Alcohol Use Therapists in Montréal, QC
Are you struggling with addiction and addictive behaviors? Have you tried to make changes in your life but keep falling into the same repetitive patterns? Whether it be alcohol, drugs, gambling, sex, video games, or any other addictive behavior, making positive changes alone can be very difficult.
Are you struggling with addiction and addictive behaviors? Have you tried to make changes in your life but keep falling into the same repetitive patterns? Whether it be alcohol, drugs, gambling, sex, video games, or any other addictive behavior, making positive changes alone can be very difficult.
As a registered drama therapist I combine creative interventions and verbal processing to help individuals process their thoughts, feelings, and emotions, develop coping skills and rehearse for life. Using a client-centred approach, I meet the person where they are, discover their strengths, and facilitate their growth and development. I also help clients foster creativity in their daily lives to encourage wellness. I have experience working with queer and trans folks, individuals living with HIV/AIDS, substance users, those experiencing grief or feeling lost and people having trouble regulating mood, behaviour, and anxiety.
As a registered drama therapist I combine creative interventions and verbal processing to help individuals process their thoughts, feelings, and emotions, develop coping skills and rehearse for life. Using a client-centred approach, I meet the person where they are, discover their strengths, and facilitate their growth and development. I also help clients foster creativity in their daily lives to encourage wellness. I have experience working with queer and trans folks, individuals living with HIV/AIDS, substance users, those experiencing grief or feeling lost and people having trouble regulating mood, behaviour, and anxiety.
My services cover a wide range of issues, including LGBTQIA2S+, polyamory, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, eating disorders, exploration of and guidance in the process of affirming one's gender, as well as support in managing stress, anxiety and many other psychosocial and mental health issues.
My services cover a wide range of issues, including LGBTQIA2S+, polyamory, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, eating disorders, exploration of and guidance in the process of affirming one's gender, as well as support in managing stress, anxiety and many other psychosocial and mental health issues.
Bonjour/Hello, and welcome to my PT Therapy Directory profile page. I am a PhD clinical psychologist with over 20 years experience - and a member of the Ordre des psychologues du Québec. I help people with anxiety, stress, depression (or loss of a loved one), eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder), and individuals or couples with relationship difficulties. I believe in building a collaborative therapeutic relationship with clients, and in using scientifically-proven therapy practices to get the best results. I can help if you would like to talk about the difficulties you or your loved ones are facing.
Bonjour/Hello, and welcome to my PT Therapy Directory profile page. I am a PhD clinical psychologist with over 20 years experience - and a member of the Ordre des psychologues du Québec. I help people with anxiety, stress, depression (or loss of a loved one), eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder), and individuals or couples with relationship difficulties. I believe in building a collaborative therapeutic relationship with clients, and in using scientifically-proven therapy practices to get the best results. I can help if you would like to talk about the difficulties you or your loved ones are facing.
If today seems like an interminable day, and sets the stage for a profound apprehension for tomorrow, whether individually, within your couple or your family; it is maybe time to consult. Whomever you choose, be sure to be comfortable and feel safe. If you are interested in someone who has a compassionate ear and a reassuring expertise, perhaps we could work collaboratively at finding ways to foster harmony, confidence and peace for you and your close ones. Trained as Couple and Family Therapist at Syracuse University, I work as much with couples, families as individuals.
If today seems like an interminable day, and sets the stage for a profound apprehension for tomorrow, whether individually, within your couple or your family; it is maybe time to consult. Whomever you choose, be sure to be comfortable and feel safe. If you are interested in someone who has a compassionate ear and a reassuring expertise, perhaps we could work collaboratively at finding ways to foster harmony, confidence and peace for you and your close ones. Trained as Couple and Family Therapist at Syracuse University, I work as much with couples, families as individuals.
Tess Pelletier
Marriage & Family Therapist, MSc(A), BSc, CFT
1 Endorsed
Montréal, QC H2L
Waitlist for new clients
Humans who choose to work with me are often feeling stuck in painful patterns, disconnected from themselves or others, overwhelmed, exhausted from trying to hold everything together, or simply struggling to exist in this world or in their relationships in the way they want to.
As a Psychotherapist and Couple & Family Therapist, I welcome individuals, couples, families of all types, and other relationship structures in all their diversity in my practice.
I have particular experience with substance use, eating disorders, OCD, personality disorders, and trauma/complex trauma, including how these show up in and impact relationships.
Humans who choose to work with me are often feeling stuck in painful patterns, disconnected from themselves or others, overwhelmed, exhausted from trying to hold everything together, or simply struggling to exist in this world or in their relationships in the way they want to.
As a Psychotherapist and Couple & Family Therapist, I welcome individuals, couples, families of all types, and other relationship structures in all their diversity in my practice.
