Toronto Psychologist Donna Ferguson Offers Help to Problem Drinkers

If you live in Ontario and you are looking for a Toronto Psychologist, then Donna Ferguson at DF Psych may be your answer. Specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Donna prefers to use a rational, cognitive approach to healing as opposed to psychoactive drugs.

Recently she has released a booklet to help those wishing to take control of their drinking, without seeking professional help.

The booklet can be downloaded on her website. You can read the first chapter of the 10 Setps to Quitting Drinking guide here, or, for a small donation, you can get the whole 10-step, self-help manual.

Recently, she released a self-help manual for problem drinkers. You can download the first chapter for free on her website: DF Psych, or buy the whole booklet for a small donation.

Here is an except:

Sexy billboards, neon signs and beautiful models have created the illusion that drinking is cool, fashionable and fun. For years it has enchanted with the promise of that you will be more attractive, more courageous, and more interesting with booze. But you´ve pulled back the curtain. You´ve come to the realization that alcohol´s mostly hype, and that your problems with drinking are still rooted in unrealistic fantasies.

If alcohol has you under its spell, then it is time to snap out of it. Chances are, you already know that the wonders promised are false. Chances are, you know the lows exceed the highs. Chances are, you know that every drink makes you weaker, and more miserable at the same time.

Movies glorify drinking. Advertising. TV shows too. But they are paid to, and you know it. They create the idea of a convenient, immediate, better world. A better you. An illusion.

It´s not easy to shake the spell on your own. But you can do it, with strength and support. It´s not easy. Not by a long shot. That is why this manual is here, to guide your self-help approach.

This program is designed to help people who want to take control of their drinking without getting professional help. If you want to shake your enchantment with alcohol, on your own, this manual was written to hopefully offer some guidance. Getting professional assistance is usually necessary for those who have a very severe alcohol addiction including withdrawal symptoms (such as feeling very unpleasant symptoms of nausea, shaking and anxiety when you cut back on your drinking) and tolerance to alcohol (that is, you need to drink more and more to get satisfaction from alcohol) or who may have tried on their own many times without success. We know that many people prefer to help themselves when it comes to changing a habit and that most heavy drinkers actually can do it themselves if they really want to achieve success and work hard at it.

In this brief program, we have summarized for you the most important techniques and strategies to help you achieve your drinking goal. We do not waste your time with a lot of unnecessary information, statistics, or long testimonials. We get right to the point, giving you what you need to make a change in your drinking, starting today. These few pages contain the most recent, state-of-the-art approach to self-help for alcohol problems. It is based on a lot of research by a lot of people with a lot of clients. You can be sure that if you follow these Ten Steps you will make significant changes to your drinking habits. At the end of this booklet, you will find some websites and phone numbers to help you further if you need them.

To use this booklet most effectively, we recommend that you read through the whole thing first. It is quite short. Then, go back to Step 1, read it carefully, and apply the advice yourself. You may find it helpful to get yourself a small notepad or diary so that you can write down some notes and record any ideas or insights that you may want to remember. You can add to these notes as you go through all of the steps. At the end, your own notes and comments will be like a personal application of this program that is specifically relevant to you and your needs.

We also recommend that you start keeping an accurate record of your drinking on a daily basis, kind of like a Drinking Diary. This diary has many benefits. It makes you very aware of your drinking patterns and how often and how much you drink. It will also give you accurate information on your progress through the Program. Finally, just keeping track has been shown to give you more control over your drinking habits. We include a Drinking Diary at the end of this workbook to help you keep track.

Once you have gone through all ten steps, it is highly recommended that you read through the whole booklet on a regular basis, at least once a month. The reason for this recommendation is that keeping the ideas contained in this booklet fresh in your mind is key to keeping you aware of your drinking and what you need to do to shake the spell. If you do not do this, then we know that most people will begin to forget much of what they have learned and leave themselves vulnerable to relapses. It´s like learning a language or new sport, if you do not practice often you can quickly lose the skill!!!

We hope you find the Ten Steps helpful in achieving your drinking goal. Good luck! Work hard!

It took a group of committed psychologists, writers, designers and planners to make this book a reality. Please respect their efforts by donating a token of your appreciation to donnaferguson3@gmail.com via Hyperwallet or Paypal. Ms. Ferguson funded this program on her own initiative, out of her own pocket. If she recoups the cost it took to make this manual, she will make more, for others that need them.