Addiction Therapists in San Francisco, CA
I specialize in working with neurodivergent teens and young adults who are struggling to get by in a post-covid world, dealing with screen addiction/aversion, loneliness, and uncertainty.
I've developed methods for helping people reimagine their relationships with technology, relationships, and work. My clients don't just feel better, they make real changes in their lives. New careers. Broken addictions and bad habits. Better communication with family and partners. No homework, no gadgets, no BS...just authenticity, empathy, and insight.
I specialize in working with neurodivergent teens and young adults who are struggling to get by in a post-covid world, dealing with screen addiction/aversion, loneliness, and uncertainty.
I've developed methods for helping people reimagine their relationships with technology, relationships, and work. My clients don't just feel better, they make real changes in their lives. New careers. Broken addictions and bad habits. Better communication with family and partners. No homework, no gadgets, no BS...just authenticity, empathy, and insight.
I have 25 years experience working with individuals, families, & groups with substance use disorder, including 15 years as a certified and/or licensed provider.
Do you struggle with finding or maintaining inner peace in specific areas of your life or, in life in general? Do you experience unhappiness or dissatisfaction with your life? Therapy may help you identify the blocks in your life that keep you from living and experiencing life as you desire. Left unchecked and unexamined, negative dynamics rooted in our past and/or fears & anxiety about the future may progress with greater consequence and/or disillusionment about life. I strive to understand your experience(s) in order to form a genuine connection and to identify meaningful solutions that honor you and your highest life aspirations.
I have 25 years experience working with individuals, families, & groups with substance use disorder, including 15 years as a certified and/or licensed provider.
Do you struggle with finding or maintaining inner peace in specific areas of your life or, in life in general? Do you experience unhappiness or dissatisfaction with your life? Therapy may help you identify the blocks in your life that keep you from living and experiencing life as you desire. Left unchecked and unexamined, negative dynamics rooted in our past and/or fears & anxiety about the future may progress with greater consequence and/or disillusionment about life. I strive to understand your experience(s) in order to form a genuine connection and to identify meaningful solutions that honor you and your highest life aspirations.
I specialize in: relationship problems (all kinds), mind/body issues (including addictions and medical illness), anxiety/depression (including panic attacks), and work/career satisfaction (including peak performance).
I help individuals, couples, and families identify their goals, face their fears, and explore old patterns of behavior so they can make the desired changes in their lives that lead to more meaningful, fulfilling futures as well as better relationships with themselves and others. I am interested in why we keep doing things that don't seem to work. My approach is both pragmatic and depth-oriented and my style is collaborative.
I specialize in: relationship problems (all kinds), mind/body issues (including addictions and medical illness), anxiety/depression (including panic attacks), and work/career satisfaction (including peak performance).
I help individuals, couples, and families identify their goals, face their fears, and explore old patterns of behavior so they can make the desired changes in their lives that lead to more meaningful, fulfilling futures as well as better relationships with themselves and others. I am interested in why we keep doing things that don't seem to work. My approach is both pragmatic and depth-oriented and my style is collaborative.
My counseling style is warm, empathetic, and collaborative. Together we will examine the areas you'd like to focus on in therapy and establish goals. I will ask for your active participation and introduce tools to help you reduce symptoms, build more positive thinking, and establish lifelong skills. I use a TEAM-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approach and integrate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction methods into my practice.
My counseling style is warm, empathetic, and collaborative. Together we will examine the areas you'd like to focus on in therapy and establish goals. I will ask for your active participation and introduce tools to help you reduce symptoms, build more positive thinking, and establish lifelong skills. I use a TEAM-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approach and integrate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction methods into my practice.
I am a seasoned psychotherapist. My work is depth oriented and solution focused. Often grief prevents reaching for support. A heart centered approach can allow the unfreezing and softening that makes therapy accessible. Regardless of the pain you are struggling through, meeting and talking together can determine weither we are a good fit. We can trust our process, to find a direction forward.
I am a seasoned psychotherapist. My work is depth oriented and solution focused. Often grief prevents reaching for support. A heart centered approach can allow the unfreezing and softening that makes therapy accessible. Regardless of the pain you are struggling through, meeting and talking together can determine weither we are a good fit. We can trust our process, to find a direction forward.
