All Things Substance

I  created a quick reference guide to help you determine if someone’s substance use is appropriate for you to work with or if they need a specialist. Today I’ll walk through it and explain how it wor…

People often hide things they aren’t ready to talk about and that can make it really hard to find out organically if someone is overusing substances. In today’s episode we’ll hear about five real peo…

Going into private practice is a big deal with  a lot of things to consider. One of the biggest decisions that has to be made is if a therapist will take insurance or not. This can be a controversial…

Andrea Owen is an author, global keynote speaker, and professional certified life coach who helps high-achieving women maximize unshakeable confidence, and master resilience. She has taught hundreds …

Dr. Amber Lyda has been on a journey to create a life of freedom, flexibility, and flow for herself and therapists just like us. I’m so thrilled to have had the chance to talk with Amber about the fu…

People change because they want to or because they have to. When neither of those things are true, change isn’t going to happen. For substance use, the “readiness to change” may be the single biggest…

What type of substance use is ok for outpatient therapy? What if it's too much for once-a-week therapy? Good news! There is an excellent tool to help us determine what fits into outpatient therapy. T…

This is a special resource episode for moms during the holidays. My good friend and colleague is hosting a free event that I wanted to share with the All Things Substance listeners.  Sarah is teachin…

Amy grew up with the ups and downs of living with someone who struggles with alcoholism. There are very good times and bad times. She began struggling with her own relationship with alcohol in high s…

We all want to have a good holiday season. A time filled with happiness and peace with our loved ones (friends and family alike). As therapists we know that not everyone has a happy holiday. Today we…

Charting the Course is the program you need in order to feel competent and confident in addressing  your clients’ use of alcohol and drugs. You don’t need to go back to school or refer out. Come join…

A short message today about the free webinar tomorrow! We will be talking about the 5 Steps to confidently ask about your client’s use of drugs or alcohol. You can register at betsybyler.com/steps

You don’t need to be in recovery to do substance use work.  The truth is that you are enough, as you are. You do not need to have the exact personal experiences as your clients to do good work and th…

Substance use is under the umbrella of mental health therapy, where it belongs. The field just has to choose to acknowledge its place there and begin equipping us to navigate it with our clients. In …

Stop referring out when substance use comes up. You have the skills you need to help your clients with their substance use issues. You may just need a little more information and perhaps some guidanc…

There’s a myth out there about who can work with substance use.  The truth is you don't need to get certified or specialize to do substance use work! In today’s episode I’m going to break down this m…

How can you  tell if client substance use is recreational or is  becoming problematic? It can be hard to tell where someone’s use lies on this spectrum. Today I’ll tell you some of the things I belie…

It’s National Recovery Month in the United States and today I’m going to be sharing my own recovery story. I have told parts of my story but wanted all of you to get to hear the full story of how I f…