Addiction Therapists in Boulder, CO.

Addictions are always a statement of personal entitlement, "I can do this and I do not care how it affects you." When acting through your addiction you give the people around you the message that you are important and they are not. I deal with people who live with addictions with firm, clear, loving confrontations. I can help you deal with your grandiosity even if you do not recognize it when you first come in. I can help you find your humility and accept responsibilty for the pain and harm you have caused in relationships. When you deal with it straight on you can have access to the deepest layers of your self-esteem and to your core value. You will move from pretense into authentic life.

Addictions often result from repetitive choices we make in order to feel more connected: emotionally connected, physically connected, and/or spiritually connected. Some addictions decrease physical pain while others may numb emotional overwhelm. Together, we can explore ways to bring compassion and understanding to your addictions. This is a first step. What we resist can persist. So, it is important to move towards feeling and understanding the underlying reasons for addiction: trauma, loss, rejection, overwhelm....All of these painful experiences can drive unhealthy patterns. Building support systems and bringing structured approaches to addiction may also be needed.

Foundations Counseling is the leading provider of expert counseling for addictions in Northern Colorado. Our counselors unite top-level training with the latest in addiction therapy techniques to provide you with real solutions that will result in successfully overcoming your addiction and maintaining sobriety. The first step is to make an appointment for your free consultation: (970) 227-2770.

I have been sober for 13 years and believe the struggles I have had with addiction allows me to be very effective this work. I have worked with hundreds of addicts and really enjoy this work. Overcoming addiction is much more than learning coping skills. Coping skills are definitely a part of it, but the biggest part is learning/growing so that you can enjoy life without whatever it is you are addicted to. The only way I believe we can stay sober long term, is too feel so good that we don't need something to make us feel better. It's the happiness we obtain in sobriety that will keep us sober not the remembrance of the suffering of the worst days of your addiction.