Addictions have a way of starting out as a coping skill or as a fun pastime that can then turn into a new problematic issue negatively impacting not only your life, but those that love you as well. Looking at substances in a new way and developing new positive coping skills to deal with situations can be life changing.
Struggling with substance abuse can be frightening. You might not really know if you've even got a problem. I can help you decide for yourself. Learning how to be abstinent, having a plan to manage triggers, dealing with the shame that often comes with addiction are all things that I have experience helping others with. From where you sit now, sobriety may look impossible. But it's not.
I enjoy helping clients accept and like themselves, organize around strengths, achieve greater emotional presence, think clearly, and let go of shame, guilt and old habits of emotional survival. I believe therapy should lead to better decisions, as well as improved quality of life and relationships.
My approach is non-pathologizing, strength-based and solution-focused. I work in a very humanistic, systemic way and often use cognitive-behavioral methods. I keep my client informed as we go…empowering them to “own†what we discover so they can transform the aspects of themselves and their
Is your addiction a symptom of some deeper pain, or the sole obstacle to a life otherwise pleasantly lived? Using harm reduction informed, evidence based cognitive, narrative, and motivational approaches, we can identify and map out your relationship with your substance use/abuse/misuse, or behavior, the role it plays in maintaining the status quo, and what it would look like to remove it entirely.
Often the use of substances or other addictions can shape harmful cycles of shame and self-criticism. I work with folks struggling with their relationship to addictive patterns to build a deeper sense of motivation, insight and emotion regulation. I will support you from a nonjudgemental and compassionate place to move away from old habits and towards what you deeply value. My specialization in addiction stems from many years of experiences working in an intensive outpatient addiction treatment program at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center.
I have extensive experience treating individuals struggling with alcohol and other drug use and dependency issues. I’m also experienced in helping individuals overcome compulsive behavior related to video gaming, gambling, and internet porn.
Life Coach, Trauma, PTSD, BSc Sciences, DoD Career Councilor, SARC, DAPA, Pre Licensed Human Intelligence / Psychology, Life Coach. | Professional Support: LSSBB, PgM, Bluestone PMP,
I work to understand your roots cause addiction and substance abuse behaviors and get you the help needed for recovery.
I have over 20 years of specialized experience in addressing addictions and substance use, including both harm reduction and abstinence based approaches.