What I Am Feeling Now Is Exactly What I Choose To Be Feeling ©1991

Focus One is a Holistic Outpatient Substance  Abuse Treatment Program located in  Clearwater, Florida.

Focus One was established in 1989 by Dr. Patricia Noll who is a Certified Addictions Professional, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, a U.S. Department of Transportation Substance Abuse Professional, an Acupuncture Physician and a National Certification Commission for Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Diplomate in Acupuncture.

Focus One has received endorsements from internationally renowned authors and lecturers Deepak Chopra, M.D., Larry Dossey, M.D., Jacquelyn Small, M.S.S.W., and Jack Kornfield, Ph.D., among others.

Focus One

  • provides effective and affordable treatment

  • believes that recovery is possible

  • addresses all dimensions of recovery: the physical, emotional, mental, and                         spiritual

  • provides an alternative to traditional 12-Step Programs

  • teaches individuals how to feel good without alcohol and drugs

  • does not believe that individuals are powerless over their addiction

  • believes that addiction to drugs and alcohol is just a symptom of the real problem

  • focuses on a recovery from life


Focus One provides a foundation for a recovery that is much broader and deeper than the addiction itself.

The focus of treatment is on a recovery from life.  It is life itself that is the primary problem which leads to the secondary problem of addiction.  All addiction – drugs, alcohol, overeating, undereating, gambling, sex, shopping, and any other addictive behavior – is just a symptom of the real problem: life. 

At the root of all addictive behavior is the need to feel better.   Life hasn’t taught most of us how to feel good without being dependent upon something or someone outside of ourselves to do it for us.  When we depend upon something or someone outside of ourselves to feel good, feeling better is only temporary.  As a result, we are always in need of more.

The focus of Focus One is on learning how to feel good without the addictive substance or thing.

In order to recover, one must learn how to feel good about oneself and learn how to have fun and how to socialize without being dependent upon something or someone outside of oneself to feel better.