Addiction Recovery Therapy for Adults in Florida
Based in Greenacres, Online in Tallahassee, & throughout Florida
Are You Ready To Face Life on Life’s Terms?
Did your relationship with alcohol, drugs, or even prescriptions take a toll on things that truly matter, like your family, your health, your job, or your sense of self?
Does it seem as though even after you got sober, your emotions and moods are still running the show, and control is just out of your reach?
Are you teetertottering between layers of frustration, anxiety, emotional exhaustion, and emotional numbness that you just can’t shake?
Over time, addiction reshaped your entire life. If you’re like most people in recovery from using alcohol or other drugs, you’ve found yourself dwelling on mistakes that you wish you could take back, but you don’t know how to rebuild trust with your loved ones, your coworkers — or yourself.
Addiction also takes a physical toll that eventually becomes hard to ignore. Poor sleep, chronic pain, and other health problems can start piling on, making everything else tougher to manage. Those problems don’t magically disappear when you get sober, and it helps to have professional support figuring out what you can and cannot change.
Sober, but Still Struggling?
You've made some important changes in your life, but maybe you're finding that sobriety hasn't made everything easier. Anxiety, uncomfortable emotions, relationship problems, or old habits may still be getting in your way. Sometimes it feels like you're working harder than ever just to keep things together.
You don't have to wait for things to get worse to work on them.
Substance abuse counseling isn't just about getting sober. It's also about understanding yourself, learning to handle life's challenges differently, and making changes that support your recovery. Whether you're newly sober or have years of recovery behind you, I'll meet you where you are and help you figure out what comes next.
Addiction Doesn’t Start In A Vacuum
Understanding the factors that contributed to your substance use can help you recognize what's putting your recovery at risk. Growing up in chaotic, unsafe, or emotionally repressed environments can influence how you learn to cope with stress, conflict, and painful emotions.
When you’ve used substances to fill that role, it’s tempting to go back out. Your drug of choice served as a way to cope with conflict, discomfort, and pain. Turning back to the devil you know seems like a viable solution because you know what to expect. But it’s not a sustainable solution. Together, we'll figure out what helps you handle those situations differently without jeopardizing your recovery.
Finding Your Way in Recovery
Nearly 21 million Americans have at least one addiction, yet only 10% of them receive sobriety help and treatment. You don’t have to be among the 90% of people who never get counseling for addiction, and you don’t have to keep returning to use to get relief. Yes, recovery asks a lot. But the effort is worth it.
Recovery is about so much more than stopping substance use and getting sober. It pushes you to change your habits, your perspectives, your relationships, and even your identity.
The heart of this process is building a life that doesn’t need substances to feel bearable. It’s hard to do this alone, especially when you’re still figuring out who you are and what you want. Helping people along this road through substance abuse counseling is exactly what I’m here for.
Addiction Recovery Therapy Meets You Where You Are
Recovery is raw. It means getting vulnerable and opening up about things you may have never said out loud to anyone. But I know what it feels like to sit across from someone and tell the truth about your life.
My own journey in addiction recovery began back in 2008, and that lived experience serves as the foundation for my work as a therapist. Clients often tell me it makes a difference to work with someone who personally understands what they’re going through.
I specialize in working with:
Adults in recovery who feel like something is missing or want to take their recovery to the next level.
Adults returning after relapse.
Adults who want to start recovery and need guidance and support.
Adults whose loved ones are struggling with addiction. You need a recovery of your own.
Addiction doesn’t fit neatly into one category. Whether you’ve struggled with alcohol, illegal drugs, prescription medications, or behavioral addictions like codependency, compulsive shopping, and excessive internet use, addiction counseling can help you stay sober. Therapy gives you a space where you feel safe enough to be honest and move forward in your recovery journey.
That journey touches every aspect of your life. That’s why I work with the whole you. I’ve provided counseling for clients with co-occurring mental health conditions that often go hand in hand with substance abuse, including anxiety, depression, PTSD, ADHD, borderline personality disorder, and bipolar disorder.
More Than Just Talking About Addiction
In therapy, nothing you bring to the table will be used against you. We’ll explore your time in active addiction to understand how you got to where you are today, but never as a source of blame or shame. Instead, we’ll focus on what’s possible from here. That means identifying your strengths and building on them, even if you can’t see them right now.
We’ll work on managing your cravings and fostering resilience so you can handle whatever life throws at you without reaching for a substance. I’ll also support you in healing the relationships that matter most.
Our secure online counseling sessions will always be tailored to your personal needs. You’ll also have access to a personalized private digital library of activities, readings, worksheets, meditations, and videos chosen in response to what comes up for you during therapy.
Questions About Addiction Recovery Counseling?
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I work with both. You can start therapy because you’re concerned about your drinking or drug use, because someone close to you is concerned about it, or because the consequences are starting to get unmanageable.
You don't have to identify as an addict or alcoholic to work with me. Some people embrace those labels, and others don't. That's your choice, and I'll respect it. My role is to help you sort out what's happening and what kind of change you want to make — not tell you how you should refer to yourself. -
Yes.
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Depends on what you’re looking for. If that’s your jam, I do. If it’s not, we’ll go in a different direction. I will say that in my experience, 12-step programs work, but only if you’re actually doing the 12-step work. If all you’re doing is going to meetings and filling a chair, you’re missing out on most of the benefits. If you’re turned off by the religious overtones, I can help you compartmentalize that aspect of 12-step recovery so it works for you too.
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Sure.
How I can help you specifically:
In addition to working with adults who have problems with substance use, I also work with family members who need recovery of their own, sometimes providing psychoeducation, sometimes helping to deal with the toll their loved one’s addiction has taken on their lives. In cases like those, you will be my client rather than the family member who has an addiction.
How I can help your loved one:
If you’re contacting me to work with your family member, they must be over 18 and located in Florida. Although you are welcome and even encouraged to ask questions about my services, if you decide to go with me, your family member will need to reach out to me themselves to start the intake process.
NOTE: If you are financially responsible for your loved one and wish to pay for their therapy, they will need to complete an authorization for disclosure and release of information, and you will need to complete a third-party payer agreement and credit card authorization prior to scheduling the first session. Reach out through my contact page to request the link to that form and to start the intake process itself.
Your Recovery Doesn’t Have To Wait
The life you want is closer than you think. If you’re ready to try substance abuse counseling, I invite you to get in touch through my contact form to learn more about my practice or book your first session.
Substance Abuse Counseling in Greenacres, FL
5700 Lake Worth Rd Suite 307, Greenacres, FL 33463
My Hours
12:00PM-9:00PM Seven Days a Week
Video sessions on Tuesday, Thursdays, and Saturdays only.
Phone and text-based therapy seven days a week.