Addiction Therapists in Dartmouth, NS
Have worked in numerous mental health and addictions settings with children, youth, adults, couples, and families.
Accepting New Clients! No Waitlist!
Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck in patterns you want to change? You don’t have to face it alone. I offer warm, respectful counselling in Dartmouth, helping individuals and couples find clarity, balance, and practical steps forward. I believe you are the expert in your own life and will work with you to build on your strengths and create meaningful change. Together, we can navigate challenges and help you move toward the relief and confidence you deserve.
Have worked in numerous mental health and addictions settings with children, youth, adults, couples, and families.
Accepting New Clients! No Waitlist!
Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck in patterns you want to change? You don’t have to face it alone. I offer warm, respectful counselling in Dartmouth, helping individuals and couples find clarity, balance, and practical steps forward. I believe you are the expert in your own life and will work with you to build on your strengths and create meaningful change. Together, we can navigate challenges and help you move toward the relief and confidence you deserve.
Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, grief, or trauma that affects your ability to function? Do you feel exhausted, overwhelmed or lost? Do you wonder if aspects of your life could be better? Now more than ever people are feeling uncertain and anxious about overcoming challenges. Not addressing your challenges can lead to prolonged pain. We believe that it shouldn't be so hard to live better. We provide a custom approach starting with understanding where you are now and the challenges you are facing.
Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, grief, or trauma that affects your ability to function? Do you feel exhausted, overwhelmed or lost? Do you wonder if aspects of your life could be better? Now more than ever people are feeling uncertain and anxious about overcoming challenges. Not addressing your challenges can lead to prolonged pain. We believe that it shouldn't be so hard to live better. We provide a custom approach starting with understanding where you are now and the challenges you are facing.
She has devoted her career to supporting adults and adolescents across various settings, including hospitals, emergency services, community mental health and addiction
Jennifer is a compassionate Registered Social Worker and Private Practitioner with the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers. She is dedicated to providing person-centered care that values and respects each client's unique strengths and experiences. Jennifer believes in the power of collaboration and strives to create a safe, supportive environment where individuals can explore their emotions, enhance their emotional regulation, and strengthen relationships, ultimately guiding them toward reaching their full potential.
She has devoted her career to supporting adults and adolescents across various settings, including hospitals, emergency services, community mental health and addiction
Jennifer is a compassionate Registered Social Worker and Private Practitioner with the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers. She is dedicated to providing person-centered care that values and respects each client's unique strengths and experiences. Jennifer believes in the power of collaboration and strives to create a safe, supportive environment where individuals can explore their emotions, enhance their emotional regulation, and strengthen relationships, ultimately guiding them toward reaching their full potential.
Many people describe a feeling of being stuck in their lives. Limiting subconscious core beliefs and habitual thinking are what holds most back from living the life they want. Whether personal or business, I can help you to make the positive changes in yourself so that you can be free and move forward, whether that means stopping a destructive habit, or charting a new course in life.
Many people describe a feeling of being stuck in their lives. Limiting subconscious core beliefs and habitual thinking are what holds most back from living the life they want. Whether personal or business, I can help you to make the positive changes in yourself so that you can be free and move forward, whether that means stopping a destructive habit, or charting a new course in life.
I am a clinical social worker in Dartmouth NS with over ten years experience providing specialized treatment for individuals and family members affected by addictive behaviours such as substance abuse and gambling.
I have training in mindfulness, EMDR, cognitive behavioural therapy, structured relapse prevention and narrative therapy. I offer both individual and group treatment.
I am a clinical social worker in Dartmouth NS with over ten years experience providing specialized treatment for individuals and family members affected by addictive behaviours such as substance abuse and gambling.
I have training in mindfulness, EMDR, cognitive behavioural therapy, structured relapse prevention and narrative therapy. I offer both individual and group treatment.
I support teens, adults, and couples, who struggle with a range of issues including anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and more.
Using a collaborative, strength-based approach, I work with you as we take all factors of your life into consideration, to recognize your own value and self-worth to facilitate meaningful change. I draw from solution-focused, as well as emotion focused and cognitive-behavioural therapies to assist in overcoming various experiences of trauma.
I support teens, adults, and couples, who struggle with a range of issues including anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and more.
