Therapy offers hope, support, and guidance to individuals struggling with addiction and substance abuse, empowering them to overcome their challenges, reclaim their lives, and achieve lasting recovery.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, M.P.I.A., M.A., M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
Not only do you have a soul, you are SOUL. You are the LIGHT WITHIN, shining through the prism known as the self!
What is the LIGHT WITHIN trying to tell you? My role is to help you listen, the first step toward greater freedom.
Couples/marriage/premarital & family therapy. I became a professional to treat substance abusers. & I soon realized that 75% of my couples would tell me right off the bat that they only drink socially; and I had to define alcoholism/substance abuse and "they had to wake up and smell the coffee".
Therapy offers hope, support, and guidance to individuals struggling with addiction and substance abuse, empowering them to overcome their challenges, reclaim their lives, and achieve lasting recovery.
Therapy offers hope, support, and guidance to individuals struggling with addiction and substance abuse, empowering them to overcome their challenges, reclaim their lives, and achieve lasting recovery.
I have many years of experience dealing with addictions, including the so-called "process" addictions. I do not require sobriety from an incoming patient, although I do ask that the individual avoid substance abuse 24 hours before a session. I generally advocate for a recovery program, but do not require it.
Whenever we are turning to a substance, there is a purpose it is serving in our lives. In working with clients on substance use, I first identify what the goal is for you. Is it moderation, is it total abstinence? Then you and I can begin to develop tangible coping skills to work toward that goal while also examining the underlying issues that may have led you to out of control substance use in the first place.
Together, we will work to uncover the root causes behind your thoughts and feelings and provide you with concrete, practical tools you can use to combat overwhelming emotions.
Things can get better when you work with a therapist. We will help you develop insight into your thinking patterns to eliminate critical thoughts and promote a positive mindset.
I have spent much of my career working at substance abuse setting from in-patient to residential, Partial hospitalization, intensive out patient and out patient settings, in Los Angeles, New York and New Jersey, supporting individuals and their families in coping with the effects and impact of addiction, learning new ways of coping and interacting in relationships, helping to build healthy individual and relational systems that support wellness and recovery.