I have particular experience with substance use, eating disorders, OCD, personality disorders, and trauma/complex trauma, including how these show up in and impact relationships.
Yes , you can get better and live a happier and healthier life! In my work with my clients I am committed to helping and encouraging individuals and couples to find healthy and successful ways to become directors in their own lives.Clients are offered therapies that promote understanding, self expression, and self esteem which will ultimately lead you to being in charge of your own life. In a safe, supportive and non-judgmental environment we can build unique relationship that could transform your lives. Therapy is a journey of self- discovery and growth - let's embark on this journey together.
Yes , you can get better and live a happier and healthier life! In my work with my clients I am committed to helping and encouraging individuals and couples to find healthy and successful ways to become directors in their own lives.Clients are offered therapies that promote understanding, self expression, and self esteem which will ultimately lead you to being in charge of your own life. In a safe, supportive and non-judgmental environment we can build unique relationship that could transform your lives. Therapy is a journey of self- discovery and growth - let's embark on this journey together.
I have 20+ years of experience working with individuals suffering from alcohol and drug dependence and psychological problems including gambling, borderline personality disorder, anxiety and mood disorders. Until 2022 I was a staff member at the Addictions Unit of the McGill University Health Centre. I use a variety of motivational and psychological approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for individuals, couples and groups. Mindfulness-Integrated CBT techniques are particularly useful for the treatment of individuals recovering from substance dependence.
I have 20+ years of experience working with individuals suffering from alcohol and drug dependence and psychological problems including gambling, borderline personality disorder, anxiety and mood disorders. Until 2022 I was a staff member at the Addictions Unit of the McGill University Health Centre. I use a variety of motivational and psychological approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for individuals, couples and groups. Mindfulness-Integrated CBT techniques are particularly useful for the treatment of individuals recovering from substance dependence.
You may feel like damaged goods. You are not. I help adults navigating anxiety, life transitions, relationship struggles, co-dependency, family conflict, anger, substance-dependency, gambling and related concerns, understand the patterns that keep them stuck. Together, we untangle the thoughts, habits, and reactions that leave you overwhelmed, disconnected, or repeating the same cycles. Using practical, personalized tools, we work toward greater clarity, confidence, healthier relationships, and real choice. Reach out for a short conversation to see if we’re a good fit.
You may feel like damaged goods. You are not. I help adults navigating anxiety, life transitions, relationship struggles, co-dependency, family conflict, anger, substance-dependency, gambling and related concerns, understand the patterns that keep them stuck. Together, we untangle the thoughts, habits, and reactions that leave you overwhelmed, disconnected, or repeating the same cycles. Using practical, personalized tools, we work toward greater clarity, confidence, healthier relationships, and real choice. Reach out for a short conversation to see if we’re a good fit.
Sometimes life can feel overwhelming, like you’re carrying too much, balancing endless responsibilities, and unsure where to turn. You may feel disconnected from the people around you, or even from yourself. Together, we’ll create a warm, non-judgmental space where you can slow down, gain clarity, and feel heard. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, low mood, self-doubt, or relationship challenges, we’ll gently explore what’s beneath the surface and work toward helping you feel more grounded, confident, and connected to yourself again.
Sometimes life can feel overwhelming, like you’re carrying too much, balancing endless responsibilities, and unsure where to turn. You may feel disconnected from the people around you, or even from yourself. Together, we’ll create a warm, non-judgmental space where you can slow down, gain clarity, and feel heard. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, low mood, self-doubt, or relationship challenges, we’ll gently explore what’s beneath the surface and work toward helping you feel more grounded, confident, and connected to yourself again.
Smart, thoughtful, and maybe a little intense. On a good day, your brain is a race car. On a bad day? It’s like you’re driving on ice. Whether it’s ADHD, burnout, emotional overload, or just feeling stuck, you’re here because you want clarity, momentum, and a way forward that actually fits how your mind works. You don’t need to be “fixed.” You need a therapist who gets it—a collaborator to help you decode your patterns and build tools that work with your brain, not against it. Together, we’ll explore how you function best, and start writing the documentation for your mind.
Smart, thoughtful, and maybe a little intense. On a good day, your brain is a race car. On a bad day? It’s like you’re driving on ice. Whether it’s ADHD, burnout, emotional overload, or just feeling stuck, you’re here because you want clarity, momentum, and a way forward that actually fits how your mind works. You don’t need to be “fixed.” You need a therapist who gets it—a collaborator to help you decode your patterns and build tools that work with your brain, not against it. Together, we’ll explore how you function best, and start writing the documentation for your mind.
Struggling with depression, anxiety, interpersonal challenges, or feeling caught between cultural expectations and your own identity?
I help individuals and couples find inner peace, healing, and resilience so they can feel more grounded and fulfilled.
My work draws on both the best elements of different schools of therapy and the wisdom of Eastern perspectives.