Using a collaborative, strength-based approach, I work with you as we take all factors of your life into consideration, to recognize your own value and self-worth to facilitate meaningful change. I draw from solution-focused, as well as emotion focused and cognitive-behavioural therapies to assist in overcoming various experiences of trauma.
Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, depression, substance use, or eating challenges like bingeing, restriction, or emotional eating — you don’t have to do this alone.
What I help with:
• Anxiety & worry that won’t shut off
• Depression & low motivation
• Substance use concerns & addiction recovery
• Binge eating, restrictive eating, and body image struggles
• Life transitions, burnout, and feeling “not good enough”
Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, depression, substance use, or eating challenges like bingeing, restriction, or emotional eating — you don’t have to do this alone.
What I help with:
• Anxiety & worry that won’t shut off
• Depression & low motivation
• Substance use concerns & addiction recovery
• Binge eating, restrictive eating, and body image struggles
• Life transitions, burnout, and feeling “not good enough”
I work with adults dealing with various challenges such as anxiety, depression, developmental (childhood) trauma, parenting, life transition, grief, addiction, work stress/burnout, and interpersonal challenges (e.g. intimate relationships, family, work).
I support clients in identifying personal values and strengths, and better understanding barriers to what's most important. I use Acceptance and Commitment (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Mindfulness-based (MBCT) approaches to assist the process of moving from "stuckness" towards personal growth and fulfillment.
I work with adults dealing with various challenges such as anxiety, depression, developmental (childhood) trauma, parenting, life transition, grief, addiction, work stress/burnout, and interpersonal challenges (e.g. intimate relationships, family, work).
I support clients in identifying personal values and strengths, and better understanding barriers to what's most important. I use Acceptance and Commitment (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Mindfulness-based (MBCT) approaches to assist the process of moving from "stuckness" towards personal growth and fulfillment.
Clients are often seeking mental health support, addiction work, bereavement help, and stress management skills.
My heart goes out to everyone as we recover from the pandemic. Grief, loss, and change can make it difficult to adjust and move forward. I am passionate about helping others heal so that they can live their best lives. I am a good listener who is empathetic, compassionate and understanding without judgement. Reach out today, consider me as someone willing to be a part of your individual care and wellness.
Clients are often seeking mental health support, addiction work, bereavement help, and stress management skills.
My heart goes out to everyone as we recover from the pandemic. Grief, loss, and change can make it difficult to adjust and move forward. I am passionate about helping others heal so that they can live their best lives. I am a good listener who is empathetic, compassionate and understanding without judgement. Reach out today, consider me as someone willing to be a part of your individual care and wellness.
I help people seeking to understand or change their relationship with substances, which could include reducing use or exploring sobriety.
My work with addiction is informed by my own lived experience with addiction and recovery, and my time supporting folks in the shelter system and transitional housing. I am trained in the Gottman Method, Motivational Interviewing and Emotion-Focused Therapy.
I help people seeking to understand or change their relationship with substances, which could include reducing use or exploring sobriety.
My work with addiction is informed by my own lived experience with addiction and recovery, and my time supporting folks in the shelter system and transitional housing. I am trained in the Gottman Method, Motivational Interviewing and Emotion-Focused Therapy.
I'm a good fit for working through issues related to queerness, addiction, loss, shame, or physical health.
Beyond counselling, I have been a meditation facilitator, personal trainer and coach. If you have struggled with "diet and exercise" (potentially unhelpful terms!), I am a great candidate to help you find kinder, more sustaining motivations in approaching questions about your health. I work from IFS, narrative, feminist, and somatic perspectives primarily.
I'm a good fit for working through issues related to queerness, addiction, loss, shame, or physical health.
Beyond counselling, I have been a meditation facilitator, personal trainer and coach. If you have struggled with "diet and exercise" (potentially unhelpful terms!), I am a great candidate to help you find kinder, more sustaining motivations in approaching questions about your health. I work from IFS, narrative, feminist, and somatic perspectives primarily.
It's not easy to seek support and yet, here you are. That takes courage! Together, we will explore and examine the behaviours and situations that are impacting your life. Your goals are my goals, and together we will work to overcome the hurdles that life presents. My role in your journey is to be non-judgemental, and to support you in creating positive changes that you want to see in order to become the ideal you that may have been lost along the way or you have yet to find.
