, @ethannadelmann.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Few people can explain harm reduction therapy better than Patt Denning. She’s a clinical psychologist who has played a pioneering role in developing the field, teaching and training thousands of health professionals. I talked with Patt about her own evolution in embracing harm reduction and how she teaches those who had been committed to 12-step and abstinence-only approaches. I asked her how she deals with people who have lost control of their drug use – and why a therapeutic session sometimes works better if the client has taken drugs just before the session.Listen to this episode and let me know what you think. Our number is 1-833-779-2460. Our email is <a href="mailto:psychoactive@protozoa.com">psychoactive@protozoa.com</a>. Or tweet at me, <a href="https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/a56e69ec-efda-11e7-bbd7-c3a8c0f9b6e6/podcasts/8f00f692-d9d9-11eb-8a43-13a16e409290/episodes/ce44115a-e4f0-11eb-a896-a7ade02f3f25/www.twitter.com/@ethannadelmann" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ethannadelmann</a>. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Patt Denning on Doing Harm Reduction Therapy

Dr. Josh King welcomes you to another episode and a new season of  The Beyond Addiction Show.   Today, Dr. King is accompanied by Patt Denning, who is a licensed clinical psychologist, one of the primary developers of Harm Reduction Therapy, and a nationally recognized expert in dual diagnosis (co-occurring disorders). Her work in the bay area is so amazing and the story she has about how this treatment was developing over time is really inspiring. Patt is sharing in today’s episode her amazing professional journey that transformed the way in which we see substance use treatment.   Key Takeaways: [2:15] Patt has transformed the world of substance use therapy.[3:08] Patt talks about the evolution of Harm Reduction Therapy.[10:14] Patt shares about her professional experience with the burst of the HIV epidemic which brought an epidemic of drug abuse.[12:00] Patt decided to stop referring the patients struggling with drug abuse and instead, treating them with her teams.[15:37] Patt tells when she heard about Harm Reduction for the first time.[19:16] Patt explains how Harm Reduction Therapy started.[21:30] Therapy needs to feel like a conversation, where people feel free to open up about their lives and the difficult experiences they experienced.[25:06] Patt and Jeannie decided to go non-profit.[28:37] Patt shares how they needed to rethink how they have been structuring therapy.[30:40] Patt describes the reason for therapist’s burnout.[34:25] Patt talks about how she admits to be enabling people to talk openly about their abuse and observing without judgment the harms that they are suffering.[35:58] What is driving the use or misuse of drugs?[36:58] Addiction is not a brain disease.[38:33] Patt talks about how she wrote Loving Someone Who Loves Drugs and Alcohol and how it is intended to reduce harm also in the families of those abusing drugs.[41:52] Suffering is not generally motivating.[43:35] Patt talks about the innovations that were imposed by COVID-19 but had a beginning two years before the pandemic.[49:00] Shifting the therapeutic frame had amazing results (but also brought challenges).[53:45] PPE (Personal protective equipment) was instituted in early February 2019.[57:13] Helping people meet their basic needs is also therapy. When people’s basic needs are met, they are not in survival mode anymore.[59:30] What is Patt’s plan for retirement?   Mentioned in this Episode: The Beyond Addiction Show Center for Motivation and Change  Center for Motivation and Change on Facebook, Twitter, and  Linkedin Email Dr. Josh King at beyondaddiction@motivationandchange.com  or tweet him at @DocJoshKing Harm Reduction Therapy  Over the Influence, Second Edition: The Harm Reduction Guide to Controlling Your Drug and Alcohol Use, Patt Denning and Jeannie Little

