Compassionately assisting any willing men and their families to transition from the daily, often internalized, struggles of addiction, to embracing the newfound challenges of recovery. David Gust offers an innovative counseling program that has helped numerous people to live happy, healthy, and sober lives. A key component of the counseling process is to emphasize what is necessary to achieve and maintain lifelong sobriety.
Relapse prevention is focused on throughout the process as well as total body health through mindfulness, proper diet, exercise, and sleep hygiene practices. David Gust founded his group practice specializing in substance use, addiction, codependency, and dual diagnosis issues after recognizing a need in the community. The foundation of this work was built from his education at the Hazelden Chemical Dependency Counselor Training Program and from his personal experience with recovery.
David works exclusively with the adult male population (25-year-olds and up). Are you a member of a 12 step program and think you may benefit from individual attention with a quality counselor who specializes in the physical, emotional and spiritual health needs of a person in recovery?.
Relapse prevention is focused on throughout the process as well as total body health through mindfulness, proper diet, exercise, and sleep hygiene practices. David Gust founded his group practice specializing in substance use, addiction, codependency, and dual diagnosis issues after recognizing a need in the community. The foundation of this work was built from his education at the Hazelden Chemical Dependency Counselor Training Program and from his personal experience with recovery.
David works exclusively with the adult male population (25-year-olds and up). Are you a member of a 12 step program and think you may benefit from individual attention with a quality counselor who specializes in the physical, emotional and spiritual health needs of a person in recovery?.
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David Gust, LAADC, NCAC II, CADC II began his career at the esteemed Hazelden Foundation Chemical Dependency Counselor Training Program in 1977 as the youngest participant ever to complete their program.
Upon graduation David chose to move to California to work for an inpatient treatment facility for adults.
Because of his extensive training, he quickly progressed from Senior Counselor to both Training Supervisor and Treatment Supervisor.
After working several years in inpatient treatment programs, he recognized a need for outpatient services in the Greater Sacramento area.
Upon graduation David chose to move to California to work for an inpatient treatment facility for adults.
Because of his extensive training, he quickly progressed from Senior Counselor to both Training Supervisor and Treatment Supervisor.
After working several years in inpatient treatment programs, he recognized a need for outpatient services in the Greater Sacramento area.
David's responsibility is to compassionately assist any willing men, and their families, in their transition from the daily, often internalized, struggles of addiction, to embracing the newfound challenges involving recovery.
David's counseling process is rooted in the most current information on addiction and recovery methods which recognize addiction as a threefold illness affecting the body, emotions, mind and spirit.
David and his client begin their work together with an assessment of the client's strengths followed by an exploration of the negative consequences created by alcohol and drug use as a means of an individual's recognition, admission, and eventual acceptance.
David's counseling process is rooted in the most current information on addiction and recovery methods which recognize addiction as a threefold illness affecting the body, emotions, mind and spirit.
David and his client begin their work together with an assessment of the client's strengths followed by an exploration of the negative consequences created by alcohol and drug use as a means of an individual's recognition, admission, and eventual acceptance.
David Gust has been a consultant to private and public institutions throughout his career, helping to develop both inpatient and outpatient programs for adolescents and adults.
As the founder and creator of New Directions Program, he is recognized for program development in outpatient treatment for adolescents.
He helped several major hospitals develop adolescent units, providing staff training, effective program design, and implementation strategies for hospital staff and administrators.
David worked with several private hospitals, including Kaiser Permanente Adolescent Chemical Dependency Recovery Program, Charter Hospital, New Life, and New Dawn in the greater Sacramento region.
As the founder and creator of New Directions Program, he is recognized for program development in outpatient treatment for adolescents.
He helped several major hospitals develop adolescent units, providing staff training, effective program design, and implementation strategies for hospital staff and administrators.
David worked with several private hospitals, including Kaiser Permanente Adolescent Chemical Dependency Recovery Program, Charter Hospital, New Life, and New Dawn in the greater Sacramento region.
David was the instructor at the Breining Institute Addictions Studies Program for over twenty years.
He also taught a course on Adolescent Addiction Issues for several years at California State University Sacramento Extension Program.
In his role as a board member of the Forum on Chemical Dependency, David brought the first three day conference on Adolescence Addiction with national speakers to Northern California.
David has been the keynote speaker in venues across the country and has provided multiple seminars for physicians, psychiatrists, therapists and educators.
He also taught a course on Adolescent Addiction Issues for several years at California State University Sacramento Extension Program.
In his role as a board member of the Forum on Chemical Dependency, David brought the first three day conference on Adolescence Addiction with national speakers to Northern California.
David has been the keynote speaker in venues across the country and has provided multiple seminars for physicians, psychiatrists, therapists and educators.
Mentoring new and seasoned counselors has been a passion of David's.
He feels a sense of responsibility to share his knowledge and skills and works closely with other counselors to help them provide the most effective treatment to their clients.
David has mentored many counselors working directly with him at New Directions Program and many more at other facilities or in private practice.
This internship was a result of a Vocational Rehabilitation program.
On that day, when I came into work as usual, I walked into the main office and unexpectedly encountered a handsome young man.
He feels a sense of responsibility to share his knowledge and skills and works closely with other counselors to help them provide the most effective treatment to their clients.
David has mentored many counselors working directly with him at New Directions Program and many more at other facilities or in private practice.
This internship was a result of a Vocational Rehabilitation program.
On that day, when I came into work as usual, I walked into the main office and unexpectedly encountered a handsome young man.
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