Few conditions can wreak the kind of havoc that addiction can. The pain, bad decisions, consequences, and shame may center around one behavior at first, but then start a chain reaction which jeopardizes every facet of your life.

Eventually you can start to lose hope, or even stop believing that you’re worthy of good things anyway.

But if you’re willing to do something about it, then you’re worthy of all of the goodness that human life has to offer.

And obviously you are willing, because here you are, taking a step toward health, happiness, and recovery. Just imagine what might come next.

What if the bottom that you feel headed for, or have hit already, is exactly where you needed to be in order to gain access to a deeper understanding of who you are?

What if we could locate and soothe the pain that triggered your addictive process in the first place, and keeps you walking on eggshells?

What if you could emerge from your addiction not defined by it, but enlightened and, perhaps counterintuitively, set free by it?

What if you’re crossing the threshold into a new life that’s fuller and richer than what you had before?

Therapy for Addiction

I can partner with you at any stage of your recovery journey.

For people actively in addiction, I can serve as your primary mental healthcare provider, embarking on your recovery process with you and quarterbacking your care. That includes making referrals and coordinating with outside treatment programs and providers, if necessary.

For people already in recovery—whether through a 12-step program, an alternative program, or your independent efforts—our therapy can heal the vulnerabilities that set you up for addiction and keep you at risk of relapse.

In any case, we won’t pretend that recovery is simply about quitting a problematic behavior. We’ll help you heal and grow as a whole person, with an eye toward your whole-life, long-term well-being.

That’s the only way to achieve deeply-abiding, lasting happiness . . . and it so happens that nothing promotes stable recovery better than that.

Therapy for Professionals in Recovery

If you’re a professional—such as a physician, attorney, pilot, executive, or entertainment figure—who is in recovery, you face unique challenges. Your social role might cause a special kind of shame, pressure to appear fine at all times, grave responsibilities for other people, or any number of extra stressors.

I’ve developed a specialty in partnering with high-performing and high-visibility clients and helping them return to their professional roles, happier and better-functioning than ever.

I have more than a decade of experience working intensively with people with substance use disorders and other types of addictions and compulsions, including having served as the primary therapist of a professionals treatment program.

I am able to interface with state boards and diversion programs for my physician and other professional clients who are working hard to retain or regain licensure.

I would be happy to discuss your situation and how I can support you.