Addiction Therapists in Toronto, ON.

Counselling for addiction and codependency in Toronto, ON. Help for alcohol and substance abuse, pornography, sex and internet addiction, gambling, and compulsive spending.


Bianca Pungartnik, MSc
Addiction Counsellor

Bianca Pungartnik, MSc

Registered Psychotherapist and Clinical Counselor

As an addiction counselor, I approach each client with empathy, understanding, and a non-judgmental attitude. My goal is to provide a safe and supportive environment where clients can explore the root causes of their addiction and work towards lasting recovery. I use evidence-based practices and work collaboratively with clients to develop a personalized treatment plan that addresses their specific needs and challenges. Through counseling, clients can gain insight into their addictive behaviors, develop coping strategies for triggers and cravings, and learn skills to manage and maintain their recovery over time.

Emily Parolin, MSW, RSW
Addiction Counsellor

Emily Parolin, MSW, RSW

Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist

56 Annie Craig Drive, Toronto, Ontario M8V 0C8 | 647-835-6230

When you're ready to address, manage and heal any addiction, help is closer than you think. It can hard to part from something that has played a role in helping you cope with life's stressors, but once it's causing more harm than good, it's time to look at changing this relationship. Whenever you're ready to do so, you can access the help you've needed to get to the bottom of it with a safe and supportive witness. I use a harm-reduction approach with addictions therapy where together, we'll find strategies to take your power back over the addiction and feel autonomy and control over your life again.

Stacey Gorlicky, RP
Addiction Counsellor

Stacey Gorlicky, RP

Stacey Gorlicky Registered Psychotherapist and Addictions Counsellor

3080 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3N1 | 416-804-6375

I am a Psychotherapist and Addictions Counsellor and having been through an addiction myself I understand what it takes to work through an addiction. I have built up a number of tools and modalities to teach others to gain strength and self-esteem. Addiction is a very broad topic, one that can't be written in a few sentences. I have the confidence in my abilities to help you through your addiction(s) I will create a safe environment for you and your loved ones while going through your challenging time. If you’re not sure if you have an addiction, feel free to call or email me. I have the patience and understanding to meet your needs where ever you’re at today.

Ojasvi Bhardwaj, RP (Qualifying)
Addiction Counselor

Ojasvi Bhardwaj, RP (Qualifying)

Registered Psychotherapist

Available for Online Therapy

Addiction is a multifaceted challenge, and understanding its roots is key to recovery. I specialize in addiction counseling, focusing on mild to moderate addiction. My approach is to delve into the underlying causes that lead to addiction and work with you to develop effective strategies for management. Let's embark on a journey to comprehend your unique challenges and pave the way towards lasting recovery. Reach out for a free consultation and take the first step towards a healthier, addiction-free life.

Jaime Saibil, M.A.
Addiction Counsellor

Jaime Saibil, M.A.

Registered Psychotherapist & Cognitive behavioural therapist

Toronto, Ontario M4N 3N1 | 647-680-4891

My approach to addiction utilizes a variety of methods including psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioural therapy, and emotion-based therapy. In working with addiction, individuals may struggle in different ways, and as a result, the solution needs to be person-specific. My approach includes a root-cause analysis that explores the underpinnings of the addiction towards a sustainable solution for treatment.

Cara Briscoe, RP
Addiction Counselor

Cara Briscoe, RP

Registered Psychotherapist

Available for Online Therapy

Addiction is a multifaceted challenge, and understanding its roots is key to recovery. While I do not offer therapy sessions for addiction, we have several addiction specialists at Psychotherapy Collective who are available to schedule a free 15-minute consultation with you to ensure they are the proper fit for your journey. Visit our profiles at https://www.psychotherapycollective.ca/our-team

Evan Wick, EdD, MSW, RSW
Addiction Counsellor

Evan Wick, EdD, MSW, RSW

Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist

Short-Term Virtual Therapy, Toronto, Ontario M6G 1L5 | please use email or website to connect

I support individuals who want to make changes in their substance or behaviours they find problematic. In addition to this, I support individuals who MAY want to make changes, or are unsure if they are ready to make that change. Having clear goals and expectations of your preferred future is an important foundation of our work together. I ask clients to commit to at least 6-10 sessions as we embark on this journey together.