My collaborative approach affirms all aspects of identity — including gender, culture, race, and spirituality — while creating a safe and supportive space for LGBTQ+ voices.
Struggling with depression, anxiety, interpersonal challenges, or feeling caught between cultural expectations and your own identity?
I help individuals and couples find inner peace, healing, and resilience so they can feel more grounded and fulfilled.
My work draws on both the best elements of different schools of therapy and the wisdom of Eastern perspectives.
My collaborative approach affirms all aspects of identity — including gender, culture, race, and spirituality — while creating a safe and supportive space for LGBTQ+ voices.
Life can feel overwhelming at times, and reaching out for support is a meaningful first step toward change. You don’t have to navigate life’s challenges alone. I believe that even in the most difficult moments, growth and healing are possible with the right support and understanding. I have experience supporting adolescents and adults facing challenges such as substance use, depression, and anxiety. Together, we will work at a pace that feels right for you, focusing on your goals and what matters most in your life.
Life can feel overwhelming at times, and reaching out for support is a meaningful first step toward change. You don’t have to navigate life’s challenges alone. I believe that even in the most difficult moments, growth and healing are possible with the right support and understanding. I have experience supporting adolescents and adults facing challenges such as substance use, depression, and anxiety. Together, we will work at a pace that feels right for you, focusing on your goals and what matters most in your life.
Therapy holds a delicate balance: supportive yet challenging, welcoming yet daring. Dedicated to guiding you toward self-discovery and personal growth, my approach integrates mindfulness techniques, trauma-informed practices, and strategies for emotional regulation. Drawing from a rich community and clinical social work background and psychiatric experience, I am committed to assisting individuals on their path to wholehearted wellness.
Therapy holds a delicate balance: supportive yet challenging, welcoming yet daring. Dedicated to guiding you toward self-discovery and personal growth, my approach integrates mindfulness techniques, trauma-informed practices, and strategies for emotional regulation. Drawing from a rich community and clinical social work background and psychiatric experience, I am committed to assisting individuals on their path to wholehearted wellness.
The Centre for Psychodynamic Insights is a virtual mental health clinic offering Psychodynamic psychotherapy and comprehensive psychological assessments for ADHD, anxiety, depression, personality disorders, trauma, and complex mental health concerns. Psychological assessments are available in English and French. Our psychodynamic approach explores underlying emotions, unconscious patterns, and formative experiences to better understand the root causes of symptoms, relieve distress, and support meaningful, lasting change.
The Centre for Psychodynamic Insights is a virtual mental health clinic offering Psychodynamic psychotherapy and comprehensive psychological assessments for ADHD, anxiety, depression, personality disorders, trauma, and complex mental health concerns. Psychological assessments are available in English and French. Our psychodynamic approach explores underlying emotions, unconscious patterns, and formative experiences to better understand the root causes of symptoms, relieve distress, and support meaningful, lasting change.
Sessions are tailored to your needs. A warm, creative, strengths-based approach is offered, drawing on a range of therapeutic methods. The focus is on building lasting emotional and relational skills that support meaningful, sustainable change.
Les rencontres sont adaptées aux besoins du client. Une approche chaleureuse, créative et axée sur les forces est proposée, s’appuyant sur diverses méthodes thérapeutiques. L’accent est mis sur le développement de compétences émotionnelles et relationnelles durables favorisant un mieux-être durable.
Sessions are tailored to your needs. A warm, creative, strengths-based approach is offered, drawing on a range of therapeutic methods. The focus is on building lasting emotional and relational skills that support meaningful, sustainable change.
Les rencontres sont adaptées aux besoins du client. Une approche chaleureuse, créative et axée sur les forces est proposée, s’appuyant sur diverses méthodes thérapeutiques. L’accent est mis sur le développement de compétences émotionnelles et relationnelles durables favorisant un mieux-être durable.
Disconnection, frustration, feeling stuck, and losing hope can all lead to seeking support for relief. Through careful exploration and connective discussion, we can resolve the issues getting in the way with compassion, commitment, and expansion. Learn how to understand and put words to needs, painful events, and traumatic experiences. Make helpful sense of your situation through the emotions, behaviours, thoughts, and beliefs that accompany it, and learn how to respond in meaningful and fulfilling ways to overcome whatever barriers.
Disconnection, frustration, feeling stuck, and losing hope can all lead to seeking support for relief. Through careful exploration and connective discussion, we can resolve the issues getting in the way with compassion, commitment, and expansion. Learn how to understand and put words to needs, painful events, and traumatic experiences. Make helpful sense of your situation through the emotions, behaviours, thoughts, and beliefs that accompany it, and learn how to respond in meaningful and fulfilling ways to overcome whatever barriers.
Fun fact: A new way people "start" therapy in 2026 isn’t by calling a therapist.
