The place to start is the simplest but also the most difficult. Reach out and ask for help. You don’t have to commit to change right away, all you have to do is have a conversation. Addiction likes to live in secret, but remember you are not alone and there is support waiting for you when you are ready.
Assessment
A comprehensive assessment will clinically assess the problem, identify other areas that have been impacted but substance use, and determine what type of treatment or services will offer the best opportunity for meeting your goals.
Explore Your Substance Use
Learn more about how substance use has impacted your life, the role it plays, and the barriers that exist to making change. We will explore things like: What contributes to substance use? How did it develop over time? Why can others seemingly stop when they want but for you it feels different? How comes sometimes it feels like I have control and other times it doesn’t?
Create an Individualized Plan
Very rarely does a substance use problem exist just on its own, meaning it is difficult to simply “stop using” or “use less” on sheer willpower alone. An individualized plan will directly address any other challenges, that when done simultaneously with substance use treatment offers a much greater chance of success. A comprehensive action plan will also be used to help you identify triggers and respond to them in ways that you feel better about.
For Friends and Family
Substance use and addiction impacts the whole family. I also offer support to family members who want to know more about substance use and addiction, how to communicate and support a loved one they are worried about, and how to begin their own healing process. Because friends and family deserve their own healing process too.