Therapy as the next layer of recovery
My practice may be a good fit for people who are actively engaged in recovery and want to add individual therapy to work they are already doing.
- Completing residential rehabilitation, PHP, or IOP
- Participating in a peer-recovery or 12-step community
- Receiving medication treatment for alcohol or opioid use
- Rebuilding after a return to use
- Stable in recovery and ready to address deeper emotional concerns
Nearly two decades of substance-use experience
I have worked with people affected by substance use for approximately 19 years, including extensive experience in addiction-treatment settings and clinical leadership.
You can spend less time explaining the language of treatment and the realities of relapse, cravings, recovery communities, structured programs, or medication treatment.
Meeting you at your current stage of change
I use the Stages of Change model and motivational interviewing to explore ambivalence without confrontation or shame. We can examine what matters to you, what substance use has provided, what it has cost, and what changes you are genuinely prepared to make.
Abstinence and harm reduction are both welcome
Some people come to therapy committed to abstinence. Others want to reduce use, decrease harmful consequences, or better understand their relationship with substances. I support both goals.
Your goals may evolve. My role is to help you make informed decisions, strengthen motivation, reduce harm, and move toward the life you want.
Support for medication treatment
I welcome clients receiving medications for addiction treatment, including medications used for alcohol or opioid use disorders. Medication is not evidence that someone is less recovered.
A clear level-of-care boundary
Outpatient psychotherapy can complement recovery services but does not replace medically supervised detoxification, residential treatment, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient treatment, or emergency care when a higher level of support is needed.