Friday, October 27, 2006

One Stop Therapy: Solving your loved one's legal problem and the behavior that caused it

Does your loved one have a history of problem behavior?

Please understand: Many people are just at the wrong place, at the wrong time and are wrongly accused of being on the wrong side of the law.

Yet many criminal defense clients have a long history of problem behavior. Their families are frustrated because the person seems to repeatedly do things that doesn't make sense. The person in question isn't necessarily "crazy" (as in thinking they are Jesus or possessed by aliens) but their behavior has caused problems in several areas of their life. Usually, the problem behavior is the result of "brain illness" - a real medical problem that can't just be talked away through counseling alone.

One Stop Therapy is a program designed by me after many years of studying people accused of crimes. The goal of One Stop Therapy is simple: Solve the problem behavior that created the legal problem and solve the legal problem at the same time.

Here is a brief test to see if the person you love fits the One Stop Therapy Program criteria:

□ Did your loved one finish high school?
□ Is your loved one impulsive in matters of money or love?
□ Does your loved one appear to sabotage themselves?
□ Does your loved one make empty promises?
□ Does your loved one have a substance abuse problem?
□ Has your loved one been in substance abuse treatment previously, but it didn't work?
□ Has your loved one ever been prescribed anti-depressants or anti-anxiety drugs?
□ Has your loved one ever sought out or been court ordered to attend counseling?
□ Does your loved one attract people who are a negative influence?
□ Does your loved one make ridiculous excuses for misbehavior?
□ Is your loved one unreliable?
□ Have some family members "written off" your loved one?
□ Has your loved one been arrested before, even if it was a long time ago?

If you marked two or more of the above questions, then your loved one may be a candidate for One Stop Therapy. This does not excuse wrongful behavior nor does it fit every individual's circumstance. However, after having hundreds of clients evaluated by a PhD level psychologist using advanced psychometric testing, most "repeat offenders" have chemical imbalances and other brain illnesses which affect their behavior. This may be why your loved one doesn't get it.

I believe that this approach is the future of criminal law. The merger of pscyhology, psychiatry and law has the potential to actually solve the social problem of crime in over eighty percent (80%) of all criminal cases.

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