Substance Use Therapy & Harm Reduction Counseling

If Alcohol or Other Substances Have Become Your Way of Coping, You're Not Alone.

Most people don't wake up one day wanting to rely on alcohol or drugs.

Usually they're trying to survive. They are trying to cope with:

  • Stress.

  • Trauma.

  • Anxiety.

  • Grief.

  • Loneliness.

  • Parenthood.

The substance isn't the whole story.

My Approach Isn't About Shame

With eight plus years of experience treating substance use concerns and specialized training in Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy, I believe change happens through compassion—not punishment. I have worked with folks addressing a wide range of substances, and varying levels of concern about their substance use.

Whether your goal is:

  • moderation

  • abstinence

  • exploring your relationship with substances

  • preventing relapse

  • understanding triggers

we'll create a plan that aligns with your values and goals.


Together We'll Explore

  • what role substances play in your life

  • what needs they're meeting

  • healthier ways to cope

  • sexual health

  • shame

  • relationships

  • trauma

  • boundaries

  • identity

  • sustainable change

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Lasting Change Starts With Understanding

Many people seek therapy long before addiction becomes severe.

Maybe you're simply wondering,

"Is this becoming more than I want it to be?"

That's enough.

Curiosity is a perfectly valid place to start.

  • My hope is that therapy can be a supportive space for you to begin your recovery or moderation journey. I do not expect you to have it figured out before getting support, and I also do not expect 100% success with your goals while we are working together. Recovery is not linear.

  • Harm reduction is the goal of reducing the negative consequences of substance use without mandating abstinence from the substances. Harm reduction can look like many things, but at its core it is the human centered approach to substance use that allows you to set your own treatment goals without feeling shamed into making a decision that you aren’t ready for or isn’t right for you.

  • Absolutely! Substance use is much broader than just addiction. You may simply want a space to process how substances have become unhelpful in your life or feel like they have more control over your behaviors that you would like. I believe these instances are just as important to process in therapy to find new ways of being.