Things I work with in my practice: Relationship issues, anxiety, depression, addiction recovery, the impact of a frenetic, fast paced life, work and career issues, the impact of medical issues, spiritual issues, and the development of well-being and happiness.
If you're feeling anxious about the state of things these days and would like to talk, I am meeting with people remotely via phone and video. Therapy is a conversation in which you can discuss the most complex and sensitive subjects. Together we reach an understanding of what you're experiencing by sorting through your thoughts and feelings.
Things I work with in my practice: Relationship issues, anxiety, depression, addiction recovery, the impact of a frenetic, fast paced life, work and career issues, the impact of medical issues, spiritual issues, and the development of well-being and happiness.
If you're feeling anxious about the state of things these days and would like to talk, I am meeting with people remotely via phone and video. Therapy is a conversation in which you can discuss the most complex and sensitive subjects. Together we reach an understanding of what you're experiencing by sorting through your thoughts and feelings.
I work with couples and individuals to recalibrate patterns of behavior that leave them struggling with depression, anxiety, co-dependency, or substance use.
As a therapist at UCSF, Kaiser Permanente, and now Pathwork Therapy, I have worked with a variety of conditions, from mild to severe. My specialties include relationships, depression, substance use, and career issues.
I work with couples and individuals to recalibrate patterns of behavior that leave them struggling with depression, anxiety, co-dependency, or substance use.
As a therapist at UCSF, Kaiser Permanente, and now Pathwork Therapy, I have worked with a variety of conditions, from mild to severe. My specialties include relationships, depression, substance use, and career issues.
Recognizing patterns and applying actionable techniques for change is the cornerstone of our work together. I customize an emotional insight approach, cognitive-behavior structure, and mind-body tools for each client. We can safely explore how trauma and family patterns may have seeded beliefs and feelings that no longer serve the life you are striving to live. My neurobehavioral training informs how I partner with you to shift thinking, feeling, and reactivity, positively impacting self-esteem and relationships. Between sessions, tools are offered for ongoing continuity.
Recognizing patterns and applying actionable techniques for change is the cornerstone of our work together. I customize an emotional insight approach, cognitive-behavior structure, and mind-body tools for each client. We can safely explore how trauma and family patterns may have seeded beliefs and feelings that no longer serve the life you are striving to live. My neurobehavioral training informs how I partner with you to shift thinking, feeling, and reactivity, positively impacting self-esteem and relationships. Between sessions, tools are offered for ongoing continuity.
My practice, Prosocial Consulting, Counseling, & Psychotherapy, specializes in helping other mental health providers and coaches, offering clinical and research consultation, along with psychotherapy. My approach is relational, integrative, and case-specific. My research and clinical work have been focused on empathy, compassion, guilt, pathological altruism, and psychological problems. Using skills and experience derived from 25 years teaching doctoral students how to conduct research and write, along with training in Allen's Getting Things Done (GTD) and Forte's Building a Second Brain have led to a specialty in productivity.
My practice, Prosocial Consulting, Counseling, & Psychotherapy, specializes in helping other mental health providers and coaches, offering clinical and research consultation, along with psychotherapy. My approach is relational, integrative, and case-specific. My research and clinical work have been focused on empathy, compassion, guilt, pathological altruism, and psychological problems. Using skills and experience derived from 25 years teaching doctoral students how to conduct research and write, along with training in Allen's Getting Things Done (GTD) and Forte's Building a Second Brain have led to a specialty in productivity.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist providing psychotherapy and ADHD/ADD assessment services for adults. I have a warm, outgoing therapeutic style and provide a safe, intimate relationship, while challenging you with care and compassion to live a more satisfying life. I help clients better understand their own relationships and behavior patterns, manage strong emotions, increase mindfulness and purposefulness, and cultivate greater compassion. I see clients for both short-term, solution-oriented therapy, and longer-term, exploratory therapy. Thank you for you interest, and I wish you the best of luck in this process.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist providing psychotherapy and ADHD/ADD assessment services for adults. I have a warm, outgoing therapeutic style and provide a safe, intimate relationship, while challenging you with care and compassion to live a more satisfying life. I help clients better understand their own relationships and behavior patterns, manage strong emotions, increase mindfulness and purposefulness, and cultivate greater compassion. I see clients for both short-term, solution-oriented therapy, and longer-term, exploratory therapy. Thank you for you interest, and I wish you the best of luck in this process.