It's not easy to seek support and yet, here you are. That takes courage! Together, we will explore and examine the behaviours and situations that are impacting your life. Your goals are my goals, and together we will work to overcome the hurdles that life presents. My role in your journey is to be non-judgemental, and to support you in creating positive changes that you want to see in order to become the ideal you that may have been lost along the way or you have yet to find.
Whether it's depression, anxiety, substance use, eating disorders, low self-esteem, grief or relationship issues, we will work together to figure out a path for recovery.
Spidle Counselling believes in working from a client centered approach. Wherever you are in your journey, I'll meet you and help you decided the best path of recovery for you. Many people go through daily life feeling unfulfilled and overwhelmed with their circumstances. There are usually valid reasons for this but it's sometimes hard to recognize what they are. The first step toward a solution requires first knowing the problem.
Whether it's depression, anxiety, substance use, eating disorders, low self-esteem, grief or relationship issues, we will work together to figure out a path for recovery.
Spidle Counselling believes in working from a client centered approach. Wherever you are in your journey, I'll meet you and help you decided the best path of recovery for you. Many people go through daily life feeling unfulfilled and overwhelmed with their circumstances. There are usually valid reasons for this but it's sometimes hard to recognize what they are. The first step toward a solution requires first knowing the problem.
How many people are willing to understand the true feelings in a person's heart? I believe it is easy to define psychological illness, but it is very hard to find out a person's true feelings. This is the biggest challenge for one’s career. With that in mind, I work to understand all feelings and help all my clients learn to work through their difficulties to gradually become internally independent until they no longer need me.
How many people are willing to understand the true feelings in a person's heart? I believe it is easy to define psychological illness, but it is very hard to find out a person's true feelings. This is the biggest challenge for one’s career. With that in mind, I work to understand all feelings and help all my clients learn to work through their difficulties to gradually become internally independent until they no longer need me.
The way I view human beings is that every person's life has three aspects: public, private, and inner life. Public life is what the world sees; private life is shared with close ones; but the inner life is known only to ourselves. It holds our deepest thoughts, feelings, and desires often left unspoken. We may feel confused or overwhelmed without a space to express these emotions. That’s where a therapist comes in who is not just a professional, but a compassionate companion. A therapist listens without judgment, helps us understand our emotions, and guides us toward clarity, healing, and self-awareness.
The way I view human beings is that every person's life has three aspects: public, private, and inner life. Public life is what the world sees; private life is shared with close ones; but the inner life is known only to ourselves. It holds our deepest thoughts, feelings, and desires often left unspoken. We may feel confused or overwhelmed without a space to express these emotions. That’s where a therapist comes in who is not just a professional, but a compassionate companion. A therapist listens without judgment, helps us understand our emotions, and guides us toward clarity, healing, and self-awareness.
Are you stressed, worried, having difficulty in relationships? We can help - we are dedicated to helping adults and young adults with workplace or school stress, relationship troubles (couples or individual), and mood (anxiety, depression) concerns. We also specialize in working with first responders - we offer assessment/diagnosis, group therapy and individual therapy for current military, former military, police, and other first responders.
Are you stressed, worried, having difficulty in relationships? We can help - we are dedicated to helping adults and young adults with workplace or school stress, relationship troubles (couples or individual), and mood (anxiety, depression) concerns. We also specialize in working with first responders - we offer assessment/diagnosis, group therapy and individual therapy for current military, former military, police, and other first responders.
Do you feel stuck in anxiety, drained by depression, or stretched thin from stress? I help people manage these struggles, break old patterns, and build a calmer, stronger life.
Do you feel stuck in anxiety, drained by depression, or stretched thin from stress? I help people manage these struggles, break old patterns, and build a calmer, stronger life.
I am a youth, individuals, and couples therapist working at ML Family Counselling in Dartmouth. I use an integrative, trauma-focused approach rooted in compassion, connection, and the understanding that healing happens in relationship to the many parts of our ourselves and with others. Whether you’re seeking support for yourself, your child, or your relationship, I offer a space where all parts of you are welcomed. I work with a wide range of concerns including trauma (developmental, relational, complex), mood disorders, behavioural concerns, emotional regulation, attachment wounds, and relationship challenges.
