Substance Use Therapists in Oakland, CA
I primarily work with clients struggling with anxiety, substance use, depression, ADHD, trauma, relationship and career issues.
Right now, you are doing something very courageous! You are taking the first step toward a more meaningful and rich life. You might sense that your thoughts and feelings are holding you back from truly living your life. You might have had traumatic life experience(s) that shaped your life in a way that is unfulfilling and terrifying. You might feel plagued by depression and/or anxiety, feel unsuccessful in relationships or as if you are not performing to your best abilities. I want to commend you for taking this step and I would feel honored to be on this journey with you, helping you live a more satisfying, engaged and full life.
I primarily work with clients struggling with anxiety, substance use, depression, ADHD, trauma, relationship and career issues.
Right now, you are doing something very courageous! You are taking the first step toward a more meaningful and rich life. You might sense that your thoughts and feelings are holding you back from truly living your life. You might have had traumatic life experience(s) that shaped your life in a way that is unfulfilling and terrifying. You might feel plagued by depression and/or anxiety, feel unsuccessful in relationships or as if you are not performing to your best abilities. I want to commend you for taking this step and I would feel honored to be on this journey with you, helping you live a more satisfying, engaged and full life.
I have been a therapist for 6 years and have worked with many populations, including the forensic population, both incarcerated individuals, those on probation, as well as first responders and their families, which includes spouses, adolescents, and the LGBTQ+ community. I have been trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and enjoy working with individuals. I not only have a Masters in Clinical Counseling but also a Masters in Forensic Psychology. I am also currently working on my dissertation for a PhD. I enjoy helping my clients process and grow and teach them how to come to their own solutions for past and present life stressors.
I have been a therapist for 6 years and have worked with many populations, including the forensic population, both incarcerated individuals, those on probation, as well as first responders and their families, which includes spouses, adolescents, and the LGBTQ+ community. I have been trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and enjoy working with individuals. I not only have a Masters in Clinical Counseling but also a Masters in Forensic Psychology. I am also currently working on my dissertation for a PhD. I enjoy helping my clients process and grow and teach them how to come to their own solutions for past and present life stressors.
Hi, I'm Jane. Thanks so much for checking me out.
You might be carrying quiet grief, persistent loneliness, or waves of anxiety that feel hard to name—let alone share. Maybe you're in early recovery, experiencing unrelenting anxiety, or navigating questions around gender identity or LGBTQ+ experiences. You want to feel seen, understood, and not alone. If you’re searching for meaning, clarity, or simply inner peace, you’re not alone.
Hi, I'm Jane. Thanks so much for checking me out.
You might be carrying quiet grief, persistent loneliness, or waves of anxiety that feel hard to name—let alone share. Maybe you're in early recovery, experiencing unrelenting anxiety, or navigating questions around gender identity or LGBTQ+ experiences. You want to feel seen, understood, and not alone. If you’re searching for meaning, clarity, or simply inner peace, you’re not alone.
Hi there! Thanks for visiting my profile. I have the privilege of working with people navigating life’s challenges, including mental health struggles, substance use, and addiction. As a compassionate and kind therapist, my goal is to create a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where you can feel comfortable exploring your experiences, fears, and challenges. Together, we can work toward healing and finding a path forward.
Hi there! Thanks for visiting my profile. I have the privilege of working with people navigating life’s challenges, including mental health struggles, substance use, and addiction. As a compassionate and kind therapist, my goal is to create a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where you can feel comfortable exploring your experiences, fears, and challenges. Together, we can work toward healing and finding a path forward.
Thank you for visiting my page. My therapeutic style provides a warm, nonjudgmental, environment that meets clients where they are at. As we work together clients are able to examine their goals, problem solve, increase positive coping skills and improve their lives. I specialize in working with anxiety disorders, depression, and substance abuse. I have a great deal of experience with clients who have lived through loss and/or trauma.
Thank you for visiting my page. My therapeutic style provides a warm, nonjudgmental, environment that meets clients where they are at. As we work together clients are able to examine their goals, problem solve, increase positive coping skills and improve their lives. I specialize in working with anxiety disorders, depression, and substance abuse. I have a great deal of experience with clients who have lived through loss and/or trauma.
My work includes harm reduction approaches to substance use, kink/BDSM-affirming care, ethical non-monogamy.