It’s by typing into AI things like: “why do I feel like this,” “how do I stop overthinking,” “I just binged and feel like a failure,” or “why do I feel like I need a drink.”
People aren’t looking for a specific type of therapy—they’re looking for relief. Because no one likes to suffer.
And yet, suffering can become familiar. Predictable. Even… strangely comfortable.
Your brain is wired to prefer what’s known—even if it hurts—over what’s unfamiliar. It’s trying to protect you. So we start to confuse painful with safety.
Fun fact: A new way people "start" therapy in 2026 isn’t by calling a therapist.
It’s by typing into AI things like: “why do I feel like this,” “how do I stop overthinking,” “I just binged and feel like a failure,” or “why do I feel like I need a drink.”
People aren’t looking for a specific type of therapy—they’re looking for relief. Because no one likes to suffer.
And yet, suffering can become familiar. Predictable. Even… strangely comfortable.
Your brain is wired to prefer what’s known—even if it hurts—over what’s unfamiliar. It’s trying to protect you. So we start to confuse painful with safety.
Hello and welcome. I’m a non-binary trans masc queer, white, poly social worker and somatic trauma therapist. I offer politicized psychotherapy services that centre structural analyses of trauma. I work with 2SLGBTQ people navigating c-ptsd, dating, relationships, gender identity, gender transitions, borderline personality disorder, sex, sexuality, sensuality, asexuality, sexual identity, non-monogamy, dissociation, depression, anxiety, suicidality, self-harm, substance use, and kink. My approach to psychotherapy is relational, systemic, humanistic, and anti-carceral. I offer both individual and relational therapeutic services.
Hello and welcome. I’m a non-binary trans masc queer, white, poly social worker and somatic trauma therapist. I offer politicized psychotherapy services that centre structural analyses of trauma. I work with 2SLGBTQ people navigating c-ptsd, dating, relationships, gender identity, gender transitions, borderline personality disorder, sex, sexuality, sensuality, asexuality, sexual identity, non-monogamy, dissociation, depression, anxiety, suicidality, self-harm, substance use, and kink. My approach to psychotherapy is relational, systemic, humanistic, and anti-carceral. I offer both individual and relational therapeutic services.
My approach can be described as strength-based and client-centered. I believe that the client must feel empowered, supported and dignified at all times. Clients who have had complicated lives, will often have trouble envisioning positive outcomes to their life story. This can impede and prevent growth and self- fulfillment. My job is to help clients to identify obstacles, work through impeding emotions, and arm them with new strategies. The effort should be collaborative. With my guidance, clients can shed their "negative narrative" and thus feel a sense of renewed hope. The future should seem one of possibility.
My approach can be described as strength-based and client-centered. I believe that the client must feel empowered, supported and dignified at all times. Clients who have had complicated lives, will often have trouble envisioning positive outcomes to their life story. This can impede and prevent growth and self- fulfillment. My job is to help clients to identify obstacles, work through impeding emotions, and arm them with new strategies. The effort should be collaborative. With my guidance, clients can shed their "negative narrative" and thus feel a sense of renewed hope. The future should seem one of possibility.
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Nearby Alcohol Use Counsellors Searches for Montréal
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- Laval
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- Pointe-Claire
- Westmount
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- Montréal-Nord
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Alcohol Use Counsellors
Are there specific medications for alcohol use?
There are oral medications approved to treat alcohol use disorder—such as disulfiram, acamprosate, and naltrexone, which also comes in an injectable form. These medications do help people reduce their drinking as well as avoid the problem of relapse. Naltrexone helps reduce cravings, disulfiram can make a person feel sick when they drink, and acamprosate may help ease symptoms like poor sleep and anxious feelings.
How do alcohol recovery or rehabilitation programs work?
In inpatient programs, individuals live in a facility with other patients in recovery; in outpatient programs,individuals live at home. These facilities are staffed with healthcare professionals including physicians, nurses, psychologists, counselors, and psychotherapists. Staff can also include people who have recovered themselves, serving as mentors and guides. These programs may use abstinence, harm reduction, detoxification, psychotherapy, and other tools for recovery.
How do 12-step programs combined with psychotherapy work?
Members of 12-step programs help each other reach abstinence and work to maintain it. These programs promote complete change in the individual’s emotional, mental, physical, and even spiritual perspectives. Some programs require that new members attend 90 meetings in 90 days. Many people do attend these programs in conjunction with their work in psychotherapy; the combination of therapy along with 12-step can be extremely effective.
How does harm reduction combined with psychotherapy work?
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, harm reduction prevents death, injury, disease, overdose, and substance misuse. People who choose harm reduction for alcohol use reduce the amount of alcohol they intake. It is not abstinence-based like a 12-step program, but combining harm reduction with psychotherapy proves to be effective for many people.