Marriage & Family Therapist
Ms. Michele L. Downey is a Marriage & Family Therapist in Carsbad, CA
with special training and skill in interviewing and diagnosing clients, then counseling them and treating any mental and emotional disorders within the context of marriage and family.
As a Marriage & Family Therapist, Michele L. Downey, MAC, RN, LMFT performs
counseling and emotional support to help families navigate relationship and behavioral issues, while seeking to secure a long-term solution to mental and emotional disorders and a wide variety of relationship issues. Marriage & Family Therapy is
the modification of perceptions and behavior, as well as improvement of communication among spouses and family members in crisis. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Marriage & Family Therapists include marital conflict, dysfunctional behavior, communication issues, and mental illness.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Marriage & Family Therapists
include interviewing, observing, counseling, and customizing treatment plans for clients in marriages and families.
A marriage and family therapist is a person with a master's degree in marriage and family therapy, or a master's or doctoral degree in a related mental health field with substantially equivalent coursework in marriage and family therapy, who receives supervised clinical experience, or a person who meets the state requirements to practice as a marriage and family therapist. A marriage and family therapist treats mental and emotional disorders within the context of marriage and family systems. A marriage and family therapist provides mental health and counseling services to individuals, couples, families, and groups.
Marriage Family Therapists in Carsbad, CA
Addiction / Substance Abuse Counselor
Ms. Michele L. Downey is an Addiction / Substance Abuse Counselor in Carsbad, CA
with special training and skill in diagnosing and treating addiction and mental health disorders responsible for addiction.
As an Addiction / Substance Abuse Counselor, Michele L. Downey, MAC, RN, LMFT performs
diagnosis and treatment of addiction to alcohol and drugs. Addiction / Substance Abuse Counseling is
a medical specialty dedicated to researching and treating all types of substance addiction disorders. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Addiction / Substance Abuse Counselors include alcohol and drug addiction.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Addiction / Substance Abuse Counselors
include conducting patient interviews, administering drug tests, creating treatment plans, participating in therapy sessions, and referring patients to other medical specialists as needed.
Addiction Substance Abuse Counselors in Carsbad, CA
Registered Nurse
A registered nurse is a person qualified by graduation from an accredited nursing school (depending upon schooling, a registered nurse may receive either a diploma from a hospital program, an associate degree in nursing (A.D.N.) or a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (B.S.N.), who is licensed or certified by the state, and is practicing within the scope of that license or certification. R.N.'s assist patient in recovering and maintaining their physical or mental health. They assist physicians during treatments and examinations and administer medications. (2) A provider who is trained and educated in a formal nursing education program at an accredited school of nursing, passes a national certification examination, and is licensed by the state to practice nursing. The individual provides nursing services to patients or clients in areas such as health promotion, disease prevention, acute and chronic care and restoration and maintenance of health across the life span.
Registered Nurses in Carsbad, CA