I work with adults navigating burnout, pressure, and patterns in relationships that don’t seem to change. Many are queer men, trans folx, first-gen professionals, adult students, or high-functioning individuals balancing productivity with disconnection, loneliness, or dissatisfaction. I also work with individuals and couples across identities, including those exploring poly relationships or ethical non-monogamy. Clients often come to me feeling stuck in intimacy, sex, or emotional patterns, and ready to understand themselves more deeply and move forward with intention.
My work includes harm reduction approaches to substance use, kink/BDSM-affirming care, ethical non-monogamy.
I work with adults navigating burnout, pressure, and patterns in relationships that don’t seem to change. Many are queer men, trans folx, first-gen professionals, adult students, or high-functioning individuals balancing productivity with disconnection, loneliness, or dissatisfaction. I also work with individuals and couples across identities, including those exploring poly relationships or ethical non-monogamy. Clients often come to me feeling stuck in intimacy, sex, or emotional patterns, and ready to understand themselves more deeply and move forward with intention.
I specialize in working with individuals presenting with anxiety, depression, substance use and mood disorders.
I have a strong belief that everyone should be treated with dignity and respect and take every effort to ensure that you feel heard each step of the way. Together, we will create a treatment plan that will assist you in meeting your goals and ultimately living your best life!
I specialize in working with individuals presenting with anxiety, depression, substance use and mood disorders.
I have a strong belief that everyone should be treated with dignity and respect and take every effort to ensure that you feel heard each step of the way. Together, we will create a treatment plan that will assist you in meeting your goals and ultimately living your best life!
I work with adults navigating a range of challenges, including depression, anxiety, stress, relationship challenges, trauma, substance use, psychiatric illness, and LGBTQ+ affirming care.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I offer a collaborative, compassionate, and client-centered approach to therapy. I believe that healing happens when we feel seen, heard, and supported. My goal is to create a space where you can show up fully as yourself. Whether you're navigating anxiety, trauma, grief, identity exploration, social justice, life transitions, or simply feeling stuck, I'm here to help you explore what's underneath and move toward a more grounded and empowered version of yourself.
I work with adults navigating a range of challenges, including depression, anxiety, stress, relationship challenges, trauma, substance use, psychiatric illness, and LGBTQ+ affirming care.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I offer a collaborative, compassionate, and client-centered approach to therapy. I believe that healing happens when we feel seen, heard, and supported. My goal is to create a space where you can show up fully as yourself. Whether you're navigating anxiety, trauma, grief, identity exploration, social justice, life transitions, or simply feeling stuck, I'm here to help you explore what's underneath and move toward a more grounded and empowered version of yourself.
Change happens when our insights align with a feeling or sensation in our body. It happens as we discover aspects of our experience and who we are in the presence of another person. I work collaboratively to help you define your goals and how you'll know that therapy is helping. Each one of us has a different idea of success; one size definitely does not fit all. My approach is warm, practical, and focused on the present. I blend a dynamic understanding of human development and how we adapt to and can potentially change our present circumstances. I also offer ketamine-assisted therapy to support your therapeutic goals.
Change happens when our insights align with a feeling or sensation in our body. It happens as we discover aspects of our experience and who we are in the presence of another person. I work collaboratively to help you define your goals and how you'll know that therapy is helping. Each one of us has a different idea of success; one size definitely does not fit all. My approach is warm, practical, and focused on the present. I blend a dynamic understanding of human development and how we adapt to and can potentially change our present circumstances. I also offer ketamine-assisted therapy to support your therapeutic goals.
Are you experiencing depression, anger, anxiety issues? I am a Spanish speaking Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 10 years experience of working with adults, adolescents, and families who have experienced trauma, abuse, and crime victimization. I am experienced in crisis intervention, conflict resolution, individual, and family therapy. I support families with gang membership issues and individuals out of the prison system; including abused, neglected and trauma or community violence impacted families. I have worked with anxiety, depression, individuals with suicide attempts, addiction and DUI issues. Mondays and Saturdays
Are you experiencing depression, anger, anxiety issues? I am a Spanish speaking Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 10 years experience of working with adults, adolescents, and families who have experienced trauma, abuse, and crime victimization. I am experienced in crisis intervention, conflict resolution, individual, and family therapy. I support families with gang membership issues and individuals out of the prison system; including abused, neglected and trauma or community violence impacted families. I have worked with anxiety, depression, individuals with suicide attempts, addiction and DUI issues. Mondays and Saturdays
I specialize in helping high-achieving professionals with anxiety, substance use, and related issues.
