Addiction Therapists in Wheat Ridge, CO
I specialize in supporting LGBTQ+ individuals through different issues such as sexuality, relationships, trauma, mental health, and substance use.
My career has been dedicated to supporting individuals in helping them build more fulfilling and meaningful lives, whatever that may look like for them. As a professional I believe that you are the expert on you and I am here to help guide and facilitate healing in whatever way fits you best. I also firmly believe you will find the answers you are looking for as long as you have a space to be open and honest about who you are and what you are dealing with. Be brave enough to trust in the heart of the work and the rest will follow.
I specialize in supporting LGBTQ+ individuals through different issues such as sexuality, relationships, trauma, mental health, and substance use.
My career has been dedicated to supporting individuals in helping them build more fulfilling and meaningful lives, whatever that may look like for them. As a professional I believe that you are the expert on you and I am here to help guide and facilitate healing in whatever way fits you best. I also firmly believe you will find the answers you are looking for as long as you have a space to be open and honest about who you are and what you are dealing with. Be brave enough to trust in the heart of the work and the rest will follow.
Are you experiencing stress, anxiety or depression as the result of a major life change? Life changes can be exciting: new job, recent marriage, birth of a child. Life changes can also be terrifying: loss of job, divorce, death of a loved one. You may initiate some life changes: planned retirement, move to another city or another country. Other life changes seem to force themselves upon you: a toxic relationship with a loved one that is no longer acceptable, unexpected injury, loved one that has betrayed your trust.
Are you experiencing stress, anxiety or depression as the result of a major life change? Life changes can be exciting: new job, recent marriage, birth of a child. Life changes can also be terrifying: loss of job, divorce, death of a loved one. You may initiate some life changes: planned retirement, move to another city or another country. Other life changes seem to force themselves upon you: a toxic relationship with a loved one that is no longer acceptable, unexpected injury, loved one that has betrayed your trust.
Trauma, grief, stress, and life transitions significantly impact our lives and functioning. If unaddressed, these challenges can feel unmanageable. They can cause you to feel hopeless, misunderstood, ashamed, and isolated. They can cause you to feel trapped in patterns of emotions, thoughts, and behaviors, patterns you adapted to cope and survive, but which may no longer serve you. I believe all humans have an immense capacity to heal and grow. I also know that sometimes we get stuck and can benefit from some extra support. If you are feeling stuck, I am here to support you with finding your way out.
Trauma, grief, stress, and life transitions significantly impact our lives and functioning. If unaddressed, these challenges can feel unmanageable. They can cause you to feel hopeless, misunderstood, ashamed, and isolated. They can cause you to feel trapped in patterns of emotions, thoughts, and behaviors, patterns you adapted to cope and survive, but which may no longer serve you. I believe all humans have an immense capacity to heal and grow. I also know that sometimes we get stuck and can benefit from some extra support. If you are feeling stuck, I am here to support you with finding your way out.
I have been in private practice since 1986. Therapy issues i treat are: depression, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, PTSD, grief and loss, adjustment disorders, career issues, parenting issues, self esteem and personal growth. I have a speciality in substance abuse disorders. I offer a 6 week co-dependency education and therapy for family and friends of substance abusers. I do written, alcohol/ drug evaluations. Sessions are for individuals through telehealth.
I have been in private practice since 1986. Therapy issues i treat are: depression, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, PTSD, grief and loss, adjustment disorders, career issues, parenting issues, self esteem and personal growth. I have a speciality in substance abuse disorders. I offer a 6 week co-dependency education and therapy for family and friends of substance abusers. I do written, alcohol/ drug evaluations. Sessions are for individuals through telehealth.
I am an addictions and relationship counselor, and I am certified in Brainspotting.
Relationships are hard work, and some days are much more overwhelming than others. When we don't feel like we are getting along with ourselves or with our loved ones, we sometimes choose to yell, scream, walk away, or freeze up. Sometimes we drink or take something else. I believe that our relationships are vital and that when we don't feel like they are going well, it can ruin our day or make us anxious. You deserve to feel comfortable with yourself and with your relationships, and exploring unhelpful patterns can start you on a different path.
I am an addictions and relationship counselor, and I am certified in Brainspotting.
