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Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.

Dr. Reid K. Hester received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Washington State University in 1979. He has been involved in treatment of alcohol problems since 1978 and research in alcohol abuse since 1974. He has also published a number of literature reviews of alcoholism treatment. One of his most recent publications is Handbook of alcoholism treatment approaches: Effective alternatives (Second edition) by Allyn & Bacon.

Dr. Hester is a partner with Behavior Therapy Associates in Albuquerque, New Mexico where he also is the Director of their Research Division. The Research Division's web site is www.behaviortherapy.com. He is also a Research Associate Professor at the Center for Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions (CASAA) in the Dept. of Psychology at the University of New Mexico.

He has been a Principal Investigator on a total of seven NIAAA funded research projects including Project MATCH and coauthored the Project's Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Manual. He is actively involved in professional training and consultation at the national and international level. In the past, he has been a consultant to the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute of Drug Abuse, and the World Health Organization.

Behavior Therapy Associates has developed several software packages for individuals who want to moderate their drinking, for therapists working with clients with alcohol problems and for trainers who work with other counselors and therapists. Click here for more information.

Dr. Hester is has developed an evidence-based, web application called ModerateDrinking.com to help heavy drinkers be successful in changing their drinking. ModerateDrinking.com is a comprehensive, interactive, and personalized program that has been shown effective in clinical research trials.

A video demo of the program is available at www.behaviortherapy.com

The elements of the program include:

  • Building motivation and self-confidence
  • Set drink goals/limits
  • "Doing a 30"
  • Self-monitoring drinking (with personalized feedback relative to your goals)
  • Rate control
  • Personal drinking rules
  • Self-monitoring urges to drink (w/ personalized feedback)
  • Identifying and managing triggers
  • Developing alternatives
  • Problem solving
  • Dealing with lapses and/or relapses
  • Considering abstinence
  • Self-monitoring one's own mood (w/feedback relative to baseline)
The program is subscription-based, meaning users can unsubscribe at any time. The ModerateDrinking program was developed with funding from NIAAA. An abstract of one of the papers reporting the results are available at www.behaviortherapy.com In his spare time he enjoys riding a road bike, a motorcycle, swimming, and hiking. He is also a U.S. Cycling Referee.

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