My work is centered on EMDR which I find to be a powerful tool for treating both anxiety and substance use, achieving significant change in a short timeframe. (I did EMDR as a client and it changed my life.) I complement EMDR with other evidence-based modalities, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and others.
I specialize in helping high-achieving professionals with anxiety, substance use, and related issues.
My work is centered on EMDR which I find to be a powerful tool for treating both anxiety and substance use, achieving significant change in a short timeframe. (I did EMDR as a client and it changed my life.) I complement EMDR with other evidence-based modalities, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and others.
Taking care of yourself includes taking time for your mental health. Therapy offers a safe space to do that. With the right therapist, therapy can also challenge you to examine the way you perceive the world. At its best, therapy is a path to more fulfilling relationships—with both yourself and others.
Taking care of yourself includes taking time for your mental health. Therapy offers a safe space to do that. With the right therapist, therapy can also challenge you to examine the way you perceive the world. At its best, therapy is a path to more fulfilling relationships—with both yourself and others.
I’m a co-founder of the Oakland CBT Center, where I focus on treating Anxiety, OCD, & Substance Use.
You want to feel more present in your life, break old patterns, gain tools that truly help, & stop avoiding what matters. Together, we’ll work toward real change that is practical, compassionate, and aligned with your values.
What you need isn’t endless exploration, it’s an active approach that meets you where you are, & helps you to take steps toward meaningful change. That’s where we begin.
I’m a co-founder of the Oakland CBT Center, where I focus on treating Anxiety, OCD, & Substance Use.
You want to feel more present in your life, break old patterns, gain tools that truly help, & stop avoiding what matters. Together, we’ll work toward real change that is practical, compassionate, and aligned with your values.
What you need isn’t endless exploration, it’s an active approach that meets you where you are, & helps you to take steps toward meaningful change. That’s where we begin.
My practice is deeply rooted in community mental health, with a special focus on LGBTQ+ issues, anxiety, depression, and substance use.
My clients describe me as compassionate and nonjudgmental, yet direct and clear. Our work together will be solution-oriented, focusing on managing present symptoms rather than solely addressing past challenges.
My practice is deeply rooted in community mental health, with a special focus on LGBTQ+ issues, anxiety, depression, and substance use.
My clients describe me as compassionate and nonjudgmental, yet direct and clear. Our work together will be solution-oriented, focusing on managing present symptoms rather than solely addressing past challenges.
You're using drugs/alcohol too much, and you can't stop. You are lost, miserable and scared, and you want to be found. I offer a compassionate, supportive and direct approach to help you meet your needs and achieve your goals. You're ready to explore your underlying, and probably ancient, beliefs that you hold about yourself and that fuel chronic negative thoughts and behaviors. We will work together to rediscover your authentic self, that person who was somehow left behind and is waiting for you to come back. I provide an eclectic approach. You receive a personal assessment, then focused treatment that best fits you.
You're using drugs/alcohol too much, and you can't stop. You are lost, miserable and scared, and you want to be found. I offer a compassionate, supportive and direct approach to help you meet your needs and achieve your goals. You're ready to explore your underlying, and probably ancient, beliefs that you hold about yourself and that fuel chronic negative thoughts and behaviors. We will work together to rediscover your authentic self, that person who was somehow left behind and is waiting for you to come back. I provide an eclectic approach. You receive a personal assessment, then focused treatment that best fits you.
I specialize in and love exploring substance use, LGBTQ identities and relationships, and BIPOC experiences.
You’re someone who’s done the best you can with the tools you had, yet old wounds still shape today’s reactions, stress in your body that won’t let up, anxiety continues, low self-esteem keeps you small, or relationship issues that feel painfully familiar. Maybe you’re sorting through family messages that never fit, identities that weren’t affirmed, or the impact of racism, homophobia, transphobia, or other systemic stressors. You want relief that lasts, calmer nerves, clearer boundaries, and a stronger sense of self, so you can move through life with agency, self-respect, and the confidence to choose what’s right for you.
I specialize in and love exploring substance use, LGBTQ identities and relationships, and BIPOC experiences.