Jocelyn Hsu, RSW, MSW, BSW
Addiction Counsellor

Jocelyn Hsu, RSW, MSW, BSW

Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist

Toronto, Ontario M2N 3R7 | 289-206-8777

Coping any trauma or any hardship in life would take out a lot from anyone. Addition is a way to cope, but not the only way. If you are ready to make some chances and allow you to achieve a lifestyle that you want to have, I am here for you. Using a harm reduction method, I support you in a none judgmental way and develop a new way to heal and recover.

Donald Hill, M. Div., M. Th., RMFT, RP
Addiction Counselor

Donald Hill, M. Div., M. Th., RMFT, RP

Registered Psychotherapist

Available for Online Therapy

Addiction is a multifaceted challenge, and understanding its roots is key to recovery. While I do not offer therapy sessions for addiction, we have several addiction specialists at Psychotherapy Collective who are available to schedule a free 15-minute consultation with you to ensure they are the proper fit for your journey. Visit our profiles at https://www.psychotherapycollective.ca/our-team

Michelle Gibson, MSW,RSW
Addiction Counsellor

Michelle Gibson, MSW,RSW

Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist

263 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, Ontario M4R 1B1 | 5199133201

When we experience difficult times, it can be easy to turn to substances and distractions to numb the pain. This is a natural protective strategy. Some clients seek to stop this completely, while others seek to find a way to better manage their current use. Our aim is to find out what is best for you. If you feel stuck and could use support, read out to use and let's explore where to start.

Lori-Ann Wesley, M.A., R.P.
Addiction Counsellor

Lori-Ann Wesley, M.A., R.P.

Registered Psychotherapist

55 Eglinton Ave. East Suite 705, Toronto, Ontario M4P 1G8 | 416 208-3178

Any addiction engages in a behavior, for which the rewarding effects provide a compelling incentive to repeat the activity, despite the detrimental consequences. Addiction may involve the use of substances such as alcohol, drugs, nicotine, shopping, food, sex or behaviors such as gambling. There is evidence that addictive behaviors share key neurobiological features: They intensely involve brain pathways of reward and reinforcement, which involve the neurotransmitter dopamine. Working on underlying issues and dealing feelings is the best way out.

Ingrid Dresher, RP, MSc(hon)
Addiction Counsellor

Ingrid Dresher, RP, MSc(hon)

Registered Psychotherapist (College of Psychotherapists of Ontario)

Toronto West, Ontario M9M 1B9 |

Addictive behaviours may feel like comfort to the vacuum left by aloneness or detachment. The feeling of aloneness can start early. Children require a lot of emotional interaction to develop trust that their needs for support and caring will be met. If they don’t experience positive attachments, they may turn their needs for love and caring into physical cravings, which are easier to fill, and develop relationships with their addictions because they're more in control of them than those they look to for love and attention. I create a therapeutic environment in which individuals can deepen their understanding of their feelings and learn to trust their inner resources to connect with others.

Sierra Goldfinger, RP (Qualifying)
Addiction Counselor

Sierra Goldfinger, RP (Qualifying)

Registered Psychotherapist

Available for Online Therapy

As a therapist, I know how challenging it can be to manage addiction. Addiction can impact the quality of our lives, our relationships, and our connection to ourselves. Therapy can provide a safe space to navigate addiction and explore what you wish for in relation to the substance or behaviour. Discussing the addiction can also provide us useful clues as to what roots the addiction, allowing us to navigate the core issue at hand and explore preferred coping strategies. Connect with me today for a free consultation to begin your healing journey.

Taryn Zeger, B.Ah., M.Ed., RP.
Addiction Counsellor

Taryn Zeger, B.Ah., M.Ed., RP.

