Kelly Miller
MS, LADC, EAP
Drug & Alcohol Counselor/Therapist
Las Vegas, USA
Answers questions in Addiction Treatment · Addictions · Adolescent Issues
About Kelly Miller
I have worked in the counseling field for over 13 years. I specialize in relationships, troubled teenagers, addictions, grief and loss, and trauma. I am an Equine Assisted Counselor and am certified through EAGALA. I also do web based and home counseling.
What I do
I love family, writing, animals, and walking. I am a mom and grandma and have loved both "jobs". My motivations are my family, and seeing others grow in thier life, solving thier battles, and learning to be OK with life.
My story
I have worked in the counseling field for over 13 years. I specialize in relationships, troubled teenagers, addictions, grief and loss, and trauma. I am an Equine Assisted Counselor and am certified through EAGALA. I also do web based and home counseling.
Why life is worth living
there is always something to smile about...
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Answered Questions(5)
Stopping Xanax and drinking on your own
I know I have a Xanax addiction and alcohol problems. I would seek professional help, but I live on an island in Asia and no one here speaks English. Another problem is that in this culture therapy is hard to get because it is looked down upon. I take at least 4 mg of Xanax a day and drink too much- What do you think is the safest way to stop both. Are saunas dangerous? I know I can't go cold turkey, but tapering off and using a sauna be ok? What about a cleanse? Thanks a lot-I am 8,000 miles from home and need help. No one here understands how hard it is.
Read answer →Bullies
My sister’s adopted son just started at a new school. He switched in the middle of the year because he was having some problems in his old school and they weren’t really able to help him academically. He is a little bit delayed and very small for his age and he has already been held back one year so he is the oldest but the smallest kid in his class. This new school is probably a better fit for him and they have the resources to help him along. Unfortunately, he is having some problems now with bullies teasing him quite a lot. He is really a sweet and likeable kid so although he was never very good in the classroom at his old school, he never had a problem with making friends and playing with other kids on the playground – so this is a new thing for him, and it’s hard because it’s the last thing he needs with all the other challenges facing him. My sister is kind of old school and her solution to this problem is to send the boy’s older brother to school with him one morning so he can have a threatening talk with the kids who are bullying. I am not sure this is a good plan but she says that he is just too small to stand up for himself to these bigger kids and that the only way a bully will stop is if someone stands up to them on what they are doing. Is she right? It all seems very backward and non PC but maybe she is right and maybe the threat of a punching from big brother is what is needed to get these kids to back off so he can have a chance at this new school. I am worried that big brother is going to end up in trouble and it’s not going to do anything good.
Read answer →Getting off Opiates
I am seriously considering doing iboga instead of getting back on Suboxone this time. I hear a lot of good things but I am little bit worried because everything good I read about the treatment seems to be written by someone who stands to make money by providing the drug and everything bad seems to be written by sources that are obviously prejudiced against anything other than the pharmaceutical industry brainwashed mainstream bull. It’s a lot of money but if it works it would be worth it for sure. So do you have any information on whether or not it’s a good thing to do to get off opiates?
Read answer →Meth Addiction and Treatment
I am an HIV positive meth user. I know that I cannot get off this drug on my own and I am preparing to enter into some sort of residential program. As a general rule, I prefer not to tell people that I am HIV positive because I find that it just causes unnecessary distractions from any given interaction. Is there any compelling reason why I should inform the treatment center staff of my HIV status? I have come to terms with my disease and I do not need to rehash all of that, I would prefer to concentrate on overcoming this b*tch of an addiction to meth.
Read answer →Abusive Relationships
My niece is just coming out of an abusive relationship. Her boyfriend was physically violent and he worked hard to destroy what self esteem she had. He also introduced her to meth and but she has been working hard to get clean since they finally split up 2 months ago. She used to be such a bright and cheerful person and now she is so changed. She thinks so little of herself and she totally lacks in confidence. It’s like after a while she stated believing all of those terrible things he would say about her. I have been trying to get her to talk to someone like a therapist about what she’s been through and about how she can get back to the person she used to be. She says there’s nothing wrong with her and she doesn’t want to talk about it and she really doesn’t want to talk about it all with a stranger. So I don’t know what to do? I can see that she’s been started down a wrong path and I want the bubbly cheerful girl I know and love back again? Do you think Yoga or meditation or something like that might help her get balanced again. I am really hoping I can guide her or help her but I just don’t know what to say or do. I am hoping we can do something together, like take a class under the guise of it being just something fun to do but that it would actually be something that is designed to be therapeutic and helpful for her. Thank you very much, MJ
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