Addiction Therapists in Wayzata, MN.

If you are feeling controlled by your addiction and feel like you are losing your quality of life, I provide individual therapy for various addictions such as food and alcohol. While in therapy you can begin to learn about this out of control aspect of yourself. Addictions are a sign of a need for help and intervention. Coming to understand what this part of your life serves for you and it's destructiveness is part of the healing. Often shame, grief and depression inhibit the ability to reach out for help. Breaking this cylce and reaching out for professional help can be the first step to change.

People use drugs, food, behavior, sex, gambling, shopping, video games, or even exercise to change try to improve our mood, to feel better or perhaps to just feel numb. The common element is that we want to feel different, and want to do so right now. Problems develop when the harm to our health, our relationship, far outweighs the relief: we persist despite ill effects. The goal of counseling here is to reduce the harm brought about by our substance use or our behaviors. Charlie uses cognitive therapy, mindfulness training, and lessons from neuroscience to find healthier ways to meet our needs. Addiction has been called a learning disorder. We need to learn better coping skills.

Still searching?   We want you to know we have GREAT therapists for you to speak with who practice online therapy.  There are many licensed therapists on Theravive who practice online.   Working with an E-Counselor from Theravive is real therapy, not a quick gimmick or a chat app, but actual counseling governed by ethics and regulatory bodies.  Search our online therapists who provide professional counseling services over Skype, Email and/or Phone. All therapists on Theravive are licensed and registered professionals.