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Are substance abuse problems causing issues in your relationships and making life more challenging? If so, it’s time to seek help. A substance abuse therapist can help you calm cravings, identify triggers, and remedy mental issues so you can stop using substances and start celebrating sobriety.

Whether you are located in downtown Irvine, East Irvine, Northwood, Orchard Hills, or even Turtle Rock, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Signs You Need Substance Abuse Therapy

Many people use substances, but get overwhelmed with them and are not sure when or if to stop. It can be difficult to know when it’s time to seek help for substance use. So, here are some signs to look out for:

  • You have cravings for drugs and other substances.
  • You want to give up substances but can’t seem to kick the habit.
  • Your drug or alcohol tolerance is building.
  • You have withdrawal symptoms when you’re not using substances.
  • Your substance use is affecting your relationships.

If any of these signs describe your situation, a substance abuse counselor can help you immensely. In a new article, licensed therapist Mark Levine writes about the stages of change when getting ready to handle an addiction to drugs.

Help is Available: Get Substance Abuse Counseling Today

A licensed therapist can use various techniques and tools to support you emotionally, help you identify triggers, curb your cravings, and rewire your thought processes so you can bid your drug habit goodbye. Luckily, finding a quality therapist is easy with Mental Health Match! Start by browsing below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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I utilize a direct yet compassionate solution focused manner with my clients. I utilize evidence based modalities such as cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy.

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Couples
  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Sex Addiction
  • Substance Use
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Rachelle Bloksberg
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reduce stress, ADHD symptoms, depression & anxiety & increase self-esteem & hope, explore ways to manage & cope, & focus on what you want. I'll treat you respectfully without judgment. Find ways to improve your life & be the best version of yourself.


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reduce stress, ADHD symptoms, depression & anxiety & increase self-esteem & hope, explore ways to manage & cope, & focus on what you want. I'll treat you respectfully without judgment. Find ways to improve your life & be the best version of yourself.

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Social justice, compassion, & inclusivity are important to me. I believe therapy can include humor. Things don't have to get worse before they get better. You can gain hope and start to feel better after your first session. Many of my clients do.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abusive Relationships
  • Acute Grief
  • Addictions
  • ADHD in Womxn or Femme Populations
  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
  • Adolescent Anxiety
  • Adolescents
  • Adoption
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  • Anxiety
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  • Anxiety Management
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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  • Disenfranchised Grief
  • Eco-Anxiety
  • Empty Nest
  • Failure to Launch
  • Families with Autism-related challenges
  • Fear of Failure
  • Food Allergy Anxiety
  • Functional Anxiety
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
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  • Grief from Losing a Pet
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  • High-Functioning Depression
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  • Premarital Counseling
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  • Religious Trauma
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Healing emotional hurt and addictive habits to create a life of freedom and intimacy is the greatest journey we can take in our lives. This process requires insight, courage, compassion and resiliency to start the climb towards self acceptance.


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Healing emotional hurt and addictive habits to create a life of freedom and intimacy is the greatest journey we can take in our lives. This process requires insight, courage, compassion and resiliency to start the climb towards self acceptance.

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I use an eclectic approach that incorporates a number of modalities. At the core we are building the capacity to grow self acceptance through the process of vulnerability and healing of traumatic memories.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Alcohol
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Confidence
  • Creatives
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Grief
  • Loneliness
  • Love Addiction
  • Loving Someone with Addiction
  • Parenting
  • Pornography
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sex Addiction
  • Sexual Self-Esteem
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We will discuss a wide range of topics that impact your life and work toward identifying the tools and resources that will help develop coping strategies so that you can continue to grow.


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We will discuss a wide range of topics that impact your life and work toward identifying the tools and resources that will help develop coping strategies so that you can continue to grow.

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My approach is customized to help you work toward personal growth.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Conduct Disorder
  • Couples
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • Learning Disabilities
  • LGBTQ+
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
  • Parenting
  • Personality Disorders
  • Schizophrenia
  • Substance Use
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Catherine Ferreira-Babor
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...understand your problems in a nonjudgemental way. We will understand how they make sense given your life experiences. We will acknowledge your strengths while also figure out what improvements in your thinking, feeling and functioning can be made.


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...understand your problems in a nonjudgemental way. We will understand how they make sense given your life experiences. We will acknowledge your strengths while also figure out what improvements in your thinking, feeling and functioning can be made.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am a psychodynamic therapist which means that I look for how unconscious issues, rooted in your past, are affecting your life today. I also use techniques from the Cognitive Behavioral Theories, when applicable, to provide quicker symptom relief.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Depression
  • Infidelity
  • Medical Trauma
  • PTSD from Abuse
  • Substance Use Disorders
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