Addiction Therapists in Stonegate, 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.

It is critical that an individual understand the various factors driving the addictive behavior in order to find resolution to the addiction. Dr. Rumsey is a master addiction counselor (MAC), and trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) to assist you with any trauma that may be a part of driving the addiction. Having effectively helped individuals resolve alcohol addiction, drug addiction (marijuana, cocaine, heroin, prescription drugs, methamphetamines), sexual addiction, spending addiction, & gambling addiction, Dr. Rumsey has the experience to find tools that will work for you. Schedule your FREE 50 In-Office consultation at (303) 868-7246

Has your use of drugs or alcohol inhibited your life. Are you feeling your addiction is out-of-your control? People use substances to numb past or current pain. Substances can be very addictive as they alter your mental status almost immediately as they enter the body. We work towards growing your life beyond your addiction. Feel free to contact me to further discuss your situation.

The way I work with addiction is to meet you where you are at with addiction. This means I could use one of multiple techniques. Those techniques are cognitive behavioral therapy, humanistic theory, and/or Jungian psychotherapy. I will do my best to work on what you will need. I can also work within your own personal belief system. Please feel free to ask me what may work best for you.

I have done everything for my spouse. I have tried to be there for him and stay calm and do all these things. And yet he's still looking at internet porn. Our sex life is in the pits. He keeps talking about his co-worker Katie. I'm getting more and more paranoid that he's being unfaithful to me. While I am digging into church, he doesn't want to go to there anymore. I am too embarrassed to talk about it with my friends because I don't know if this is all in my head or if this is really happening.

Addictions flow out of pain and suffering. Grace and perseverance are needed. Addictions in the basic sense flow out of bodily adjustment/dependence issues. Yet addiction issues also (if not more so) flow out of emotional and spiritual issues. Depending on the degree of severity different approaches will be taken to help the client overcome and reclaim themselves. Breaking of addictions can be extremely hard yet change and healing are possible. Through the therapeutic relationship we will explore and build together.

Do you have a teen that you worry is using substances? It can be one of the scariest things to realize that your teen may be using drugs. I can help parents deal with all of the facets of teen behavior such as substance use, lying, poor school performance, defiance, dangerous behaviors, and even criminal activity. Don't wait until it's too late, you can help your child correct their path now before the stakes get too high.

I work with clients with sexual addictions, such as compulsive pornographic internet consumption. Research on the impact of such addictions is used to determine if or how this information fits with client experiences. This information is combined with the client's unique experiences to determine the level of honest commitment to change. If change is sought, we then work to identify triggers and devise coping strategies to intercept the chain of events leading to relapse. When relapse is an issue, we address it deliberately but delicately, understanding the toxic and unhelpful nature of shame and it's impact on addictive cycles.

Are you are struggling with wanting to quit and can't seem to find a way out? I can't promise you I have the answers. I can promise you I will work with you to discover what might work for you. I can promise you honesty and a safe place to explore your truth. If your desire is to create a different path for yourself I can help guide you toward a new beginning.

Many mental health professionals view and treat compulsive sexual behavior/out of control sexual behavior as an "addiction," with sexual behavior being the primary problem. The addiction model is typically based on 12-step programs that focus on refraining from sexual behavior judged inappropriate by the program, rather than cultivating sexual behaviors that support a healthy and unique expression of the individual's sexuality. As an alternative or adjunct to this approach, I work with compulsive sexual behavior as a potential symptom of some greater underlying cause that, when addressed, can lead to greater fulfillment and closeness in your sexual and intimate relationships.

With 10 years direct experience as an art therapist in a CD treatment center, I believe in the medical model of addiction and the 12 steps. I also believe in personal responsiblity and decision making. I look for and treat any underlying emotional problems, using talk and art tasks based on where the client is in recovery. A lot of self-image and self-confidence work may be needed. New choices.

True Happiness and Stability Stems from the Quality of our Significant Relationships! I provide therapy for children, adolescents, individuals, elders, couples, and families. I focus on people's strengths and possibilities while addressing their real life difficulties. I provide a wide variety of evidence-based treatment approaches. Which means that all the therapy that I implement is highly researched and therefore, proven to work, if followed correctly. I believe in a holistic approach to the therapeutic process that incorporates biological, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions empowering a person or family towards mastering life to its fullest.

Addictions are about worship. Recovering addicts are the most enjoyable people to be around. Why? They worship. Maybe not in the traditional sense but they are grateful, humble, relaxed. They know their place and they are not full of themselves. Prior to recovery addicts were taught or taught themselves that certain feelings were impossibly dangerous to feel. They found a substance/activity that transported (worship) them to a place where they did not have to feel. They did not have to suffer. Addictions is a refusal to suffer and the discovery of an idol to worship. The story must be explored: Who taught you it was so dangerous to feel? Who taught you that you can not suffer?