My experience in working with clients who are marijuana users is that it is very difficult for them to process experiences in their lives to bring about change. Most clients are typically successful in attaining some of their goals in counseling. I am less successful in working with clients who are marijuana users than any other group of individuals. For those who use marijuana regularly and continue its use, making progress in the therapeutic setting has been minimal. I can not say definitively that it is true for all clients, because there may be some that use it regularly without my knowledge. However, for those who have reported abstaining from it use there has always been a noticeable improvement in their ability to process information, bring about awareness of self, and facilitate movement forward in the therapeutic process.
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