Addiction Therapists in Forest Lake, MN.

Do you control it, or does it control you? This is the question I ask when investigating addiction. I am a Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist (CSAT) Candidate. I have had special training in the treatment of sexual addiction, including addiction to pornography. The severity of some sexual addictions is better treated in a treatment program, but often it is something that you can gain control of in a setting such as ours. I can also serve as a resource after treatment. I do in-office and online counseling. You can self-register and self-schedule at mnonlinecounseling.com.

At Center for Mental Health and Wellness we provide counseling for individuals who have recovered from addiction and substance use issues. Often mental health issues may surface once substance use has ceased. Thus, individual therapy can be a helpful way to work on some of those underlying concerns. Working with a therapist after recovery from addiction can reduce the likelihood of relapse.

Do you find yourself preoccupied and out-of-control with your sexual thoughts and desires? Do you hide or feel shame as a result of your sexual behaviors? Have you been hurt or hurt others as a result of your sexual behaviors? If yes, you may be struggling with a sex or love addiction. The goal of recovery treatment is to set a foundation for healing from betrayal, shame, lack of intimacy and the destructive behaviors of sex and love addiction.

We can support your recovery with skills. We encourage those of our clients whom struggle with addiction, to use skills to manage their emotions and distress, while participating in individual therapy, community sobriety programs, and their community as a whole. We can support you recovery through encouragement and accountability. Our therapist are DBT informed and we offer phone coaching.

I have experience working with individuals who struggle with mental health and chemical health. We look at where things are at and how to address each concern. I look at therapy as building a proverbial toolbox. The tools that fill this toolbox are coping skills. Some things we try will work for you while other coping skills won't. We work together to figure out what will work best for you. You will find that psychotherapy with me addresses your primary concern, not mine! I work with you to identify goals and we work to achieve those goals.

Addiction and chemical abuse often have impacts that extend beyond one person and are rooted in a variety of life experiences and unmet mental health needs. Chemical dependency can become detrimental not only to the individual who is using and also to the person's loved ones. It is important to acknowledge that accountability is core intervention needed to resolve the many impacts of addiction/chemical abuse issues. There must be accountability for the individual, the loved ones who may be enabling behaviors and the loved ones who recognize there is an issue however may feel uncertain or uneasy about bringing the issue up directly.

We all have habits, good and bad. It's the unhealthy habits that are always the most difficult to quit. I can help you with the unhealthy urges that are affecting your health. The goal for my addiction therapy is to help people cope with their addiction and lead a more healthy empowered life. As a recovering addict myself, I have been through the process. It's hard but not impossible. My therapy helps my clients take control and eliminate the negative substances from their lives completely. I also offer family counseling and couples therapy to help repair any damage the addiction has done to the family or relationship. I have had years of success with my approach.