Do you often feel unworthy, putting others’ needs ahead of your own—or turning to substances to cope with painful emotions?
My goal is to provide a safe, supportive, and empowering environment where you can reconnect with your authentic self. Together, we’ll explore what has been holding you back and develop a clear, meaningful plan to move forward.
Do you often feel unworthy, putting others’ needs ahead of your own—or turning to substances to cope with painful emotions?
My goal is to provide a safe, supportive, and empowering environment where you can reconnect with your authentic self. Together, we’ll explore what has been holding you back and develop a clear, meaningful plan to move forward.
I have a strong commitment to assisting persons with addictions to alcohol and other substances, and those in relationships with addicted persons.
I provide compassionate, calm, warm, collaborative, direct psychotherapy influenced by a variety of psychological modalities. I believe much may be accomplished through the trusted relationship between the therapist and a person in a safe, comfortable environment. And growth accomplished by an in-depth look at serious life experiences. I provider both brief and long term psychotherapy.
I have a strong commitment to assisting persons with addictions to alcohol and other substances, and those in relationships with addicted persons.
I provide compassionate, calm, warm, collaborative, direct psychotherapy influenced by a variety of psychological modalities. I believe much may be accomplished through the trusted relationship between the therapist and a person in a safe, comfortable environment. And growth accomplished by an in-depth look at serious life experiences. I provider both brief and long term psychotherapy.
J. Marc Wallis, LCSW, Psychotherapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, BCD
San Francisco, CA 94115
My approach is warm, collaborative and effective. With 30 years of clinical experience, I help adults, adolescents, couples and teams address a variety of concerns, including: emotional turmoil, unsatisyfing relationships, and ways you may unwittingly be doing things that get in your own way. The collaborative work of therapy helps people feel more alive, satisfied and engaged in work, relationships and their other pursuits.
My approach is warm, collaborative and effective. With 30 years of clinical experience, I help adults, adolescents, couples and teams address a variety of concerns, including: emotional turmoil, unsatisyfing relationships, and ways you may unwittingly be doing things that get in your own way. The collaborative work of therapy helps people feel more alive, satisfied and engaged in work, relationships and their other pursuits.
My experience includes treating symptoms such as addiction, depression, anxiety, PTSD, self-esteem and self-image issues as well as relationship issues.
My goal is to help people regain balance in their lives, deepen their understanding of self and achieve a level of awareness that alleviates helplessness and creates choice and ultimate change.
My experience includes treating symptoms such as addiction, depression, anxiety, PTSD, self-esteem and self-image issues as well as relationship issues.
My goal is to help people regain balance in their lives, deepen their understanding of self and achieve a level of awareness that alleviates helplessness and creates choice and ultimate change.
I have expertise in the field of compulsive behaviors, addictions and codependency.
I work with sensitivity and compassion to create a safe environment in which issues can be explored. I de-mystify the therapeutic process in order to help you maximize your efforts to create the life you wish to have. I help you to discover the unique person you are, whether you are a professional, an artist, a parent, or a couple. Whether your challenge is situational, chronic, or acute, my goal is to help you learn how to create a more fulfilled life and enrich your relationships. I work deeply and pragmatically, so that you gain both insight, development, growth and practical knowledge.
I have expertise in the field of compulsive behaviors, addictions and codependency.
I work with sensitivity and compassion to create a safe environment in which issues can be explored. I de-mystify the therapeutic process in order to help you maximize your efforts to create the life you wish to have. I help you to discover the unique person you are, whether you are a professional, an artist, a parent, or a couple. Whether your challenge is situational, chronic, or acute, my goal is to help you learn how to create a more fulfilled life and enrich your relationships. I work deeply and pragmatically, so that you gain both insight, development, growth and practical knowledge.