I am a youth, individuals, and couples therapist working at ML Family Counselling in Dartmouth. I use an integrative, trauma-focused approach rooted in compassion, connection, and the understanding that healing happens in relationship to the many parts of our ourselves and with others. Whether you’re seeking support for yourself, your child, or your relationship, I offer a space where all parts of you are welcomed. I work with a wide range of concerns including trauma (developmental, relational, complex), mood disorders, behavioural concerns, emotional regulation, attachment wounds, and relationship challenges.
Dartmouth Psychological Services Inc. is a team of collaborative and caring practitioners who have been providing evidence-based mental health services to children, adolescents, adults, couples and families in the HRM for over 20 years. DPS works collaboratively with the Breathe Mindfulness Centre, which specializes in offering mindfulness and compassion-based classes, workshops and group programs.
Dartmouth Psychological Services Inc. is a team of collaborative and caring practitioners who have been providing evidence-based mental health services to children, adolescents, adults, couples and families in the HRM for over 20 years. DPS works collaboratively with the Breathe Mindfulness Centre, which specializes in offering mindfulness and compassion-based classes, workshops and group programs.
Do you struggle with feeling disconnected from others? Are you a parent worried about your child who may be having challenges? Are you a partner wanting to learn to communicate and connect more lovingly in your relationship? Are you a person who wants to improve your health? You are in the right place. Our goal is to help you through difficult experiences, and we offer counselling therapy, occupational therapy and naturopathic medicine for children, teens, adults, couples and families. Book a free 20-minute consultation. You can email us, or you can go to our website and book now!
Do you struggle with feeling disconnected from others? Are you a parent worried about your child who may be having challenges? Are you a partner wanting to learn to communicate and connect more lovingly in your relationship? Are you a person who wants to improve your health? You are in the right place. Our goal is to help you through difficult experiences, and we offer counselling therapy, occupational therapy and naturopathic medicine for children, teens, adults, couples and families. Book a free 20-minute consultation. You can email us, or you can go to our website and book now!
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What is the best therapy for addiction?
Addiction treatment will be tailored to the individual. People seeking help for addiction—whether with a psychotherapist, in an outpatient clinic, or in a residential program—should expect to engage in multiple types of treatments, sometimes including medication. For anyone recovering from addiction, avoiding situations in which one has typically used a substance is essential, as is the support of close connections. Since substance use disorders tend to co-occur with underlying mental health conditions such as anxiety or depression, those must also be addressed as part of any recovery plan.
How long does therapy for addiction take?
There is no set timeline for recovery from addiction. Patients and their families should expect the work to last several months, if not longer. Residential treatment programs may be based on a stay of 30, 60, or 90 days, with continuing work after release, but only about 1 percent of people are treated in such facilities. Ceasing use is just the first step; therapy to help maintain abstinence and effect behavior change must follow. The process of recovery, neuroscience has shown, involves brain cells recovering the capacity to respond to natural sources of reward and restore control over the impulse to use. Another definition of recovery is restoring voluntary control over one’s substance use and retaking all of one’s previous responsibilities.
How effective is drug addiction treatment?
Substance use disorders are treatable and remission is achievable for many who seek recovery; by some estimates, more than three-quarters of people who become addicted to alcohol or drugs recover. But that success rarely occurs quickly or on a set timeline; relapse is not only common, but many therapists and clinicians view it as a normal part of the process—not always a sign that a person has returned to addiction, but a signal that their treatment should be adjusted to help them regain control. Overall, research suggests, five years after the end of substance use, one’s risk of relapse is no greater than that of others who had not faced addiction. Other experts believe that complete abstinence is not the only measure of recovery, and that, through effective treatment, many people can learn to control their use.
How can you get addiction treatment for someone?
The most important factor in recovery from addiction is widely understood to be an individual’s commitment to change. For that reason,“interventions” in which friends and family gather to urge or force someone to begin immediate treatment often backfire; even when such efforts do lead someone to begin treatment, they may be less likely to stay than those who are self-driven. Still, family members can play an important role in supporting an individual who seeks help and can take part in family therapy as one element of a loved one’s treatment.