Addiction Therapists in Saskatoon, SK.

Often, addiction can result from unresolved trauma in your life. I use a harm-reduction framework rather than a “tough love” one. For some, a 12-step program helps with recovery. For others, an integrative approach to therapy helps people heal from addiction. Using the person-centred approach to treatment, I will help you explore these areas of trauma so that you can cope better in your life. By forming a relationship built on trust and respect with you and your family, I hope to provide the support, resources, and non-judgmental environment to help you recover from your addiction and find meaning in your life.

I work with children whose parents experience alcohol addiction, as well as spouses and those who themselves are addicted. With children in particular we use imagery or play (depending on age) to normalize their experience, as well as to identify the role(s) they have found themselves filling in relation to the family member's addiction. We then work on creating boundaries and parameters aimed at making the client feel safe and stable, so that they can go on and develop and reach their own goals. In working with one who is addicted themselves, I use family systems theory to identify the wounded part of one's self, whose pain we might cope with using alcohol.

Bev sees addictions as the person's band-aid way to live their life. Bev charts with the client what the addicting agent gives to the client and then what this costs the client. This understanding is very important for the client in being able to begin to heal. The client needs to learn how to meet their real needs in healthy ways. The client needs to be confronted with the repercussions of their habit and how it affects them and those around them. The client needs hope that life can be meaningful and liveable. Clients need to be able to explore their feelings and unresolved issues in a safe, non-judgmental environment and learn to process feeling feelings and address issues.

Do you feel that your drinking is stopping you from living the life you've dreamed of? Are you tired waking up with a pounding headache, dragging yourself out of bed thinking, “why did I do that?" Does a couple of drinks end up being a runaway train? Do you worry that if an emergency happened, you won’t be in proper shape to help your loved ones? Are you sick and tired of having your life revolve around alcohol? If you answered yes to any of the above, counselling can help. With powerful techniques, accountability, and genuine warmth, I help clients fully understand and master their drinking habits - so they can finally have the robust health, career, and relationships they deserve.

What emotions are your addiction trying to mask? What are you escaping from? Is your addiction costing you your relationship, your family, your work? Your addiction or dependency, is serving a purpose. Let’s explore, understand and uncover what that purpose is and what the core issues are. It’s time to lead a healthier and more intentional life.

Have your addictions taken control of your life? Do you feel the things you value slipping away? Does life seem unmanageable? I work with people struggling with drug, alcohol, polysubstance, gambling, internet, or shopping addictions. Your addiction is not who you are. If you are ready to consider doing something different in your life, I can help. Learn practical strategies to cope with life. You will experience greater freedom and contentment in your relationships and your life.

With the use of TEAM-CBT and Motivational Interviewing techniques, along with a Solution Focused Brief Therapy approach we can build solutions to a life of addiction and create real and lasting change. The impetus for addiction change is client-centred and rests in an understanding of a person's readiness and willingness to change. I have worked with the Stages of Change Model for many years.

Many approaches to addiction emphasize willpower and deprivation, but this only works temporarily. Alcohol, substances, or other addictive behaviours like gambling and gaming offer short-term relief of underlying issues at a long-term cost to one's relationships and health. As an addiction counsellor, I can help you resolve underlying issues, regain control, and build a sense of meaning and purpose, so you can start living the life you want. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to addiction recovery. I meet each client where they are at, tailoring my approach to each person's unique needs. Send me a message and we can connect for a quick call to discuss next steps.

Has your addiction taken control of your life? Whatever the addiction, it can have a stronghold on the quality of your life and your relationships. Often, addiction provides a way to cope with life. Whatever your story, we can work together to begin the process of awareness about the triggers, emotions, hurt, and stressors that are behind the addiction. Gabor Mate posits that “it is impossible to understand addiction without asking what relief the addict finds, or hopes to find, in the drug or the addictive behaviour.” Whatever your story, I am here to come alongside you on your road to recovery.

Addiction work is a process. The addict must come to recognize him/herself as a client. This is often accomplished by considering the costs that the addiction has exacted on one's life. The costs may be financial, relationships, career, or even legal. The addict needs to come to a point that s/he is willing to say that life has become unmanageable. Next, specific work takes place to replace the dysfunctional behaviour, neurologically rewire the brain through sustained behaviour, and then systematically create a new life free of addiction. As said before, it is a process. Addict mentality is crucial to recognize and replace. But it can be done. And it is worth it.

Let Rev. Jodi Bryant help you journey towards healing from any addiction, including negative emotional patterns, obsessive thinking, codependency or substance abuse. She will support you through this most challenging hardship, that seems to come with other issues. She also offers recovery support groups. She's helped hundreds of people acknowledge their mental, emotional, and spiritual roots that were present and affecting their journey towards healing. If nothing else has worked, come see Jodi and experience how the Holy Spirit will help your soul, spirit, and body restore.

Addictions (alcohol, drugs, or online activity) are always complicated situations that can have a massive impact on someone who is struggling with such behavior. However, the addictive behaviour can also have a significant effect on family members. If you are struggling with addictions or if you are a family member of someone with an addiction, then I may be able to assist you with using a variety of techniques, including Relapse Prevention, to improve your situation.