Relationships are hard work, and some days are much more overwhelming than others. When we don't feel like we are getting along with ourselves or with our loved ones, we sometimes choose to yell, scream, walk away, or freeze up. Sometimes we drink or take something else. I believe that our relationships are vital and that when we don't feel like they are going well, it can ruin our day or make us anxious. You deserve to feel comfortable with yourself and with your relationships, and exploring unhelpful patterns can start you on a different path.
Common Issues I work with:
Substance use or addictive behaviors,
Depression or anxiety,
Mood instability (including bipolar disorder),
ADHD and difficulties with focus or follow-through,
Anger management challenges,
Relationship and communication difficulties,
Effects of trauma or longstanding emotional wounds,
Patterns connected to personality disorders.
I specialize in helping adults with substance use, mood disorders, anger, trauma, and relationship challenges. Using a trauma-informed, person-centered, strengths-based approach, I provide practical tools and CBT skills to support lasting change. Therapy is collaborative, supportive, and focused on building emotional stability and healthier patterns!
Common Issues I work with:
Substance use or addictive behaviors,
Depression or anxiety,
Mood instability (including bipolar disorder),
ADHD and difficulties with focus or follow-through,
Anger management challenges,
Relationship and communication difficulties,
Effects of trauma or longstanding emotional wounds,
Patterns connected to personality disorders.
I specialize in helping adults with substance use, mood disorders, anger, trauma, and relationship challenges. Using a trauma-informed, person-centered, strengths-based approach, I provide practical tools and CBT skills to support lasting change. Therapy is collaborative, supportive, and focused on building emotional stability and healthier patterns!
I specialize in addictions and trauma and offer EMDR therapy when appropriate.
Accepting new teletherapy clients beginning August 2025!
I am a Colorado native and do my very best to live up to the stereotype. I love everything outdoors and try to spend as much time outside all year round, as I can. I also enjoy reading, crocheting, doing jigsaw puzzles and spending time with family. My Bachelor's is from the University of Colorado, Boulder, in Psychology & Neuroscience and my Master's is from Argosy University, Chicago.
I specialize in addictions and trauma and offer EMDR therapy when appropriate.
Accepting new teletherapy clients beginning August 2025!
I am a Colorado native and do my very best to live up to the stereotype. I love everything outdoors and try to spend as much time outside all year round, as I can. I also enjoy reading, crocheting, doing jigsaw puzzles and spending time with family. My Bachelor's is from the University of Colorado, Boulder, in Psychology & Neuroscience and my Master's is from Argosy University, Chicago.
Brian Davis LPC My approach to therapy can be summarized as being focused on the therapeutic relationship. warm, direct, and collaborative. As the therapeutic relationship grows, I at times challenge clients to grow; however, I believe communication should be bidirectional, and I insist on clients being allowed to challenge me back and have a voice on where we take treatment. In session, I often do attachment work which often powerfully helps clients to understand how their histories and relationships within their families of origin may be impact how they presently relate to themselves and others.
Brian Davis LPC My approach to therapy can be summarized as being focused on the therapeutic relationship. warm, direct, and collaborative. As the therapeutic relationship grows, I at times challenge clients to grow; however, I believe communication should be bidirectional, and I insist on clients being allowed to challenge me back and have a voice on where we take treatment. In session, I often do attachment work which often powerfully helps clients to understand how their histories and relationships within their families of origin may be impact how they presently relate to themselves and others.
As a Licensed Addictions Counselor and Marriage and Family Therapist, I specialize in helping individuals and couples break free from the cycles that hold them back.
Change is complex- encompassing a multitude of layers including emotions, thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. Breaking free from old patterns and cultivating new ones can be a daunting task, but you don't have to navigate it alone. I specialize in guiding individuals and couples through this intricate process of transformation.
As a Licensed Addictions Counselor and Marriage and Family Therapist, I specialize in helping individuals and couples break free from the cycles that hold them back.
Change is complex- encompassing a multitude of layers including emotions, thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. Breaking free from old patterns and cultivating new ones can be a daunting task, but you don't have to navigate it alone. I specialize in guiding individuals and couples through this intricate process of transformation.
In my practice I specialize in working with those struggling with life transitions (school, relationships, breakups, a big move, a career change), addiction, anxiety, and codependency.
With my clients I work on building a safe, trusting, and non-judgmental relationship where you can feel confident to explore your feelings and work through your struggles. I am a warm and supportive therapist that will listen compassionately while also helping you to interrupt and overcome negative patterns that are holding you back.
In my practice I specialize in working with those struggling with life transitions (school, relationships, breakups, a big move, a career change), addiction, anxiety, and codependency.