Dr. Josh King welcomes you to another episode and a new season of <a href="https://motivationandchange.com/the-beyond-addiction-show/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Beyond Addiction Show</a>. Today, Dr. King is accompanied by Patt Denning, who is a licensed clinical psychologist, one of the primary developers of Harm Reduction Therapy, and a nationally recognized expert in dual diagnosis (co-occurring disorders). Her work in the bay area is so amazing and the story she has about how this treatment was developing over time is really inspiring. Patt is sharing in today’s episode her amazing professional journey that transformed the way in which we see substance use treatment. Key Takeaways: [2:15] Patt has transformed the world of substance use therapy.[3:08] Patt talks about the evolution of Harm Reduction Therapy.[10:14] Patt shares about her professional experience with the burst of the HIV epidemic which brought an epidemic of drug abuse.[12:00] Patt decided to stop referring the patients struggling with drug abuse and instead, treating them with her teams.[15:37] Patt tells when she heard about Harm Reduction for the first time.[19:16] Patt explains how Harm Reduction Therapy started.[21:30] Therapy needs to feel like a conversation, where people feel free to open up about their lives and the difficult experiences they experienced.[25:06] Patt and Jeannie decided to go non-profit.[28:37] Patt shares how they needed to rethink how they have been structuring therapy.[30:40] Patt describes the reason for therapist’s burnout.[34:25] Patt talks about how she admits to be enabling people to talk openly about their abuse and observing without judgment the harms that they are suffering.[35:58] What is driving the use or misuse of drugs?[36:58] Addiction is not a brain disease.[38:33] Patt talks about how she wrote Loving Someone Who Loves Drugs and Alcohol and how it is intended to reduce harm also in the families of those abusing drugs.[41:52] Suffering is not generally motivating.[43:35] Patt talks about the innovations that were imposed by COVID-19 but had a beginning two years before the pandemic.[49:00] Shifting the therapeutic frame had amazing results (but also brought challenges).[53:45] PPE (Personal protective equipment) was instituted in early February 2019.[57:13] Helping people meet their basic needs is also therapy. When people’s basic needs are met, they are not in survival mode anymore.[59:30] What is Patt’s plan for retirement? Mentioned in this Episode: <a href="https://motivationandchange.com/cmc-digital/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Beyond Addiction Show</a> <a href="https://motivationandchange.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Motivation and Change</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CenterForMotivationAndChange" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Center for Motivation and Change on Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/_TheCMC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/center-for-motivation-and-change/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Linkedin</a> Email Dr. Josh King at <a href="mailto:beyondaddiction@motivationandchange.com">beyondaddiction@motivationandchange.com</a>  or tweet him at <a href="https://twitter.com/docjoshking?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@DocJoshKing</a> <a href="https://harmreductiontherapy.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harm Reduction Therapy</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Over-Influence-Second-Reduction-Controlling/dp/1462526799" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Over the Influence, Second Edition: The Harm Reduction Guide to Controlling Your Drug and Alcohol Use</a>, Patt Denning and Jeannie Little

Harm Reduction Therapy with Patt Denning

Mental Help Net (www.mentalhelp.net) presents the Wise Counsel Podcast (wisecounsel.mentalhelp.net), hosted by David Van Nuys, Ph.D.  "Patt Denning, Ph.D. on Harm Reduction Psychotherapy for Substance Abuse and Addictions".  In this edition of the Wise Counsel Podcast, Dr. Van Nuys interviews Patt Denning, Ph.D. on the topic of Harm Reduction, a relatively new approach to substance abuse treatment which, proponents claim, is both more effective and humane than current mainstream substance abuse treatment approaches.  In the interview, Dr. Denning compares harm reduction, her synthesis of public health safety promotion philosophy and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques such as motivational interviewing, relapse prevention and the stages of change model with the traditional Minnesota Model substance abuse treatment which, she believes, contains within itself a counter-productive and judgmental values system which works against successful treatment outcomes.  She discusses how her early work as a psychotherapist and clinic director influenced her to explore substance abuse treatmenthow she found this treatment wanting, and how she went about assembling what she considers to be a superior way to conduct psychotherapy for substance abuse, namely Harm Reduction Psychotherapy.

Mental Help Net (<a href="http://www.mentalhelp.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.mentalhelp.net</a>) presents the Wise Counsel Podcast (<a href="http://wisecounsel.mentalhelp.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wisecounsel.mentalhelp.net</a>), hosted by David Van Nuys, Ph.D. "Patt Denning, Ph.D. on Harm Reduction Psychotherapy for Substance Abuse and Addictions". In this edition of the Wise Counsel Podcast, Dr. Van Nuys interviews Patt Denning, Ph.D. on the topic of Harm Reduction, a relatively new approach to substance abuse treatment which, proponents claim, is both more effective and humane than current mainstream substance abuse treatment approaches. In the interview, Dr. Denning compares harm reduction, her synthesis of public health safety promotion philosophy and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques such as motivational interviewing, relapse prevention and the stages of change model with the traditional Minnesota Model substance abuse treatment which, she believes, contains within itself a counter-productive and judgmental values system which works against successful treatment outcomes. She discusses how her early work as a psychotherapist and clinic director influenced her to explore substance abuse treatment how she found this treatment wanting, and how she went about assembling what she considers to be a superior way to conduct psychotherapy for substance abuse, namely Harm Reduction Psychotherapy.

An Interview with Patt Denning, Ph.D. on Harm Reduction Psychotherapy for Substance Abuse and Addiction