Dr. Julia Rosengren

01/12/2026

Have you heard of the Abstinence Violation Effect (AVE)? It is a psychological occurrence when people have a slip in behavior they are trying to abstain from such as, substance use or when dieting.

For example, when someone is doing dry January and then they slip by having a beer on the weekend, many will feel like they messed it all up so they might as well keep drinking. Instead of viewing as a temporary bump in the road, it becomes all or nothing thinking that halts progress.

The AVE is common and often occurs with 12-step programs due to counting days and having to start from day 1 again if you have a slip. This is why many addiction specialists don’t encourage counting days and instead focus on the progress you are making internally and externally no matter what slips occur.

I’m hiring associates and/or licensed therapists! Email me at julia@drjuliarosengren.com for all the details. 🍂📚

Here are the from the meetings ⁣⁣⁣over the past couple of months!
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11/21/2025

We are seeing more men coming in with sports gambling concerns. This article discusses the differences between the gambling generations and their treatment needs 📱💻

The sports betting boom has drawn in millions of young men. Are recovery efforts for problem gamblers lagging behind?

11/09/2025

I’m hiring associates and/or licensed therapists! Email me at julia@drjuliarosengren.com for all the details. 🍂📚⁣
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I haven’t kept up with timely posting, but below are the from the meeting I run on Monday evenings on zoom. ⁣
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08/11/2025

Whatever patterns you have in your relationships, helpful or unhelpful, will show up in the therapeutic relationship. Much of what I learn about a client is based on how someone shows up with me in the room. ⁣
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Psychotherapy is much more than venting and learning coping skills. It’s a healing of relational wounds with a non-judgmental caring relationship. 💡🧡⁣
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I got behind in posting, but here are the from the meeting I run on Monday evenings on zoom: ⁣
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07/25/2025

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05/02/2025

Happy Friday!

Some barriers that addiction therapists face in daily practice:⁣
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1. Lack of treatment coordination due to providers not getting paid for it and/or treatment centers not prioritizing it. ⁣
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2. Hesitancy due to liability and bias around Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), particularly Antabuse. ⁣
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3. Overall misinformation about substance use and people with substance use disorders. ⁣
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Here are the from the last couple of months of the meeting! ⁣Go visit www.smartrecoverysd.org for more info. ⁣
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02/02/2025

One helpful SMART Recovery tool for coping with urges is called DEADS. When we are feeling an urge, we can ride out the urge by engaging in the skills below. ⁣
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1) Deny/Delay⁣
2) Escape⁣
3) Avoid/Attack/Accept ⁣
4) Distract ⁣
5) Substitute ⁣
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⁣⁣I’ve posted the from the last month of the meeting! ⁣
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⁣⁣⁣⁣Go visit www.smartrecoverysd.org for more info. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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01/12/2025

I have noticed that young adults (ages 16-25) don’t have a space of their own for addiction support. So my practice started a group! 🌿⁣
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If you know of anyone who would be a good fit, please reach out. It’s virtual so anyone in CA can join. ⁣
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12/30/2024

I hope that everyone has a restful few days before the new year. 🍃⁣
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⁣⁣I’ve posted the from the last 6 weeks of the meeting! ⁣⁣⁣⁣Go visit www.smartrecoverysd.org for more info. ⁣⁣⁣
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#2024

11/17/2024

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The way that we communicate creates a significant difference in our relationships. 🪴⁣
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Here is a tip: Try not to tell your loved ones that you miss the old them. This can feel pretty dismissive and does not allow for the fact that we all change over time. ⁣
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I’ve posted the from the last 4 weeks of the meeting! ⁣⁣⁣⁣Go visit www.smartrecoverysd.org for more info. ⁣
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10/19/2024

I often see two extremes in the work that I do with substance misuse. ⁣
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1. Family and friends who are shaming and exhibit harsh behaviors, like taking all their support away.⁣
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2. Overly permissive family and friends who have little to no boundaries or who don’t follow through with their boundaries.⁣
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Both are pretty ineffective ways of engaging. ⁣
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We can show loving support while holding our boundaries to take care of ourselves. This takes practice, help from professionals, and a willingness to look at the role we play in the dysfunction. ⁣
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Below are the from the meeting the last three weeks! ⁣
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10/19/2024

“A traditional practitioner did prayers for me. They shared some songs with me. They put me in the sweat lodge and I could identify with those ceremonies. And from that day moving forward, I was able to reconnect to my spiritual and cultural upbringing.”

Now, for the first time, Medicaid in California, Medi-Cal, as well as in Arizona, New Mexico and Oregon, is set to cover traditional health practices such as music therapy, sweat lodges, and dancing to help with physical and mental health.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the move this week. It’s a two-year pilot program that applies at Indian Health Service facilities, tribal facilities, and urban Indian organizations.” 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/10/19/nx-s1-5157931/medicaid-traditional-healing-native-american-tribes?

The new coverage includes practices such as music therapy, sweat lodges, and drumming, which are integral to Native healing traditions and have proved helpful for addiction among other health issues.