Addiction Counselling in Horsforth

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Dr Netalie Shloim
Psychotherapist, PhD, MUKCP
Serves Area
I specialise in supporting people who suffer with Eating Disorders, Depression and Anxiety, Childhood Trauma, , Addictions, Learning Disabilities, Sexual Assault and Personality disorders.
Welcome. I am an Associate Professor in Counselling and Psychotherapy and a practising psychotherapist. With over 25 years of experience, my clinical work focuses on eating disorders and body image, trauma, attachment, neurodiversity (including ADHD), and complex emotional difficulties. I work integratively, drawing on psychodynamic, relational, and creative approaches, and has extensive experience in individual therapy, group work, and clinical supervision.​
I specialise in supporting people who suffer with Eating Disorders, Depression and Anxiety, Childhood Trauma, , Addictions, Learning Disabilities, Sexual Assault and Personality disorders.
Welcome. I am an Associate Professor in Counselling and Psychotherapy and a practising psychotherapist. With over 25 years of experience, my clinical work focuses on eating disorders and body image, trauma, attachment, neurodiversity (including ADHD), and complex emotional difficulties. I work integratively, drawing on psychodynamic, relational, and creative approaches, and has extensive experience in individual therapy, group work, and clinical supervision.​
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Jodie Morrison
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Serves Area
Hi, I’m Jodie. I'm a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist, based in Adel, north Leeds. Maybe you're going through something difficult - feeling anxious, overwhelmed or burnt out. Maybe you're feeling a little lost or stuck, or just aware that something isn't working. You don't have to have it all figured out before getting in touch. I work alongside you, following your lead to understand your experience and explore whatever feels important to you. Sessions take place in a calm, private therapy room in Adel, with its own entrance and bathroom, or online via video call.
Hi, I’m Jodie. I'm a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist, based in Adel, north Leeds. Maybe you're going through something difficult - feeling anxious, overwhelmed or burnt out. Maybe you're feeling a little lost or stuck, or just aware that something isn't working. You don't have to have it all figured out before getting in touch. I work alongside you, following your lead to understand your experience and explore whatever feels important to you. Sessions take place in a calm, private therapy room in Adel, with its own entrance and bathroom, or online via video call.
0113 519 5831 View 0113 519 5831
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Adam Clayton
Psychotherapist, MA, MUKCP
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Compulsions or addictions might offer short term relief but long term shame and anxiety- you might yearn to bring them into honest and caring dialogue?
How I work...Safely: your goals, your pace; Soulfully: connecting with your real and deeper self; Creatively: using imagery, dreams and symbols; Compassionately: honouring how you’ve thrived or maybe just survived; Responsively: a person who actively cares about and accepts you; Psychologically: casting light on how pain stays in your system.
Compulsions or addictions might offer short term relief but long term shame and anxiety- you might yearn to bring them into honest and caring dialogue?
How I work...Safely: your goals, your pace; Soulfully: connecting with your real and deeper self; Creatively: using imagery, dreams and symbols; Compassionately: honouring how you’ve thrived or maybe just survived; Responsively: a person who actively cares about and accepts you; Psychologically: casting light on how pain stays in your system.
01937 227371 View 01937 227371
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Cat Brown
Counsellor, DCounsPsych, MBACP
Serves Area
As a fully qualified therapist, I offer help if you suffer emotional from problems with low self esteem, relationships, work related stress, abuse, child related issues, abandonment, drug abuse and addiction, amongst many others.
I have extensive experience in the mental health field having delivered counselling sessions at The Together Women Project, and Leeds Mind where I also provided one to one mental health support in the community. I work with lots of different issues but I have extensive experience supporting people to overcome anxiety and build confidence.
As a fully qualified therapist, I offer help if you suffer emotional from problems with low self esteem, relationships, work related stress, abuse, child related issues, abandonment, drug abuse and addiction, amongst many others.
I have extensive experience in the mental health field having delivered counselling sessions at The Together Women Project, and Leeds Mind where I also provided one to one mental health support in the community. I work with lots of different issues but I have extensive experience supporting people to overcome anxiety and build confidence.
0113 487 2776 View 0113 487 2776
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Francesca Parry
Counsellor, MA, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
You have likely arrived here because yourself or someone you know is thinking about counselling. This can be a worrying and confusing time and you may just need information about what counselling is and how you can make use of it. I chose counselling as a career as there was a time where I felt like I had no voice. I was alone with my thoughts and feelings. Having therapy, allowed me to understand how it feels to be listened to, with no judgement or a fear of being misunderstood. It gave me time, space and the confidence to open up. I want to work with others and communicate how to work on their self-love and belief in themselves.
