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Carol Anderson

Carol Anderson, D.Min., ACSW, LMSW, is a licensed clinical social worker with over 25 years of experience in the fields of mental health, addictions, and co-occurring disorders. Her other specialties include grief and trauma, women’s issues, chronic pain management, holistic healing, GLBTQ concerns, and spirituality and transpersonal psychology. Dr. Anderson has been educated and trained in the fields of education, social work, and spirituality, and she holds a Doctor of Ministry degree (non-denominational/interfaith) specializing in spirituality.

Stories By Carol Anderson

Addiction Basics

How To Get Help When You Can’t Afford Rehab –

By Carol AndersonMay 11, 2018

Getting treatment for addiction can be difficult and overwhelming. Rehabs are often far away and expensive....
Medical

What Is Mental Health –

By Carol AndersonMay 9, 2018

We often hear and read about mental illness, but do we really know what mental health...
Teen Health

College Drinking Keep Your Children Safe –

By Carol AndersonMay 4, 2018

College drinking is not the fun that’s advertised. Parties, beer pong, keggers, pub crawls, body shots,...
Teen Health

Drinking And Teen Pregnancy Risk –

By Carol AndersonMay 2, 2018

Substance use increases teen pregnancy risk, and most teen pregnancies are unplanned (HHS). Unwanted pregnancies are...
Getting Help

10 Counseling Questions –

By Carol AndersonApril 22, 2018

If you are new to counseling or even if you have been in therapy in the...
Getting Help

Starting Therapy 20 Questions To Ask –

By Carol AndersonApril 18, 2018

Starting therapy, especially if this is new to you, may seem overwhelming. A way to make...
Medical

9 Reasons Why Baby Boomers Are Drinking More –

By Carol AndersonApril 17, 2018

Bad news for the Baby Boomers. As they cross the 65+ milestone, more and more Boomers...
Abuse

The Guide To Reporting Child Abuse –

By Carol AndersonApril 9, 2018

When you suspect child abuse, what should you do about it? Reporting child abuse is mandated...
Addiction Basics

Alcohol Impact on Seniors’ Health –

By Carol AndersonApril 9, 2018

As people begin to age there is an increasing alcohol impact on the body. In middle...
Opinion

When Codependency Is Compassion –

By Carol AndersonFebruary 20, 2018

Sometimes, people think that they’re codependent when they’re not – they are simply being compassionate and...