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Joseph (JJ) Barker

Joseph (JJ) Barker

LMSW, LCDC, Outpatient Counselor

JJ is a Primary Substance Abuse Counselor that operates out of the East Houston / Clear Lake Outpatient Office. He helps facilitate group sessions along with individual and family counseling. JJ received his Master’s of Social Work degree from the University of Texas at Arlington and is currently continuing his education conducting Clinical Social Work under the clinical supervision of Meaghen Lightbody-Warner, LCSW. He has 10 years in recovery along with 7 years’ experience in the substance abuse field. He enjoys working in this industry because he gets to witness radical, positive change in many people’s lives. JJ likes to spend most of his free time with his wife and daughters or reading.

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Abstinence: The Primary Goal in Recovery

  “These allergic types can never safely use alcohol in any form at all; and once having formed the habit and found they cannot break it…their problems pile up on them and become astonishingly difficult to solve.”   William D. Silkworth, M.D. This quote is taken from a chapter in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous entitled “The Doctor’s Opinion.”...

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Can I Use Insurance to Pay for Addiction Treatment?

Coming to the realization that you may need treatment for an alcohol or drug dependency can be very daunting.  From coming to terms with an addiction, to choosing the right treatment center and figuring out how you will pay for it can be overwhelming to say the least.  Fortunately, unlike in the past, nearly all insurance plans cover at least...

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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – April 22nd

Prescription Drug Take Back April 22 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. National Take Back Day is an event that happens twice a year where anyone can bring any old or unused prescription medications to local collection spots to be destroyed. It was created and promoted by the Drug Enforcement Agency to reduce the availability of potentially harmful, unused...

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Treating Alcoholism with Medication

Alcoholism Treatment vs. Cure Unfortunately there is no cure for alcoholism or Alcohol Use Disorder. There is no pill or medicine that enables someone to drink safely and without consequences. There is no pill that will make someone stay completely abstinent from alcohol...not yet anyway. People with alcoholism or Alcohol Use Disorder have to use a combination of resources that...

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The Vicious Cycle of Substance Abuse Disorders & Depression

Depression and addiction are often experienced hand-in-hand, sometimes as a dual-diagnosis. The symptoms of substance abuse disorders can look almost identical to many depressive disorders. In addition, understanding the relationship between depression and addiction is complicated because depressive disorders and substance use disorders can be caused or made worse by each other. For instance, someone experiencing grief or trauma may...

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