You have likely arrived here because yourself or someone you know is thinking about counselling. This can be a worrying and confusing time and you may just need information about what counselling is and how you can make use of it. I chose counselling as a career as there was a time where I felt like I had no voice. I was alone with my thoughts and feelings. Having therapy, allowed me to understand how it feels to be listened to, with no judgement or a fear of being misunderstood. It gave me time, space and the confidence to open up. I want to work with others and communicate how to work on their self-love and belief in themselves.
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Debbie Frost Counselling & Hypnotherapy
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Serves Area
I have worked with DISC a drugs rehabilitation unit in Leeds and I also volunteered for BARCA Reaching out Counselling & psychotherapy services
As a counsellor I work with people to address and resolve specific problems, making decisions, coping with crisis, developing personal insights and knowledge, working through inner conflict or improving relationships with others within a safe space. I believe counselling provides an opportunity for people to live a more satisfying and fulfilling life.
I have worked with DISC a drugs rehabilitation unit in Leeds and I also volunteered for BARCA Reaching out Counselling & psychotherapy services
As a counsellor I work with people to address and resolve specific problems, making decisions, coping with crisis, developing personal insights and knowledge, working through inner conflict or improving relationships with others within a safe space. I believe counselling provides an opportunity for people to live a more satisfying and fulfilling life.
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More Therapists Nearby

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Paul Schofield
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
Serves Area
I bring a thoroughly up-to-date approach in helping people deal with a wide variety of emotional difficulties, including: Depression, anxiety and panic attacks, relationship problems, low-self esteem, loss and bereavement, addiction, obsessive compulsive problems, trauma and phobias, to name a few.
I know that seeking out a counsellor can be no easy task, and if you're reading this it's possible that you may have just had enough with feeling the way that you do. Sometimes we all need support in finding a way through, and in offering that support I bring the depth of my expertise and experience as a counsellor. I work with warmth, compassion and integrity, and a genuine desire to help a person tackle the particular difficulties facing them (see my video below). As a therapist I have some 20 years experience in supporting clients of all ages and from diverse backgrounds.
I bring a thoroughly up-to-date approach in helping people deal with a wide variety of emotional difficulties, including: Depression, anxiety and panic attacks, relationship problems, low-self esteem, loss and bereavement, addiction, obsessive compulsive problems, trauma and phobias, to name a few.
I know that seeking out a counsellor can be no easy task, and if you're reading this it's possible that you may have just had enough with feeling the way that you do. Sometimes we all need support in finding a way through, and in offering that support I bring the depth of my expertise and experience as a counsellor. I work with warmth, compassion and integrity, and a genuine desire to help a person tackle the particular difficulties facing them (see my video below). As a therapist I have some 20 years experience in supporting clients of all ages and from diverse backgrounds.
01535 286026 View 01535 286026
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Naeem Akhtar
Counsellor, BACP
Rochdale OL12
Whether you are having difficulties at work, have anxiety or depression, have had a major life event/trauma, an addiction, experienced loss, or just need to make sense of your current situation I can offer you a warm, confidential and welcoming space where you feel safe, respected and supported.
I have been a qualified integrative counsellor since 2002 working in Rochdale and the surrounding area. I offer both long and short-term therapy, and am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and fully abide by their ethical framework for good practice. I am also a qualified IEMT practitioner.
Whether you are having difficulties at work, have anxiety or depression, have had a major life event/trauma, an addiction, experienced loss, or just need to make sense of your current situation I can offer you a warm, confidential and welcoming space where you feel safe, respected and supported.
I have been a qualified integrative counsellor since 2002 working in Rochdale and the surrounding area. I offer both long and short-term therapy, and am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and fully abide by their ethical framework for good practice. I am also a qualified IEMT practitioner.
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Kat Friel
Counsellor, MSc, BACP
Serves Area
I support people experiencing anxiety, trauma, shame, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, identity questions, neurodivergence, addiction and life transitions.
