Online Addiction Counselling
Addiction isn't simply a lack of willpower. Substance use and compulsive behaviours can become ways of coping with stress, trauma, difficult emotions, loneliness or experiences that feel overwhelming.
Counselling can help you understand the role the behaviour has been playing in your life while working toward changes that feel realistic and sustainable.
How I Work with Addiction:
CBT
CBT is a structured, goal-oriented form of therapy that helps individuals identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors related to addiction. In addiction counseling, CBT focuses on understanding the triggers and thought processes that lead to substance use or addictive behaviors. Through practical strategies, you can learn to develop healthier coping mechanisms, manage cravings, and build resilience against relapse. This approach empowers individuals to regain control, make positive choices, and work towards sustained recovery.
IFS
IFS is a compassionate, non-pathologizing therapy that views addiction as a coping mechanism driven by various internal parts, such as wounded, protective, or exiled parts of oneself. In addiction counseling, IFS helps individuals explore and understand the inner conflicts that fuel addictive behaviors. By fostering a connection with these parts and healing the underlying emotional pain, IFS enables you to reduce reliance on substances and develop healthier ways of managing stress and emotions. This approach promotes self-awareness, inner harmony, and sustainable recovery from addiction.
EMDR
EMDR is a powerful technique for processing traumatic memories, distressing experiences, and destructive belief patterns that often underlie addictive behaviors. By using bilateral stimulation, such as guided eye movements, EMDR facilitates reprocessing of these memories, reducing their emotional impact and reducing the urge to use unhelpful coping mechanisms. This approach helps to break the cycle of addiction, allowing you to develop healthier coping strategies, and move toward a more balanced and fulfilling life.
Understanding what's underneath the pattern
Stopping a behaviour is only one part of the picture.
Counselling may also involve exploring triggers, emotions, relationships, past experiences and patterns that contribute to the urge to escape, numb or cope in a particular way.
Frequently Asked Questions
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No. You can seek support because you're concerned about a behaviour or substance use pattern without needing to adopt a particular label.
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Yes. Navigate Wellness offers online counselling to eligible clients within its service areas.