With my clients I work on building a safe, trusting, and non-judgmental relationship where you can feel confident to explore your feelings and work through your struggles. I am a warm and supportive therapist that will listen compassionately while also helping you to interrupt and overcome negative patterns that are holding you back.
Life is like a river, rapid and perplexed as it streams us into a direction. There may be times where we choose which way the river will bend, and other times where we become subject to its flow. In this chaos, finding our way home to ourselves becomes the journey. If you are reading this today, that tells me there is something in your life worth recognizing, acknowledging, expanding, or even evolving. In my experience, I have helped individuals recognize the root of their challenges, embrace empowerment, and redefine their journey. Patterns that intertwine us dissipate as we find our way home to ourselves.
Life is like a river, rapid and perplexed as it streams us into a direction. There may be times where we choose which way the river will bend, and other times where we become subject to its flow. In this chaos, finding our way home to ourselves becomes the journey. If you are reading this today, that tells me there is something in your life worth recognizing, acknowledging, expanding, or even evolving. In my experience, I have helped individuals recognize the root of their challenges, embrace empowerment, and redefine their journey. Patterns that intertwine us dissipate as we find our way home to ourselves.
By working together, we can help you find greater joy, freedom and satisfaction in life may it be with a life transition, grief, addiction or support around a relationship.
Psychotherapy can help develop a different understanding of your perceptions by making new discoveries and developing new insights. With over 20 years of mental health experience, I utilize psychodynamic theories to influence my practice as well as CBT and DBT to help clients develop skills and tools to help manage their thoughts and feelings.
By working together, we can help you find greater joy, freedom and satisfaction in life may it be with a life transition, grief, addiction or support around a relationship.
Psychotherapy can help develop a different understanding of your perceptions by making new discoveries and developing new insights. With over 20 years of mental health experience, I utilize psychodynamic theories to influence my practice as well as CBT and DBT to help clients develop skills and tools to help manage their thoughts and feelings.
The issues I have the most experience working with are substance use/ addiction, body dysmorphia and disordered eating, relationship distress, grief, and trauma.
Human connection has always been a passion and priority in my life. I have been working in this field since 2017 and have had the opportunity to work with a wide range of populations including: young children, adolescents, teenagers, adults, couples, and families. I have experience working at different levels of care including outpatient, partial hospitalization, and inpatient facilities. I work from a collaborative and systemic perspective considering all of the inter-moving parts that may be impacting what is going on and together, we decide on the best course of action.
The issues I have the most experience working with are substance use/ addiction, body dysmorphia and disordered eating, relationship distress, grief, and trauma.
Human connection has always been a passion and priority in my life. I have been working in this field since 2017 and have had the opportunity to work with a wide range of populations including: young children, adolescents, teenagers, adults, couples, and families. I have experience working at different levels of care including outpatient, partial hospitalization, and inpatient facilities. I work from a collaborative and systemic perspective considering all of the inter-moving parts that may be impacting what is going on and together, we decide on the best course of action.
Therapy is a journey we take together; you are the expert on your experience, and my role is to help you uncover deeper insights, examine unhelpful patterns, and create meaningful change. I bring curiosity, compassion, and a touch of humor to sessions.
My approach is flexible and tailored to you, blending acceptance and commitment (ACT), emotion-focused (EFIT), internal family systems (IFS), somatic, and person-centered therapies. I am also formally trained in Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy. Whether you're facing anxiety, depression, burnout, or the effects of trauma, we’ll work to get to the heart of what’s holding you back.
Therapy is a journey we take together; you are the expert on your experience, and my role is to help you uncover deeper insights, examine unhelpful patterns, and create meaningful change. I bring curiosity, compassion, and a touch of humor to sessions.
My approach is flexible and tailored to you, blending acceptance and commitment (ACT), emotion-focused (EFIT), internal family systems (IFS), somatic, and person-centered therapies. I am also formally trained in Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy. Whether you're facing anxiety, depression, burnout, or the effects of trauma, we’ll work to get to the heart of what’s holding you back.
My approach in therapy is honest, direct and warm. I believe in getting to the healing and finding sustainable ways through the stuckness. I will do my best to help you listen deeply and accurately to yourself. I specialize in individual trauma resolutions (PTSD and C-PTSD/complex trauma, attachment healing and relationships, life transitions, grief/loss, anxiety/depression. I work with individuals, couples and some families.
