Addiction & Recovery
Some people come to therapy because they're questioning their relationship with alcohol or another substance. Others feel stuck in patterns of behavior they desperately want to change. Some are newly sober and trying to understand who they are without the strategies they've relied on for years.
No matter where you find yourself, recovery isn't about willpower alone. It's about understanding what those substances or behaviors have been doing for you in the first place.
When we've experienced something that brings us pain, it's human nature to try to move away from it. Pain is painful... of course we don't want to feel it. Turning to a substance or behavior that no longer serves us is a deeply human response, not a personal failing.
In therapy, we'll explore your relationship with those substances or behaviors without judgment. Together, we'll begin to understand the motivations, patterns, and needs beneath them so that lasting change feels possible, not because you're forcing yourself to be different, but because you're beginning to understand yourself differently.
Therapy may be helpful if you're navigating:
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Alcohol or substance use
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Recovery and maintaining sobriety
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Relapse and shame
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Supporting a partner in recovery
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Couples impacted by addiction
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Behavioral addictions or compulsive behaviors
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Identity after recovery
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Grief, trauma, or relationship concerns connected to addiction
Why does a sex therapist also specialize in addiction?
While sex therapy and addiction may seem like very different specialties, they frequently intersect around the themes of shame, vulnerability, relationships, and identity.
Whether someone is struggling with compulsive behaviors, navigating sobriety, exploring intimacy after recovery, or learning to trust themselves again, the work often involves replacing shame with curiosity and creating a life that feels more authentic than the one survival required.