Living With Addiction
By: Stephanie Brown, PhD
Stephanie Abbott, MA
A significant number of clients who seek the services of marriage and family therapists (MFTs) have been affected—directly and indirectly—by addiction. The role that substance abuse plays in the lives of clients is often undiagnosed, and at times, unacknowledged. The problems of families dealing with addiction can be exacerbated if there is a failure to recognize this tremendous impact.