I offer online counselling for adults, with a particular interest in supporting LGBTQIA+ clients, neurodivergent adults, and people exploring identity, relationships and life experiences that may not fit traditional expectations. My approach is primarily person-centred and trauma-informed. I believe therapy works best when you feel genuinely heard, respected and understood. Together, we can explore your experiences, patterns and emotions at a pace that feels right for you. I aim to provide a supportive, non-judgemental space where you can better understand yourself, develop self-compassion and explore what matters most to you.
I support people experiencing anxiety, trauma, shame, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, identity questions, neurodivergence, addiction and life transitions.
I offer online counselling for adults, with a particular interest in supporting LGBTQIA+ clients, neurodivergent adults, and people exploring identity, relationships and life experiences that may not fit traditional expectations. My approach is primarily person-centred and trauma-informed. I believe therapy works best when you feel genuinely heard, respected and understood. Together, we can explore your experiences, patterns and emotions at a pace that feels right for you. I aim to provide a supportive, non-judgemental space where you can better understand yourself, develop self-compassion and explore what matters most to you.
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Simon Burgess
Counsellor, BACP
Serves Area
I specialise in Addiction.
Every addiction has a cause or a barrier to recovery. It’s not an incurable disease. We will find out where your addictive behaviour comes from and we’ll build a plan to end it. Rehab, residential and 12-step programmes fail 85% of people suffering addiction in the first year. My approach is tracking at over 75% effective
I specialise in Addiction.
Every addiction has a cause or a barrier to recovery. It’s not an incurable disease. We will find out where your addictive behaviour comes from and we’ll build a plan to end it. Rehab, residential and 12-step programmes fail 85% of people suffering addiction in the first year. My approach is tracking at over 75% effective
020 3962 1751 View 020 3962 1751
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Anthony Howard Trewhitt
Counsellor, MA, MBACP
Ripon HG4
How we deal with these matters varies, self harm physically and mentally through addictions, poor relationship choices, physically harming the body, self deprication, gambling, amongst many other harmful behaviours are often presenting behaviours.
I have lived experience of many of the issues listed and that has led me to become a counsellor and therapist. I offer support to both clients that are suffering from the issues above and many more. I also support those who frequently left behind, family and friends of those suffering from addictions and behavioural struggles, who often suffer in solitude.
How we deal with these matters varies, self harm physically and mentally through addictions, poor relationship choices, physically harming the body, self deprication, gambling, amongst many other harmful behaviours are often presenting behaviours.
I have lived experience of many of the issues listed and that has led me to become a counsellor and therapist. I offer support to both clients that are suffering from the issues above and many more. I also support those who frequently left behind, family and friends of those suffering from addictions and behavioural struggles, who often suffer in solitude.
01765 532337 View 01765 532337
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Paul A Green
Counsellor, MBACP
Therapeutic services ranges from DBT,Complex trauma, Behavioural therapy- Anxiety, Depression, Anger management, Abuse, Inner child trauma therapy, Couples and relationship counselling, Substance and Addiction abuse, Christian counselling or Spiritual and Holistic Care.
My role, as a psychodynamic therapist, is to provide an environment that is confidential and safe. This is why I do what I do. I provide an outside perspective to help you understand how your past influences present behaviours; your use of defences to avoid reality and awareness of how unconscious reoccurrence operates in your life. With your assistance my aim is to develop different strategies in making better choices to existing problems and explore beliefs of past feelings, memories. This doesn’t mean all your life is broken, but certain grey areas compromising the relationships you’re having with self and others.
Therapeutic services ranges from DBT,Complex trauma, Behavioural therapy- Anxiety, Depression, Anger management, Abuse, Inner child trauma therapy, Couples and relationship counselling, Substance and Addiction abuse, Christian counselling or Spiritual and Holistic Care.
My role, as a psychodynamic therapist, is to provide an environment that is confidential and safe. This is why I do what I do. I provide an outside perspective to help you understand how your past influences present behaviours; your use of defences to avoid reality and awareness of how unconscious reoccurrence operates in your life. With your assistance my aim is to develop different strategies in making better choices to existing problems and explore beliefs of past feelings, memories. This doesn’t mean all your life is broken, but certain grey areas compromising the relationships you’re having with self and others.
01226 610188 View 01226 610188
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Summer Psychotherapy
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBACP
York YO1
Waitlist for new clients
I currently work with sexual trauma, bereavement by addiction and suicidal thoughts.
