Addiction and Psychotherapy — Why AA Alone Is Not Always Enough
I am in long-term recovery from addiction. I have attended 12-step meetings. I trained at the Hazelden Foundation. I have supervised the clinical teams at PROMIS Recovery Centre and Cardinal Clinic. And I have, in 25 years of clinical practice, watched people attempt to recover from serious addiction using the 12-step programme alone, without psychotherapy, and I have seen what that produces.