Jennifer A. Hamilton
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Office
- Contact:
- 270-686-7999
Treatment Offered
- Therapy Orientation:
- Eclectic, Family/Marital Therapy, Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Age Focus:
- Teenagers, Adults
- Specialities:
- Testing/Assessment, Anxiety or Fears, Child or Adolescent Issues, Divorce, Trauma and PTSD, Personality Disorders, OCD, Addiction or Substance Abuse, Mood Disorders, Parenting, Compulsive Disorders, Other, Spirituality, Chronic Pain or Illness, ADHD, Impulse Control Disorders, Relationship Issues, Women, Thinking Disorders, Depression, Finding Your Purpose in Life
- Treatment Modality:
- Couples, Individuals, Families, Groups
- Ethnicity:
- Any Ethnicity
- Sexual Orientation:
- Any Orientation
- Life Is Worth Living Because...
- “I love God and he gave me a great family. He is my inspiration for my work as well. ”
- About My Work
- “I am working in private practice at Counseling Associates in Owensboro, KY. I will do both substance abuse and mental health assessments and evaluations for adolescents and adults. I provide individual, family and sometimes group counseling for addictions to food, drugs, alcohol, relationships and other addictive agents.”
- My Story
- “I am not sure I chose this field, I think the field chose me. I am passionate about helping others with drug and alcohol issues. My specialty is helping adolescents and their families. I also have a specialty with adults and adolescents who have mental health issues along with the substance abuse issues. I am a recovering alcoholic with nine years since my last use. I come from a family that dies from the disease of addiction. The family is also plagued by depression and anxiety disorders.”
Qualification
| Years in Practice: | 10+ Years |
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| Graduated from: | University of Louisville |
| Year Graduated: | 1998 |
| Licensed?: | Yes |
| License issued in: | Kentucky |
| License Nr.: | KY-3173 |
| License Expiry: | Oct 2013 |
| Other Credentials: | Certificate, Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors, KY-0946, 2007 |
Cost & Payment Modalities
| Avg Cost (session): | $80 - $119 |
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| Accepts Insurance: | Yes |
| Insurances accepted: | Magellan Behavioral Health, United Behavioral Healthcare, Humana, BlueCross and/or BlueShield, Corphealth, Anthem, MHN/Managed Health Network, GHI/Group Health Incorporated, Aetna, Medicare, APS Healthcare, Beech Street, Behavioral Health Systems, Cigna |
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Jennifer Hamilton's Most Recent Activity on Choose Help
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Q & A Reply: Facebook Share on Twitter 05:52 - Mar 20, 2012 Heroin: How addictive is it?
My boyfriend does heroin every weekend. He says he has been doing drugs for years and he can keep it under control. We have been together for about 2 months. Last night he convinced me to try some. I snorted it. I can’t describe how good it felt. ...
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Q & A Reply: Facebook Share on Twitter 04:21 - Mar 16, 2012 Is there any rule about ending relationships in early recovery?
Is there any rule about ending relationships in early recovery? I know that people in recovery aren’t really advised to start romantic relationships but I was just wondering if the same thing held true about not ending them. The thing for me is I am ...
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Q & A Reply: Facebook Share on Twitter 12:01 - Feb 08, 2012 Genetic link makes you 4X at more risk
Both my mom and dad are alcoholics. I swore I would never drink alcohol or be like them but now that I am away from home and living with some friends I find that I enjoy a few beers every once and a while. I know that alcoholism is a genetic disease ...
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Q & A Reply: Facebook Share on Twitter 01:36 - Nov 15, 2011 Dealing with a Shortage of Psychiatrists
In the city I am living in, we are in a psychiatric crisis. We cannot recruit and keep enough psychiatrists to meet the needs of the community. As a therapist I am faced with trying to find suitable help for someone while they are put on a waiting ...
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Q & A Reply: Facebook Share on Twitter 03:03 - Nov 12, 2011 Inpatient vs. Outpatient Rehabilitation
I am addicted to cocaine but I am ready to quit for real this time but I also know that I cannot quit on my own without help. Does drug rehab work better than getting myself into an outpatient program? I am worried that if I stay at home I won’t be ...
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Q & A Reply: Facebook Share on Twitter 06:19 - Nov 09, 2011 Dealing with Grief
My husband said Grace at our table for 48 years before he passed away this September. Now it’s only my son and I and he is no longer a Christian, so it’s just me to say it before meals and every time I go to pray I can’t help but remember how Thomas ...
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Q & A Reply: Facebook Share on Twitter 12:33 - Nov 08, 2011 Triggers
I am one month sober from alcohol. I have always been a huge NFL fan but watching football games is something I would always do with beer and now even the thought of a game gets me craving. My sponsor says I just have to stop thinking about it and ...
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Q & A Reply: Facebook Share on Twitter 08:09 - Oct 12, 2011 Marijuana recovery
Do people really go to rehab because they can’t quit weed? I have smoked a ton every day for like a decade running and now, for personal reasons, I have decided it is time to change my ways and reinvent myself as a healthier and more productive ...
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Q & A Reply: Facebook Share on Twitter 06:13 - Oct 05, 2011 Higher Power in Recovery
Which are better, rehabs that use the 12 steps or rehabs that depend more on scientific treatments? I am kind of hung up on the whole God part of most recovery programs, but unfortunately most of what seems to be available to me would have me ...
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Q & A Reply: Facebook Share on Twitter 06:07 - Oct 05, 2011 Recovery Meditation Books
I’ve found a lot of inspiration from the prayers in the AA Big Book. Can you recommend another good selection of recovery prayers that might be inspirational to a drug addict taking things one day at a time and needing all the help from above he can ...