You’re someone who’s done the best you can with the tools you had, yet old wounds still shape today’s reactions, stress in your body that won’t let up, anxiety continues, low self-esteem keeps you small, or relationship issues that feel painfully familiar. Maybe you’re sorting through family messages that never fit, identities that weren’t affirmed, or the impact of racism, homophobia, transphobia, or other systemic stressors. You want relief that lasts, calmer nerves, clearer boundaries, and a stronger sense of self, so you can move through life with agency, self-respect, and the confidence to choose what’s right for you.
about 80 percent of my practice currently is working with people struggling with the intersection of trauma and substance use
Clients generally come to me because they are experiencing disruption to their lives due to their use of, or a loved ones use of, drugs and/or alcohol, significant anxiety and stress challenges or have suffered a trauma which is preventing them from living the life that they want to be able to live.
about 80 percent of my practice currently is working with people struggling with the intersection of trauma and substance use
Clients generally come to me because they are experiencing disruption to their lives due to their use of, or a loved ones use of, drugs and/or alcohol, significant anxiety and stress challenges or have suffered a trauma which is preventing them from living the life that they want to be able to live.
I've worked with teens and adults, one on one and in groups for the past seven years, specializing in issues of grief/loss, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, and substance abuse/addiction. I've also had the opportunity of working with couples, families, and children, helping them navigate the difficulties of divorce.
As a depth practitioner, I believe that as you are already good enough, that suffering is natural, and that you already have everything you need to become whole. I also believe that therapy is a process begun by and guided by you.
I've worked with teens and adults, one on one and in groups for the past seven years, specializing in issues of grief/loss, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, and substance abuse/addiction. I've also had the opportunity of working with couples, families, and children, helping them navigate the difficulties of divorce.
As a depth practitioner, I believe that as you are already good enough, that suffering is natural, and that you already have everything you need to become whole. I also believe that therapy is a process begun by and guided by you.
You want to feel confident, calmer and regain control of your life. You’re trying, but you’re stuck. You might be unable to move forward, feeling down, anxious … or struggling with relationships, or questioning your use of alcohol or drugs or other behaviors. Sometimes you feel so alone with all this, like no one wants to hear about it, or it’s just terribly uncomfortable to share. Somewhere inside you know there’s more to life. A place where you can feel more comfortable with yourself and in your relationships. My years of experience has shown me that change is not just possible, but that we are built for change and growth.
You want to feel confident, calmer and regain control of your life. You’re trying, but you’re stuck. You might be unable to move forward, feeling down, anxious … or struggling with relationships, or questioning your use of alcohol or drugs or other behaviors. Sometimes you feel so alone with all this, like no one wants to hear about it, or it’s just terribly uncomfortable to share. Somewhere inside you know there’s more to life. A place where you can feel more comfortable with yourself and in your relationships. My years of experience has shown me that change is not just possible, but that we are built for change and growth.
Are you feeling stuck in your life? Do you struggle to have meaningful relationships? Are you dissatisfied with your choices and finally tired of limiting yourself? Therapy is a practice for change. I understand the limits of depression, anxiety, addiction, and chronic negativity. Our work together will help you better understand the process of change and what limits your ability to change. Together we will create a treatment plan for success, allowing you to take the steps necessary to create a satisfying life.
Are you feeling stuck in your life? Do you struggle to have meaningful relationships? Are you dissatisfied with your choices and finally tired of limiting yourself? Therapy is a practice for change. I understand the limits of depression, anxiety, addiction, and chronic negativity. Our work together will help you better understand the process of change and what limits your ability to change. Together we will create a treatment plan for success, allowing you to take the steps necessary to create a satisfying life.
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Substance Use Therapists
How do substance and drug recovery or rehabilitation programs work?
In inpatient programs, individuals live in a facility with other clients in recovery; in outpatient programs, individuals reside at home. These facilities are staffed with healthcare professionals including physicians, nurses, psychologists, counselors, and psychotherapists. Staff often also includes people who have recovered themselves, serving as mentors and guides. These programs may use abstinence, harm reduction, detoxification, psychotherapy, and other methods.
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 substance use reduce the amount of drugs they consume. It is not abstinence-based like a 12-step program, but combining harm reduction with psychotherapy proves to be effective for many people.
Are there specific medications for substance and drug use?
There are medications approved to treat substance use disorder—such as buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone, and acamprosate. These medications do help people cope with substance use as well as avoid the problem of relapse. Naltrexone can help reduce cravings, methadone is an opioid medication used to treat severe pain, and acamprosate may help ease symptoms like poor sleep and anxious feelings.