Counseling for Addiction Recovery

People from all walks of life struggle with addiction to drugs, alcohol, the internet, or other activities that help them avoid feeling bad. Painful emotions can sometimes be harder to bear than physical pain. When the substances or activities we use to avoid pain or manage stress start to have negative effects on our lives but we still can't stop, that's when you know you have a problem.

Angela provides outpatient counseling to help people maintain their recovery, address underlying problems that contributed to the addiction, and learn new, more positive ways to handle stress and painful emotions.

What to expect

Angela provides individual addiction recovery counseling in an outpatient setting in her private office. Groups and comprehensive program services are not offered, so some clients may need referral to a higher level of care, such as an intensive outpatient program. However, many clients who have completed intensive outpatient or inpatient programs, have been in recovery for some time, or do not qualify for a higher level of care benefit from outpatient counseling. The first 2–4 sessions are spent getting to know one another and clarifying goals, after which Angela will make recommendations.

Approach to counseling

Angela supports and encourages clients who attend AA, NA, or other 12-step programs, and also works with clients looking for effective alternatives to 12-step or group approaches. By looking at family patterns and considering both individual and environmental factors, clients often gain new insight into their problems. Angela also incorporates mindfulness-based approaches, which have been shown to be effective in treating addiction: becoming aware of the thoughts and feelings that drive autopilot behavior, and learning new habits to relax body and mind and accept unpleasant experiences.

Mindfulness definition from The Mindfulness Solution: Everyday Practices for Everyday Problems by Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD.

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