Hi, I'm Claire. Through Summer Psychotherapy, I can work dynamically with you if your thoughts, emotions and behaviours are negatively impacting your life. You might be feeling overwhelmed, anxious, stressed out. Dealing with a traumatic event. Experiencing shame or anger about who you are or the things that have happened to you. Struggling with your emotions, intrusive thoughts or harmful behaviours. It might be the first time you've thought about therapy, or you might have tried it before and be looking for something new. At Summer Psychotherapy, I offer integrative treatment tailored to your unique experiences and needs.
I currently work with sexual trauma, bereavement by addiction and suicidal thoughts.
Hi, I'm Claire. Through Summer Psychotherapy, I can work dynamically with you if your thoughts, emotions and behaviours are negatively impacting your life. You might be feeling overwhelmed, anxious, stressed out. Dealing with a traumatic event. Experiencing shame or anger about who you are or the things that have happened to you. Struggling with your emotions, intrusive thoughts or harmful behaviours. It might be the first time you've thought about therapy, or you might have tried it before and be looking for something new. At Summer Psychotherapy, I offer integrative treatment tailored to your unique experiences and needs.
01904 935638 View 01904 935638
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Toni Ashton
Counsellor, BACP
Serves Area
I work with clients and couples who have experienced different types of trauma from single incidents ie accident, loss and addiction, through to historical abuse, and everything else between.
Every journey starts with a single step. Are you ready to start the journey to a more fulfilled and peaceful life? Accrington Counselling offers you a non-judgemental and confidential place to explore and resolve present and past traumas and challenges. Maybe you feel tired of reliving experiences or challenges from throughout your life? Maybe you would like to end the cycle of unhealthy behaviours and learn to understand there meanings? We all have life struggles at times and for many having somebody to hold a safe space and walk with them through that journey can be the key. Are you ready to take the first step on your journey?
I work with clients and couples who have experienced different types of trauma from single incidents ie accident, loss and addiction, through to historical abuse, and everything else between.
Every journey starts with a single step. Are you ready to start the journey to a more fulfilled and peaceful life? Accrington Counselling offers you a non-judgemental and confidential place to explore and resolve present and past traumas and challenges. Maybe you feel tired of reliving experiences or challenges from throughout your life? Maybe you would like to end the cycle of unhealthy behaviours and learn to understand there meanings? We all have life struggles at times and for many having somebody to hold a safe space and walk with them through that journey can be the key. Are you ready to take the first step on your journey?
01254 786645 View 01254 786645
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REAP Counselling Services
Counsellor, BACP
Leeds LS7
There is no need to feel you have to cope on your own because I have over 30 years of experience of delivering counselling for various addictions, anxiety, depression, sexual identity, couple counselling, bereavement and loss. I can deliver clinical supervision and counselling individuals, couples, groups as well as to diploma students. My service is tailor made where sessions can be held at any preferred venue at a time and day suitable to you. We can work your issues out together.
There is no need to feel you have to cope on your own because I have over 30 years of experience of delivering counselling for various addictions, anxiety, depression, sexual identity, couple counselling, bereavement and loss. I can deliver clinical supervision and counselling individuals, couples, groups as well as to diploma students. My service is tailor made where sessions can be held at any preferred venue at a time and day suitable to you. We can work your issues out together.
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Huddersfield Holistic Healing
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Huddersfield Holistic Healing offers a comprehensive, therapeutic service in a safe and confidential environment for you to reach your full potential with the support and guidance from a fully trained talking therapist. You may feel that it would be beneficial to explore something that is troubling you and leaving you feeling stuck, or you may like to consider the possibility of taking a new direction to allow you to fully love the life you live. If you have an unhealthy habit that you’d like to break, or a fear you’d like to overcome, then Huddersfield Holistic Healing is here to help you.
Huddersfield Holistic Healing offers a comprehensive, therapeutic service in a safe and confidential environment for you to reach your full potential with the support and guidance from a fully trained talking therapist. You may feel that it would be beneficial to explore something that is troubling you and leaving you feeling stuck, or you may like to consider the possibility of taking a new direction to allow you to fully love the life you live. If you have an unhealthy habit that you’d like to break, or a fear you’d like to overcome, then Huddersfield Holistic Healing is here to help you.
01484 959726 View 01484 959726
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Andy Farrell
Counsellor, MBACP
Leeds LS16
I have supported individuals around their mental health, housing, addiction and employment needs and have worked with people from a variety of backgrounds and communities.