Registered Psychotherapist

489 College St, 201, Toronto, Ontario M6G 1A5 | (289) 998-4777

Overcoming addiction can feel like a very shameful and isolating process. We work with you to help you reach your goals and overcome your dependency in a non-judgemental way. Making effective change isn't easy but it's never motivated by shame or criticism. In treatment some of the aspects we work on include emotional healing, goal setting, building effective coping strategies, and understanding the roots of your addiction to help you feel more in control.

Hanit Isakovan, M.A., R.P., OAMHP
Addiction Counsellor

Hanit Isakovan, M.A., R.P., OAMHP

Registered Psychotherapist

561 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, Ontario M5N 1B5 |

Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques for addictions are used in the form of reinforcement and conditioning as learning processes in the development of addictive behaviours. There are various skills that clients learn to identify and change problem behaviours to reduce or abstain from drug use. This entails monitoring early warning signs for drug or alcohol cravings, identifying high-risk environments and situations associated with substance use, exploring negative consequences of continued substance use, and developing effective strategies for coping with temptations to use and avoiding triggering high-risk environments.

Kevin Alderson, Ph.D.
Addiction Counsellor

Kevin Alderson, Ph.D.

Registered Psychologist (Alberta and Ontario)

133 Tuscany Valley Green NW, Calgary, Alberta T3L 2K4 | 403-605-5234

[I OFFER VIDEO SESSIONS THROUGHOUT ALBERTA AND ONTARIO]. I know what it is like to be an addict. I have been in recovery from my addiction for several years now. I am also an international expert in this field. My American textbook called “Addictions Counseling Today: Substances and Addictive Behaviors” was published recently. I have been a practicing psychologist since 1986. If you need a competent psychologist, book now at https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=14249112

Laura Kemp-Romas, MA, RP
Addiction Counselor

Laura Kemp-Romas, MA, RP

Registered Psychotherapist & Clinical Director of EnerTherapy

Available for Online Therapy

"Addiction", whether it be over-using drugs, internet, sex, etc., is a means of seeking pleasure in order to mask difficult feelings and thoughts that you may be dealing with. Sometimes, the pain of difficult or traumatic experiences becomes so intense that we unknowingly turn to unhealthy means of gratification. It is my goal to collaboratively, delicately and thoughtfully explore the underlying reasons of your excessive use of drugs, internet, etc., and support the working through and acknowledgement of the feelings and thoughts associated with the underlying reasons. If you are persistent in obtaining health and a happier existence, you will experience healing and release from pain.

Victoria Lorient-Faibish, RP, MEd, CCC, BCPP, RPE
Addiction Counsellor

Victoria Lorient-Faibish, RP, MEd, CCC, BCPP, RPE

Registered Psychotherapist, Holistic Psychotherapist, Canadian Certified Counsellor

14 Prince Arthur Avenue Suite 209, Toronto, Ontario M5R 1A9 | 416-916-6066

I have found that the holistic psychotherapy model plus the 12 step model has been extremely effective to deal with addictions of all kinds. The comprehensive approach that touches upon the family of origin traumas, anxiety, depression, insecurities and relationship issues leaves no stone unturned. Victoria Provides brief and long-term Transformational Holistic Psychotherapy, Motivation and Inspiration, Parts Integration Therapy, Stress Reduction, New Decision Therapy™, Couples Therapy, Polarity Therapy, Reiki and Trauma Therapy with adults. Victoria uses a variety of items from a wide menu including: Traditional talk therapy: Giving space for the client to explore and express feelings, own....

Sarah Prowse, MSW RSW
Addiction Counsellor

Sarah Prowse, MSW RSW

Registered Social Worker

1 Dunraven Dr , Toronto, Ontario M6M 1G8 | 647-385-3962

I practice Harm Reduction Psychotherapy, where we work together to look at the underlying reasons why you have been using substances or behaviours that i believe you started using because they were effective in giving you pleasure, or escape, and have now started to interfere with daily functioning and prevent you from living the way you want to live. We work towards your goals, which can be moderation, safer use, or even abstinence - you're in charge.

