Drew BarrymoreThe therapist provides more information about why he has temporarily stopped working with her as a client.
“Occasionally, a therapist must suspend treatment until a patient is willing to stop certain chronic self-destructive behaviors that stand in the way of therapy,” Barry Michels told Entertainment Weekly in a statement. Wednesday.
Barrymore told the Los Angeles Times Earlier this week, Michels — known for editing Gwyneth Paltrow and co-authoring “The Tools” with Phil Stutz — previously ended sessions with her after a decade of working together.
The “Charlie’s Angels” star explained this after their 2016 divorce by Will Kopelman, started drinking again, and Michels was concerned about her drinking.
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“[Michels] he just said, ‘I can’t take it anymore,'” the “Santa Clarita Diet” star told the Times. “It was really about my drink. I said, “I got it. I have never respected you more. You see I’m not better. And I hope that one day I will earn your trust back.”
Michels confirmed to The Times that he and Barrymore have since resumed their sessions because Barrymore decided to stop drinking.
“Fortunately, in this case, I was dealing with Drew Barrymore, one of the strongest, most powerful people I’ve ever met,” Michels explained to Entertainment Weekly. “She did what she needed to do for herself and we were able to resume our treatment together.”
Barrymore has had a long road to recovery from substance abuse stemming from her difficult childhood experiences in Hollywood.
He became famous at the age of 6 after his performance in “ET”. However, at 13, she subject to treatment for drug addiction and alcoholism. About a year later, it was granted legal emancipation from his mother, Jaid.
Barrymore told People in 2022 that although she beat her drug addiction when she was younger, drinking remained “a constant” for her.
But Barrymore told the Times that getting her own daytime talk show inspired her to quit drinking in 2019.she told People that thanks to “The Drew Barrymore Show,” she has a job she loves, one that engages her curiosity and makes her feel fulfilled.
“This has been the best decade of my life, hands down,” she told People. “Not only was it the biggest, but the one where I feel like I’ve killed more dragons than I’ve ever killed in my entire life.”
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