Find Drug Use Therapists & Counselors in Perth Amboy, NJ.

 

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 Perth Amboy, the suburbs of Perth Amboy, other nearby places such as Elizabeth, New Brunswick, or anywhere else in New Jersey, 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 will continuously work to create and maintain a professional clinical environment that fosters feelings of safety, open communication, and growth.

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Depressive Disorders
  • LGBTQ+
  • Marriage
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Sexual Trauma
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Implement coping strategies to address present issues and negative behavior patterns. Then we will take the time to analyze the past to help you see why you were behaving this way to help prevent you from repeating the behavior.

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A Tranquil Room is a psychotherapy practice that offers a safe place to heal from the internal wounds of life. I am a psychotherapist that has over two decades of experience. I offer inclusive virtual therapy to people in the state of New Jersey.

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  • Abuse
  • Abusive Relationships
  • Acute Stress
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Adult Adoptees
  • Adult Children of Alcoholics
  • Alcohol
  • Anxiety
  • Asian and Pacific Islanders
  • Assault
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Behavior Change
  • Bisexuality
  • Caregivers
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  • Chronic Stress
  • Coming Out
  • Communication Skills
  • Co-Parenting
  • COVID-Related Stress and Anxiety
  • Cultural Adjustment
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Depression
  • Disability
  • Dissatisfaction
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Existential Issues
  • Family Conflict
  • Feeling Lost
  • Feminism Adjustment to Cultural Disapointment
  • Financial Stress
  • Finding Meaning or Purpose
  • Gender Identity
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Graduate Students
  • Grief
  • Habit Change
  • High Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Hispanics
  • Illness and Disease
  • Immigrants
  • Internet Use
  • Interpersonal Difficulties
  • Intrusive Thoughts
  • Job Stress
  • Latinos
  • Manic Depression
  • Marriage
  • Mood Disorders
  • Natural Disasters
  • New Parent
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (OCSDs)
  • Panic Attacks
  • Panic Disorders
  • Parenting
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Distress
  • Sadness
  • Separation
  • Sexuality
  • Social Anxiety
  • Social Isolation
  • South Asians
  • Stepfamilies
  • Substance Use
  • Trauma
  • Traumatic Loss
  • Undocumented Residents
  • Work Stress
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I have always been inclined towards community service but especially as an adult, I wanted to do something for the lost teenager I was. I decided to become the kind person I would have wanted to be around while growing up.

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  • Anxiety
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body Image
  • Couples
  • Cultural Identity
  • Depression
  • Disordered Eating
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Domestic Violence
  • Eating Disorders
  • Existential Crisis
  • Existential Issues
  • Faith/Religious Deconstruction
  • Family Conflict
  • Family Dynamics
  • Fertility Challenges
  • Food and Eating Concerns
  • Grief
  • Immigrants
  • Immigration Evaluations
  • Infertility
  • LGBTQ+
  • Parenting Special Needs Children
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Premarital Counseling
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  • Racial or Ethnic Identity
  • Racial Trauma
  • Racism
  • Relationships
  • Religious Identity
  • Religious Trauma
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Sibling Relationships
  • Social Justice
  • Spirituality
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Trauma
  • Young Adults
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Michael Brown
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Work towards living a rich and meaningful life in the best way suited for you. I believe we all are capable of living within the breadth of human emotions and feelings while also learning to live with commitment towards our best selves.


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Work towards living a rich and meaningful life in the best way suited for you. I believe we all are capable of living within the breadth of human emotions and feelings while also learning to live with commitment towards our best selves.

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I work from an existential-humanistic perspective and specialize in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) I also use an integrative and eclectic approach utilizing elements of CBT, psychodynamic, and existential theories.

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  • Addictions
  • Anxiety
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Existential Issues
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
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Laura Geftman
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navigate your distress and celebrate your successes so that you can feel confident and comfortable in being you. You will become more aware of your core beliefs and better understand your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.


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navigate your distress and celebrate your successes so that you can feel confident and comfortable in being you. You will become more aware of your core beliefs and better understand your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

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I will strive to make you feel seen, heard, understood, and inspired to positively impact your mood, functioning, and interpersonal relationships and connect with yourself, others, and the world around you.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Adult Children of Alcoholics
  • Adulting
  • Adults
  • Affair Recovery
  • Affairs and Cheating
  • Age 20s & 30s
  • Alcohol
  • Alternative Relationships
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Attachment Issues
  • Bisexuality
  • Boundaries
  • Breakups
  • Burnout
  • Cannabis
  • Career
  • Career Burnout
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  • Change
  • Children of Parents With Substance Use Disorders
  • Communication Skills
  • Confidence
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Coping Skills
  • Corporate Leaders
  • Dating and Romance
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Drug Use
  • Emerging Adults
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Emotional Intimacy
  • Entrepreneurial Women
  • Ethical Non-Monogamy
  • Failure to Launch
  • Gay
  • Gender Identity
  • Graduate Students
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  • Healthcare Professionals
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  • HIV/AIDS
  • Infidelity
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  • Job Stress
  • Leaving Home
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  • LGBTQ Family Development
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  • Life Skills
  • Life Transitions
  • Marriage
  • Medical Marijuana Assessments
  • Middle Age
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  • Mood Regulation
  • Mood Swings
  • New Job Transition
  • Open Relationships
  • Polyamory
  • Procrastination
  • Professional Women
  • Recovery
  • Relationships
  • Rumination
  • Sadness
  • Self-Actualization
  • Self-Awareness
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Regulation
  • Self-Worth
  • Separation
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Shame
  • Social Anxiety
  • Social Isolation
  • Social Skills
  • Starting a Business
  • Starting College
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Trauma
  • Vaping
  • Withdrawal
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