We all want to live in harmony—with loved ones, in our work and creative lives, and in our minds and bodies—yet sometimes we find ourselves struggling. Perhaps you are facing a new problem—work struggles, relationship challenges, thoughts and feelings that are hard to control, or maybe you have a long term issue that you have finally decided you are going to tackle head on—whatever it is I applaud you for taking this step, and I offer you my support.
We all want to live in harmony—with loved ones, in our work and creative lives, and in our minds and bodies—yet sometimes we find ourselves struggling. Perhaps you are facing a new problem—work struggles, relationship challenges, thoughts and feelings that are hard to control, or maybe you have a long term issue that you have finally decided you are going to tackle head on—whatever it is I applaud you for taking this step, and I offer you my support.
I offer trauma-informed somatic and psychodynamic therapy for individuals recovering from trauma, abusive relationships, and addiction; coping with anxiety and depression; exploring sex, identity and gender; or confronting existential doubts at midlife crisis.
My approach is intuitive, empathic, and direct — grounded in a trauma informed psychodynamic practice that addresses the underlying causes of your emotional pain. I offer a loving presence that won't look away and a quality of attention that listens for the unspoken with mindful somatic awareness, attuning to what the body already knows about the psyche.
I offer trauma-informed somatic and psychodynamic therapy for individuals recovering from trauma, abusive relationships, and addiction; coping with anxiety and depression; exploring sex, identity and gender; or confronting existential doubts at midlife crisis.
My approach is intuitive, empathic, and direct — grounded in a trauma informed psychodynamic practice that addresses the underlying causes of your emotional pain. I offer a loving presence that won't look away and a quality of attention that listens for the unspoken with mindful somatic awareness, attuning to what the body already knows about the psyche.
I work with individuals suffering from depression, substance abuse issues, anxiety, relationship problems, co-dependency, stress and other problems.
My approach to counseling is caring, supportive and genuine with 10 years of experienced in substance abuse treatment and mental health issues. I can help you learn new, healthy behaviors and let go of hurtful thoughts and feelings using a strength-based, person-centered approach. I welcome people from diverse backgrounds, cultures and religions.
I work with individuals suffering from depression, substance abuse issues, anxiety, relationship problems, co-dependency, stress and other problems.
My approach to counseling is caring, supportive and genuine with 10 years of experienced in substance abuse treatment and mental health issues. I can help you learn new, healthy behaviors and let go of hurtful thoughts and feelings using a strength-based, person-centered approach. I welcome people from diverse backgrounds, cultures and religions.
I have a wealth of diverse experience which includes mood / anxiety disorders, substance disorders (chronic alcoholism and eating disorders), and providing couples and family treatment.
Trauma and underdeveloped communication skills underlie many life issues. I specialize in trauma reprocessing. I believe trauma (big, small, simple, or complex) underlies most communication difficulties and is the foundation of mental illness and addiction. If we can identify what we did not get when young, we can work to heal what is missing as adults.
I have a wealth of diverse experience which includes mood / anxiety disorders, substance disorders (chronic alcoholism and eating disorders), and providing couples and family treatment.
Trauma and underdeveloped communication skills underlie many life issues. I specialize in trauma reprocessing. I believe trauma (big, small, simple, or complex) underlies most communication difficulties and is the foundation of mental illness and addiction. If we can identify what we did not get when young, we can work to heal what is missing as adults.
I especially enjoy working with individuals who are dealing with anxiety, addiction, difficult personal interactions, or experiencing a life transition.
I provide my clients with education about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and help them identify how their thoughts influence their feelings and behaviors. Then I help them develop individualized tools to achieve the goals they want. Through the process, clients examine what caused the unhelpful thought patterns to develop and begin to heal past trauma.
I especially enjoy working with individuals who are dealing with anxiety, addiction, difficult personal interactions, or experiencing a life transition.
I provide my clients with education about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and help them identify how their thoughts influence their feelings and behaviors. Then I help them develop individualized tools to achieve the goals they want. Through the process, clients examine what caused the unhelpful thought patterns to develop and begin to heal past trauma.
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Addiction Therapists
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.