My approach in therapy is honest, direct and warm. I believe in getting to the healing and finding sustainable ways through the stuckness. I will do my best to help you listen deeply and accurately to yourself. I specialize in individual trauma resolutions (PTSD and C-PTSD/complex trauma, attachment healing and relationships, life transitions, grief/loss, anxiety/depression. I work with individuals, couples and some families.
My goal as your therapist is to support you in navigating hardships and unexpected changes, discover your inner strengths, and recognize ways to enhance your life. As you navigate the path to healing and growth, I hope to help you light the way.
My goal as your therapist is to support you in navigating hardships and unexpected changes, discover your inner strengths, and recognize ways to enhance your life. As you navigate the path to healing and growth, I hope to help you light the way.
I am trained as a Certified Addiction Specialist and as a Certified EMDR therapist.
For many of us, ADHD, trauma, anxiety and/or depression has left us lacking a sense of belonging and/or feeling like we’re behind where we "should" be. You’re not broken; You just haven’t been given the proper opportunity or skills to connect with your authentic self and develop the systems and self understanding that will allow you to succeed and be the badass you truly are. With approximately 20 years of experience, I bring authenticity, warmth, compassion, humor, and honesty into the therapy space. Together we'll work on building a stronger sense of self and confidence.
I am trained as a Certified Addiction Specialist and as a Certified EMDR therapist.
For many of us, ADHD, trauma, anxiety and/or depression has left us lacking a sense of belonging and/or feeling like we’re behind where we "should" be. You’re not broken; You just haven’t been given the proper opportunity or skills to connect with your authentic self and develop the systems and self understanding that will allow you to succeed and be the badass you truly are. With approximately 20 years of experience, I bring authenticity, warmth, compassion, humor, and honesty into the therapy space. Together we'll work on building a stronger sense of self and confidence.
I work with clients who feel stuck in cycles of anxiety, depression, self-defeating patterns, hypervigilance, substance misuse, or complicated grief.
I practice from a trauma-informed, collaborative approach. I trust that each person holds deep knowledge about their own experience, even if it feels buried or out of reach right now. My work considers the whole picture—mind, body, and the broader systems that influence well-being. Therapy with me is paced, intentional, and tailored to your lived experience.
I work with clients who feel stuck in cycles of anxiety, depression, self-defeating patterns, hypervigilance, substance misuse, or complicated grief.
I practice from a trauma-informed, collaborative approach. I trust that each person holds deep knowledge about their own experience, even if it feels buried or out of reach right now. My work considers the whole picture—mind, body, and the broader systems that influence well-being. Therapy with me is paced, intentional, and tailored to your lived experience.
I provide a compassionate and curious space for clients who are ready to create radical changes in their lives. Together, we will collaboratively explore the ways you may get stuck in patterns that no longer serve you. No matter how trapped you may feel in the cycles you find yourself in, there is always a way to break free and consciously create new cycles. I am here to help you shed light on those old patterns, explore how they came to be, and step into a new way of being.
I provide a compassionate and curious space for clients who are ready to create radical changes in their lives. Together, we will collaboratively explore the ways you may get stuck in patterns that no longer serve you. No matter how trapped you may feel in the cycles you find yourself in, there is always a way to break free and consciously create new cycles. I am here to help you shed light on those old patterns, explore how they came to be, and step into a new way of being.
I am a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) and Certified Addiction Specialist (CAS) dedicated to supporting individuals navigating the challenges of the human experience.
Are you feeling stuck in a cycle of old patterns or navigating difficult transitions? I’m here to help you embrace change, unlock your strengths, and empower yourself to create the life you envision. I believe in the healing power of nature and various creative processes, appreciating their ability to restore, inspire, and ground us. Incorporating this therapeutic potential can encourage individuals to uncover the resilience and inner strengths they already possess. My passion is guiding clients to thrive as they navigate life's challenges.
I am a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) and Certified Addiction Specialist (CAS) dedicated to supporting individuals navigating the challenges of the human experience.
Are you feeling stuck in a cycle of old patterns or navigating difficult transitions? I’m here to help you embrace change, unlock your strengths, and empower yourself to create the life you envision. I believe in the healing power of nature and various creative processes, appreciating their ability to restore, inspire, and ground us. Incorporating this therapeutic potential can encourage individuals to uncover the resilience and inner strengths they already possess. My passion is guiding clients to thrive as they navigate life's challenges.
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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.