Substance Use Counseling
in Seaford, Delaware
Helping adults ages 18+ discover ways to manage whatever life throws at them.
Life's challenges can feel dark, heavy, or even impossible to deal with
Most people who start Substance Use Counseling feel stuck repeating the same painful patterns. Perhaps you can relate. Maybe your days start to blur together or you know you'd be happier if you made changes but it feels safer and more comfortable to stay the same.
Stuck in negativity and feeling hopeless, you may feel like life is exhausting.
Do You Feel Numb, Ashamed, Overwhelmed?
Do any of the following resonate with you?
You feel unable to do your day-to-day responsibilities.
You wake up every morning feeling overwhelmed and depressed.
You know that sadness isn't helpful but getting out of it alone isn't possible.
You feel like you are wandering through life, feeling like something is missing or your balance is "off."
If these sound true for you, I want you to know that in our society, we don’t talk about it very much, but what you are experiencing is normal. Reaching out for help can provide you with the support and encouragement you need. Even if you don't believe you deserve care, you do. You deserve to take care of yourself.
Substance Use Counseling Can Help
You Get Your Life Back
It’s possible to feel better.
Imagine a life where you could...
Really feel joy.
Have improved attitude, mood, and productivity.
Figure out who you are and what direction to go in next.
Create a more meaningful life based on who you are and what you desire.
Get to the root problems and solve those instead of using band-aids.
Navigate Life’s Challenges With Ease
Substance Use Counseling helps you rise above your challenges and start moving towards your ideal life with less stress and more calm.
You will get you the practical tools you need to find your way through difficult feelings and situations and uncover strengths and learn new life skills.
Even if you are nervous about starting therapy, Substance Use Counseling may be able to help.
I've helped people struggling with problematic substance use to recognize their core conflicts and create the changes in their lives that they desire. My clients discover the strength to make break patterns and engage in their lives in fulfilling ways.
How Substance Use Counseling Works
Substance Use Counseling consists of 60-minute, one-on-one sessions that help you work through your concerns. In addition to listening, I will guide you towards solutions and share what the science tells us about what's going on for you, I play an active role.
Here’s how it will work step-by-step
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First, I provide a safe, accepting space so that you will feel comfortable sharing your experiences and struggles with me.
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Through hearing your story, I will start to get a picture of what your challenges are.
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We will start with helping you with immediate concerns like managing difficult emotions and challenging life situations.
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We will also work to discover what your goals are in therapy and in life.
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Keeping your unique goals in mind, we’ll figure out what’s needed to help you reach them.
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Over the course of our sessions, you will start making progress in discovering the life you desire and defining what your ideal relationship with substance use looks like.
Research shows that Substance Use Counseling can positively change your thinking, beliefs, emotions, and behaviors. It can help you let go of what’s holding you back.
Common Questions
Is abstinence required for engagement in treatment?
Everyone starts therapy at different points in their relationship with substance use and abstinence is not a requirement for treatment. Throughout the assessment process, we can explore and identify your unique goals related to substance use which may include abstinence or moderation.
Will I be terminated if I relapse?
Relapse happens and every person goes through a unique process of defining their relationship with substances. Therefore, continued substance use or relapse would not be grounds for termination from treatment. We would however want to establish ground rules pertaining to that substance use including no substance use at the time of therapy and the importance of disclosure should a relapse occur.
How can therapy help my substance use?
Recovering from substance use or developing a healthy relationship with substances takes more than just stopping use. Therapy can help to identify the underlying factors and motivators that feed into cycles of substance use and develop new strategies for taking on life.
Will I need to be in therapy for forever?
Timelines for therapy can vary dramatically from person to person with some individuals engaging in therapy for less than 6 months while others continue attendance for years. There is no “one size fits all” when it comes to developing the ideal timeline of engagement with supports. I can say that the primary goal of therapy is to no longer need therapy so we will begin planning from the initiation of treatment for what that would look like for you.
Let’s Get Started Today
Ready to start feeling better?
If you feel stuck repeating the same painful patterns, Substance Use Counseling could help.
Start now and discover ways to manage whatever life throws at them. During your free video consultation you can start getting a feel for how I can help and we can discuss next steps.
Schedule yourself in my online scheduler for your free video consultation today.