Addiction Counsellor
Jeremy Mayer, M.S.W., R.S.W., ICADC, CSAT
Social Worker / Addictions Counsellor
4 Cataraqui Street, Suite 213, Kingston, Ontario K7K 1Z7 |
Mood altering to avoid feeling difficult emotions is common. Be it with substances or behaviors. It often comes with shame and isolation. Over time, becoming dependent on a mood altering substance or behaviour actually provokes deep changes in the brain and decreases a person's ability to make healthy choices. It is also said that addiction is a disease of attachement where the person has come to obtain solace in their addiction which temporarily reduces their pain, be it physical or emotional. As a certified alcohol and drug counsellor and certified sex addiction counsellor, I am trained to help people return to who they are or were meant to be without harmful substances and/or behaviours.
Addiction Counselor
Yasmin Goldie, RP, RN
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Nurse
Available for Online Therapy
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Alcohol use disorder (AUD) can affect mental and physical health, relationships, work, and quality of life. There are many factors that contribute to drug and alcohol use and addiction counselling can help a person explore these factors as well discuss motivation to change the cycle of addiction. I use a blend of CBT and DBT to help give practical skills to help with cravings, emotional regulation and thought processes. Addiction counselling works to: • Strengthen a persons self-worth • Develop alternative ways to manage stress • Prepare and manage triggers • Develop skills to help manage cravings • Help with broken relationship
Addiction Counselor
Nathan Kalk, RP, M.Div.
Registered Psychotherapist
Available for Online Therapy
My approach to counselling is attachment based and trauma informed. I have extensive training in emotionally focused therapy, the gold standard in couple's therapy, which I apply in my work with couples, families, and individuals. Addiction often isolates us and keeps us from forming meaningful and intimate relationships with those most important to us. During our sessions I will be engaged and focused on helping you to make the positive changes you are looking to make and helping you to build stronger and more authentic relationships.
Addiction Counselor
Kevin Fleming, Ph.D.
Coach/Change Agent/Consultant
At Home or Private Discreet Intensives
While most treatment approaches to addiction include 12 step programs, rehabs, and now sober living houses, Grey Matters International, Inc. provides a wildly successful alternative to traditional models of addiction treatment----that keeps the brain in mind. That is, talking to the conscious brain while the primal brain is deciding things even before you are consciously aware? Well, that is the problem to solve in addiction. We have the solution utilizing a new cutting edge neuroscience-centered brain rebalancing system. Contact kevin@kevinflemingphd.com or call 877-606-6161.
Addiction Counselor
Magdalena Karakehayova, RP
Registered Psychotherapist
Available for Online Therapy
Substance use can often feel like the only effective way of coping with traumatic events or challenging life circumstances. I believe that therapy should open space for clients to discuss their experience with substance use and what purpose this serves in their lives. I take a de-pathologizing stance and work collaboratively with clients to explore what substance use means to them and see how this fits with their ideas and hopes for their life and future. Schedule a free 15-minute consultation to ensure we are a good fit.
Addiction Counsellor
Sandy Jeffels, MSW
Registered Social Worker, MSW
800 John Marks Ave (KOPI Building), Kingston, Ontario K7K 0J7 | (613) 807-2639
I provide a compassionate and non-judgmental approach that addresses both the emotional and behavioral aspects of addiction. I provide a safe space for clients to explore the underlying causes of their addictive behaviors, whether they stem from emotional pain, trauma, or unhealthy coping mechanisms. Through personalized strategies, including relapse prevention, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and emotional support, clients will learn healthier ways to manage cravings, build resilience, and regain control over their lives. My goal is to help clients achieve lasting recovery, restore relationships, and reclaim a sense of purpose and well-being.
Addiction Counsellor
Nadia Hovencamp, M.S.W., R.S.W.
Nadia Hovencamp
Princess Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L 1H3 | 613-483-7039
"Addiction" can take many forms and people can be addicted to many different vices. Some of the more common addictions for which therapy can be useful include: - drugs/alcohol - video games/internet - food Addiction often leads to self destructive behaviors which can affect relationships, marriages, finances, employment, and physical health. There are a variety of therapeutic approaches which can help address addiction.
Addiction Counsellor
Insight Neuropsychotherapy, Counselling, and Supervision, PhD, RP
Kate Harper, PhD, RP Registered Psychotherapist (CRPO) & Clinical Supervisor
Kingston, Ontario K7P 0C1 | 4163151418
Often, the focus of addiction counselling is abstinence. But our treatment philosophy focuses on getting at the feelings that lie beneath the symptoms - the symptoms of addictions or substance use. Substances or any addictive behaviours are driven by painful hurt, trauma, and losses/grief and by working through these issues, we can help you better understand the role of substances in your life. We take a compassionate approach to substance use issues.
Addiction Counselor
Sharron Carson, RP
Registered Psychotherapist
Available for Online Therapy
Having an addiction is not a sign of weakness or lack of character. In fact, reaching out for help and being open to change takes a great deal of strength. My approach is one of openness and non-judgment. I follow a harm reduction approach meaning that I respect my clients right to set their own goals which will then guide our sessions. I appreciate that not everyone is ready to, nor wants to, work towards full sobriety. Harm reduction is about reducing the negative impact that substance use has on that person’s well-being and life. I strongly believe that any positive change is a success. If you think that my approach would work for you, please book a free consultation.
Addiction Counsellor
Shannon Parsons, MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker
Kingston, Ontario K7M 9C7 | 613-532-3721
I use a recovery-focused, harm reduction based approach to addressing issues of addiction. Clients can expect to take the lead on the goals they want to set regarding this experience, and using narrative practices can expect to be supported in understanding the roots of their addiction, the effects that addiction has had on their lives, as well as what they might have within them already to put up against it and begin living the lives that they want for themselves.
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Thank you for visiting our Ontario page of therapists in Kingston who specialize in addictions in all forms- internet addiction, pornography and sex addictions, gambling, alcohol and drug abuse, shopping, and food addictions. An addiction can destroy lives and relationships. Often times there is a codependent person somewhere in the sphere of an addict. Professional therapy from an addiction specialist in Kingston, ON is a vital part of recoverey and healing. We are ready to help, let's get started.
Kingston is located in Ontario, Canada. It has a land area of 451.19 square kilometers.  The population of Kingston is 132,485 people with 53,518 households . The population ranking for Kingston is #43 nationally and #21 for the province of Ontario with a density of 274.40 people per sq km. Kingston therapists serve postal code: K7L.