Interventions Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/category/interventions/ Interventions & Treatment Consulting Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:54:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://heatherhayes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-HH_logo-32x32.png Interventions Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/category/interventions/ 32 32 Gender-Responsive Interventions: From Disconnection to Open-Hearted Aliveness https://heatherhayes.com/gender-responsive-interventions-from-disconnection-to-open-hearted-aliveness/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:45:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=7199 “In the face of intense yearnings for connection and in order to remain in the only relationships available, we develop strategies that keep more and more of ourselves out of connection.” Carol Gilligan (1991); Gilligan, Lyons & Hammer, 1990 At the core of gender and trauma-responsive practice lies what Carol Gilligan called the Central Relational […]

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]]> BPD and the Drama Triangle https://heatherhayes.com/bpd-and-the-drama-triangle/ Sun, 17 Apr 2022 04:05:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/bpd-within-the-family-system-copy/ The Karpman Drama Triangle is a model of social human interaction which maps out a destructive pattern of social behavior. Each point of the triangle defines a cyclical and dysfunctional role: the Persecutor, Rescuer, and Victim. The Drama Triangle is commonly exhibited by sufferers of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). BPD is typically characterized by the […]

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]]> BPD within the Family System https://heatherhayes.com/bpd-within-the-family-system/ Sun, 10 Apr 2022 04:39:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4844 “When you travel to another country, it’s important to know the local customs. When you’re interacting with someone with BPD, it’s crucial to understand that their unconscious assumptions may be very different from yours.” ~ Paul T. Mason, Author of “Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline […]

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]]> Understanding Hoarding as a Mental Health Disorder https://heatherhayes.com/understanding-hoarding-as-a-mental-health-disorder/ Sun, 07 Nov 2021 04:05:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4680 “Hoarding is distinct from many other mental health disorders because intervention often requires the engagement of the community” ~ Kate Kysow The definition of hoarding was coined in 1996 as, “a behavioral phenomenon of acquisition of objects and failure to discard objects“. Until 2013, hoarding was primarily considered a sub-type of OCD. However, research in […]

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]]> Overdose Myths https://heatherhayes.com/overdose-myths/ Sun, 03 Oct 2021 04:05:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4631 Around 841,000 Americans have died from a drug overdose in the last 20 years.[1] Synthetic opioids are the primary driver of overdose fatalities and account for 70.6% of all overdose deaths. As I have previously written, the opioid crisis we face in the United States stems from a  lack of education, unfounded stigma, and misinformation, […]

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]]> Understanding Suicidal Ideation https://heatherhayes.com/understanding-suicidal-ideation/ Sun, 16 May 2021 04:01:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4187 “Soak up the views. Take in the bad weather and the good weather. You are not the storm.” ~ Matt Haig A recent report by Mental Health America (MHA) demonstrated that Suicidal ideation among adults is increasing. An additional 460,000 people reported experiencing serious thoughts of suicide, which is an increase of 0.15%.  [1] This […]

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]]> When An Eating Disorder Intervention May Be Necessary https://heatherhayes.com/eating-disorder-intervention/ Sat, 29 Feb 2020 18:38:39 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=2200 If you think a loved one may be suffering from an eating disorder, it is worth intervening as soon as possible. Many suffering from such disorders may be reluctant to seek help or even talk about it, so it’s vital that an intervention takes place. In the early stages of an eating disorder, intervention and […]

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]]> How Does A Teen Drug Intervention Work https://heatherhayes.com/how-does-a-teen-drug-intervention-work/ Fri, 30 Aug 2019 00:13:07 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=1975 When a loved one becomes addicted to drugs, the shock, sadness and worry hit you right in the gut. But when you realize your teen is addicted; that hit becomes a heavy-weight sucker punch. Many parents don’t even realize their teen is using until it’s too late because early warning signs can be mistaken for […]

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]]> Dual Diagnosis Intervention: Addiction & Mental Illness https://heatherhayes.com/dual-diagnosis-intervention-addiction-mental-illness/ Mon, 29 Jul 2019 21:02:53 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=1966 Beyond the challenges of addiction, could your loved one also be struggling with mental illness? Known as dual diagnosis, this affects more people than you may realize. According to the National Association of Mental Illness (NAMI), approximately 37 percent of those addicted to alcohol and 53 percent of those with drug addictions have at least […]

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]]> Step by Step: How Does a Trauma-Informed Responsive Intervention™ Work? https://heatherhayes.com/how-does-an-intervention-work/ Thu, 20 Jun 2019 19:53:14 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=1944 If your loved one is addicted to drugs or alcohol, you likely would not be surprised to hear that most who need treatment feel like things are fine. In fact, of the more than 18 million addicts who did not receive treatment for substance use in 2017, only 1 million felt they actually needed it […]

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]]> What To Do When An Intervention Doesn’t Work https://heatherhayes.com/what-to-do-when-an-intervention-doesnt-work/ Wed, 13 Mar 2019 18:53:56 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=1913 Watching someone you love battle a drug or alcohol addiction can be excruciating. When your pleas for them to get help are ignored or they deny there is a problem, your family may decide it’s time for an intervention.  You plan, you get everyone there and your goal is for your loved one to willingly […]

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]]> Crisis Intervention and Management https://heatherhayes.com/crisis-intervention-management-facts/ Wed, 06 Feb 2019 23:08:02 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=1892 Crisis intervention and management can be a minefield for friends and family dealing with a loved one in need of help. Individual crises come in all shapes and forms—an overdose, arrest, unhealthy relationship or other type of trauma—and responses to these events are just as varied. Often, the only common thread is that the individual […]

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