Addiction Recovery Counseling | Washington & Florida

Now serving clients over Telehealth in Washington state and Florida
Accepting new clients as of November 2024

“Addiction is the persistent narrowing of the things that bring you pleasure.”
— Dr Andrew Huberman

Addiction is not the result of moral failing or a lack of faith. It is often the symptom of something larger that needs to be addressed. In many ways, addiction is a coping mechanism that served well until the consequences of the substance outweighed the relief/escape it provided.

While I use the addiction as a disease model in my practice, I also believe that not everyone who abuses substances has the disease. 

In this non-judgmental setting, while the amount and frequency of the substance consumed is an important factor, the focus is more about the impact of the substance on you, your daily life and those around you. There is no comparison between what is “bad” vs not, if substance use is impacting your life, work, relationships, those around you, it is worth exploring.

This type of therapy is appropriate for anyone curious about their relationship to substances, the appeal they have, and the role they are playing.

  • For those who feel their use has gotten to a point where it’s beginning to be problematic 

  • For those in treatment needing additional therapeutic assistance to heal the underlying issues to help obtain long term sobriety 

  • Those in sustained remission also looking to do the same 

Physical and emotional sobriety is created and sustained through connection with others who are also seeking the same. Treatment recommendations may include obtaining other holistic care or community peer support such as AA or Refuge Recovery. 

When, and if, appropriate, treatment recommendations for medication management, intensive outpatient, inpatient treatment or detox may occur in conjunction with therapy. 

I am happy to collaborate with other providers including treatment settings, physicians, and psychiatrists. 

Treatment also addresses:

  • Trauma

  • Grief and loss 

  • Creating safe coping skills

  • Mindfulness and meditation 

  • DBT Skills

  • Relapse prevention

  • Issues of craving relief (often accessing outside support) 

  • Underlying mental health issues

  • Codependency and caretaking 

  • Building a sense of self and identity 

  • Building supportive community peer support 

  • Eating disorders and disordered eating 

  • Self-harm

  • Domestic violence 

  • Family of origin 

  • Interpersonal relationships

  • Stress and anxiety, burn out, secondary trauma 

  • Spirituality and spiritual abuse