Kevin Fleming, Ph.D.
Addiction Counsellor

Kevin Fleming, Ph.D.

Coach/Change Agent/Consultant

Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3 | 1-877-606-6161

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.

Alison Taylor, RP (Qualifying), GITDip
Addiction Counsellor

Alison Taylor, RP (Qualifying), GITDip

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Pape and O'Connor, East York, Toronto, Ontario M4J 2S4 | (437) 747-7195

In Gestalt therapy, we work toward seeing the whole person. This whole-person seeing includes viewing addictive patterns as creative responses to our environment, rather than problems to be fixed/solved directly. We will work together to build new self-supports so that you can ride the waves of anxiety and strong emotion that come with big life changes. We will focus on increasing your awareness about your personal responsibility in the addictive cycle, as well deepening your understanding of how and why you've come to respond to life in these ways.

Robert Simms, MSW, RSW
Addiction Counsellor

Robert Simms, MSW, RSW

Registered Social Worker

768 Maitland St, London, Ontario N5Y 3H5 | 416-432-3070

Addiction often occurs because of some other underlying issue, which could be ADHD, trauma, abuse, neglect, etc... We will work together to try and uncover what you are trying to bury or not acknowledge with the addiction. I will work with you on developing coping skills and strategies to reduce or stop the addiction (your choice), but until we get at the reason underneath, they are only going to provide a band aid solution. If you are ready to dig deep and more fully understand yourself, I'm ready to go on that journey with you.

Lisa Shouldice, RP, MA, CCC
Addiction Counsellor

Lisa Shouldice, RP, MA, CCC

Registered Psychotherapy Clinic

Virtual/Online, Toronto, Ontario M6G 1L5 | 4169536880

Addiction is often a form of self-medicating. There is an experience and related feelings we numb or mute in this way. But it is still there isn't? Alcohol, drugs, compulsive exercise do not make the issues go away, so they resurface and plague us, become a dysfunctional force in our lives. We can begin a healing journey to identity what you avoid by using. We can create a care plan that works for you. We will track your progress, talk about setbacks and ensure the needs met by your addiction are met in other, healthier ways. The team uses a harm reduction model, so if abstinence does not feel real, let's talk about what can feel real. Several members of our team are certified to help

Robert T. Muller, Ph.D., C.Psych.
Addiction Counsellor

Robert T. Muller, Ph.D., C.Psych.

Clinical Psychologist

114 Maitland Street, Toronto, Ontario M4Y 1E1 | 416-939-6491

Approaches to addressing addictions really vary from one treatment setting to another. My approach focuses on helping people manage their addictions. Not everyone chooses abstinence, and not everyone needs to. In fact, for many problem drinkers learning to become a controlled drinker can offer a more sustainable way of living. I tend to work with people to help them manage their addictions in a way that is sustainable, and in a way that works for their personal situation.

Kristie Brassard, MSW, RSW
Addiction Counsellor

Kristie Brassard, MSW, RSW

Clinical Director, Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist & Guide

Toronto, Ontario M5S 0A8 | 1-844-612-6505

One of our lovely psychotherapists, Cher, has spent the majority of her career supporting folks struggling with addiction and addictive behaviours. It’s something she’s passionate about! Using a variety of therapeutic interventions and a harm reduction approach, she supports her clients to discover and develop their version of a happy and healthy life. This may include helping people gain new perspectives and strategies for addressing struggles with interpersonal relationships, facing difficult emotions, healing past wounds, and exploring and understanding one’s self in new ways. She greets each of her clients with non-judgment and meets you where you’re at.


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Thank you for visiting our Ontario page of therapists in Toronto 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 Toronto, ON is a vital part of recoverey and healing. We are ready to help, let's get started.

Toronto is located in Ontario, Canada. It has a land area of 630.20 square kilometers.  The population of Toronto is 2.73 million people with 1.11 million households . The population ranking for Toronto is #1 nationally and #1 for the province of Ontario with a density of 4334.40 people per sq km. Toronto therapists serve postal code: M3B.