My name is Andy Caraway. I am currently a licensed professional counselor in Colorado. I also hold an LPC in Missouri but am currently practicing in Colorado. I have a M.S. in Counseling Psychology from Avila University in Kansas City, MO and a M.S. in Education from the University of Kansas. I am an addiction specialist and have also have experience working with individuals dealing with anxiety, depression, personality disorders, sexual issues, and trauma. I like to include eastern philosophy into my treatment and have a person-centered style of therapy.
This blog is not intended to give advice or direction and should not be considered medical. I do not hold an active medical license. My counselor training and practice has led me to develop a eclectic style of therapy that use multiple modalities including DBT, CBT, person-centered counseling, trauma informed treatment and mindfulness practices.
I hope I am able to share a little of what I have and continue to learn about the field of mental health and substance abuse, including personal antedoctal information from my own experience with these issues and concepts. As someone who has personal history with both substance abuse and mental health - this subject matter is one that I am passionate about and I truly practice out of a duty to be of service.
As a former educator, I enjoy educating clients (known as psychoeducation) about a variety of subjects that come up during therapy. I feel I have a strong brain based framework from which to approach certain mental health symptoms and also work hard to help clients to connect the mind to the body. As such, I employ some eastern psychology when it is appropriate and the client is receptive.
Group counseling is something I genuinely love as it blends my two greatest vocational passions; therapy and education. I believe that groups can serve clients in a way that is therapeutic from a social, cognitive, even biochemical way that individual sessions cannot. I also understand that individual therapy is essential in helping clients develop even greater insight to their behaviors and social/emotional experience.
