Addiction Therapists in De Winton, AB.

One of the most common issues I help clients work with is addictions. Almost all of us struggle with one form of addiction or another, whether it's alcohol, drugs, marijuana, gambling, social media, sex, or something else. In almost all instances, addictions are a maladaptive coping mechanism that helps us to avoid difficult feelings. By helping clients explore, in a safe and non-judgmental space, I help them to open up their wounds, so that they can process their emotions, gain an understanding of the processes at work, and move into a more healthy relationship with themselves and their addiction, and in some instances, completely replace it something much healthier.

In our early environments, we absorb a lot of information about ourselves and the world. Sometimes this stuff is positive – like language or self-soothing, but sometimes it comes from a disruptor and is not. Things like criticism, alcohol used by a parent, detachment from parents, perfectionism, or whatever can cause limiting beliefs about one’s self.