Alcohol Reduction Counseling

Your visit begins with a confidential conversation about how much and how often you drink, using a brief structured tool to understand your patterns. Dr. Golian then uses motivational counseling to explore your own goals and reasons for change, rather than telling you what to do.

Together you set achievable targets, identify triggers, and create a step-by-step plan. When alcohol affects mood or sleep, she coordinates care for anxiety, depression, or insomnia and sleep disorders, and arranges specialist referral or Cedars-Sinai coordination when more intensive treatment is appropriate.

You do not need to do anything special to prepare. It can help to think ahead about a typical week of drinking and what you hope to change, even if your goal is simply to drink less rather than stop entirely.

Bring a list of your current medications so we can review interactions during medication reconciliation. Everything you share is confidential and approached with respect.

Reducing alcohol is a process, and follow-up matters. Dr. Golian checks in on your progress over time, adjusts your plan, and celebrates your wins along the way.

Because heavy alcohol use can affect your liver, blood pressure, and overall health, she may monitor your metabolic panel or revisit your blood pressure as you cut back. If you would also like to address tobacco, smoking cessation counseling and a broader lifestyle modification plan can be folded into the same coordinated care.