About The Author

Lou is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida, certified in alcoholism, whose practice includes being a primary therapist in a residential treatment program for dual diagnoses clients that have a substance abuse problem and a psychiatric diagnosis.

In his practice, Lou specializes in chemical dependency, ACOA issues, codependency, and PTSD with adults from childhood abuse, including sexual abuse.

Lou's experience includes 28 and 90 day residential programs in substance abuse, psychiatric disorders, codependency and sexual abuse, 1 year adolescent residential program, adult and senior adult out-patient and partial hospitalization programs that includes substance abuse, psychiatric disorders, impacted grief, adjustment disorders and developmental lag.

Lou's expertise includes individual and group therapy and couples and family counseling.