What Is OBOT?

 FRIDAY REPRINT -- What is OBOT? Office-Based Opioid Treatment Programs – also called OBOTs – are a type of outpatient addiction treatment designed for people living with opioid use disorder (OUD). OBOTS are classified under the general umbrella of...

OBOT Works. Just ask Vinnie.

 OBOT Works. Just ask Vinnie. Recovery from heroin is difficult. But with the right team of professionals and friends or family around you, it works. ABT Resident Counselor Vinnie Dabney is a recovering addict. He did heroin for 30 years. “Through my own...

Meet Vinnie Dabney

 Meet Vinnie Dabney, MS, Resident Counselor   ABT’s Vinnie Dabney has a unique perspective as a therapist. He is a recovering addict. Vinnie specializes in working with patients with the following: Borderline Personality disorder, trauma, substance...

Art Therapy Can Help When Words are Missing

 Art Therapy Can Help Have you ever met with a therapist or counselor and you just couldn’t express with words what was in your heart and on your mind? Maybe it had to do with the pain associated with loss and grief? Or the hurt from the abuse?...

Meet Maria Williams

 Meet Maria Williams, MA ABT Counseling has five offices throughout Southwest Virginia. In the Salem Office, Resident Counselor Maria Williams uses art therapy to help patients work through various life issues, including loss and grief. For more info about...