I'm Andy and as a qualified person-centred counsellor, I strongly believe we all have the ability to navigate life's challenges by drawing on our own experience and capabilities. My role is to invite clients to explore whatever they choose in order to gain a deeper understanding of how it's impacting them, enabling them to create positive change. I do this through actively listening and offering useful reflections of themes I may notice, including any changes over time. I ask clients questions that encourage them to think about their experiences in new ways and never judge or lead anyone into talking about something uncomfortable.
I have supported individuals around their mental health, housing, addiction and employment needs and have worked with people from a variety of backgrounds and communities.
I'm Andy and as a qualified person-centred counsellor, I strongly believe we all have the ability to navigate life's challenges by drawing on our own experience and capabilities. My role is to invite clients to explore whatever they choose in order to gain a deeper understanding of how it's impacting them, enabling them to create positive change. I do this through actively listening and offering useful reflections of themes I may notice, including any changes over time. I ask clients questions that encourage them to think about their experiences in new ways and never judge or lead anyone into talking about something uncomfortable.
0113 512 7087 View 0113 512 7087
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Lily Wang
Psychotherapist, MA, MNCPS Acc.
Online Only
I work with individuals navigating identity issues, anxiety, trauma, addiction.
Life can be incredibly heavy, and sometimes the ways we’ve learned to cope just aren't enough anymore. Whether you are navigating the suffocating fog of depression, the constant hum of anxiety, or the complex layers of identity and trauma, I am here to hold space for you. Our journey begins by gently identifying the specific hurdles you are facing. Then, we will create a personalised treatment plan—one designed specifically to help you reclaim your life and feel like "you" again. I believe therapy should be more than just talk; it should lead to tangible change. Many of my clients notice a significant lifting of their symptom.
I work with individuals navigating identity issues, anxiety, trauma, addiction.
Life can be incredibly heavy, and sometimes the ways we’ve learned to cope just aren't enough anymore. Whether you are navigating the suffocating fog of depression, the constant hum of anxiety, or the complex layers of identity and trauma, I am here to hold space for you. Our journey begins by gently identifying the specific hurdles you are facing. Then, we will create a personalised treatment plan—one designed specifically to help you reclaim your life and feel like "you" again. I believe therapy should be more than just talk; it should lead to tangible change. Many of my clients notice a significant lifting of their symptom.
0114 697 7432 View 0114 697 7432
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Saorsia Jefferson
Counsellor, MBACP
Online Only
Making the decision to start counselling and talk about the things that are troubling can be scary, however having a space to talk openly without judgement can be the beginning of your journey. I offer the opportunity and support for individuals from all walks of life to explore their struggles with the aim to develop an understanding of themselves and build confidence in their abilities and in who they are. Over 10 years I have supported men, women and children of different ages, cultural and social backgrounds through their own journey.
Making the decision to start counselling and talk about the things that are troubling can be scary, however having a space to talk openly without judgement can be the beginning of your journey. I offer the opportunity and support for individuals from all walks of life to explore their struggles with the aim to develop an understanding of themselves and build confidence in their abilities and in who they are. Over 10 years I have supported men, women and children of different ages, cultural and social backgrounds through their own journey.
01274 033920 View 01274 033920
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Nigel Turner
Counsellor, MBACP
1 Endorsed
I spent 4 years specialising in addiction nursing, supporting people with substance and behavioural addictions
My name’s Nigel. I’m lead counsellor at Nigel Turner Counselling in Harrogate and an associate counsellor at Serendipity counselling in York. In our lives we can all go through times that can feel overwhelming or difficult to manage. You may be feeling anxious or stressed about big changes in your life. You may be feeling stuck in patterns that you’re finding hard to change. You could be struggling to set healthy boundaries, Perhaps you’ve experienced a loss that you’re struggling to cope with. You could be questioning your own sense of identity. Or you might just be curious about therapy and wanting to understand yourself better.
I spent 4 years specialising in addiction nursing, supporting people with substance and behavioural addictions
My name’s Nigel. I’m lead counsellor at Nigel Turner Counselling in Harrogate and an associate counsellor at Serendipity counselling in York. In our lives we can all go through times that can feel overwhelming or difficult to manage. You may be feeling anxious or stressed about big changes in your life. You may be feeling stuck in patterns that you’re finding hard to change. You could be struggling to set healthy boundaries, Perhaps you’ve experienced a loss that you’re struggling to cope with. You could be questioning your own sense of identity. Or you might just be curious about therapy and wanting to understand yourself better.
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Addiction Counsellors
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.