Addiction Therapists in Boston, MA
My work integrates a variety of treatments, techniques, if you are experiencing substance use disorder, eating disorder, or have difficulty managing your wellness, we can work on plan to support your best outcome.
I help clients cultivate emotional regulation, resilience, and practical strategies to cope with life's challenges. I also accept most major insurances, ensuring that quality mental health care is accessible to a broader range of individuals.
My work integrates a variety of treatments, techniques, if you are experiencing substance use disorder, eating disorder, or have difficulty managing your wellness, we can work on plan to support your best outcome.
I help clients cultivate emotional regulation, resilience, and practical strategies to cope with life's challenges. I also accept most major insurances, ensuring that quality mental health care is accessible to a broader range of individuals.
Hi, I’m a licensed mental health counselor experienced in helping adults manage depression, anxiety, substance use, and PTSD.
In addition to working as a psychotherapist, I am a researcher and educator at Boston Medical Center's Grayken Center for Addiction Training and Technical Assistance and have a weekend job/hobby as a florist.
Hi, I’m a licensed mental health counselor experienced in helping adults manage depression, anxiety, substance use, and PTSD.
In addition to working as a psychotherapist, I am a researcher and educator at Boston Medical Center's Grayken Center for Addiction Training and Technical Assistance and have a weekend job/hobby as a florist.
I specialize in working with adults who are navigating challenges of substance use, addiction, relationship issues, depression, anxiety, and trauma.
“I couldn’t heal because I kept pretending I wasn’t hurt.” This powerful realization encapsulates the journey many of us face when confronting our emotional wounds. My mission is to create a nurturing and understanding environment where you can explore and make sense of your past experiences. I aim to help you organize your thoughts, gain clarity in times of uncertainty, and develop a deeper understanding of yourself. In this safe space, you will be encouraged to tackle difficult decisions, process significant life events, and experience personal growth.
I specialize in working with adults who are navigating challenges of substance use, addiction, relationship issues, depression, anxiety, and trauma.
“I couldn’t heal because I kept pretending I wasn’t hurt.” This powerful realization encapsulates the journey many of us face when confronting our emotional wounds. My mission is to create a nurturing and understanding environment where you can explore and make sense of your past experiences. I aim to help you organize your thoughts, gain clarity in times of uncertainty, and develop a deeper understanding of yourself. In this safe space, you will be encouraged to tackle difficult decisions, process significant life events, and experience personal growth.
I am an LICSW, in Massachusetts, with 10 years of experience working with adults facing a variety of mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and addiction.
Whether you’re looking for support through difficult emotions, personal growth, or overcoming specific challenges, I am dedicated to helping you gain the insights, skills, and confidence you need to live a more fulfilling life. Together, we will work toward your goals, building on your strengths every step of the way.
I am an LICSW, in Massachusetts, with 10 years of experience working with adults facing a variety of mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and addiction.
Whether you’re looking for support through difficult emotions, personal growth, or overcoming specific challenges, I am dedicated to helping you gain the insights, skills, and confidence you need to live a more fulfilling life. Together, we will work toward your goals, building on your strengths every step of the way.
Alex is a doctoral-level psychotherapist with a master's in psychology and a post-doctoral re-specialization in psychology, with an emphasis on health psychology, substance abuse, and addiction.
Dr. Alex serves individuals experiencing substance abuse and addiction, psychiatric disability, dual diagnosis, and Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) from a broad spectrum of populations and multicultural origins. Dr. Alex only serves clients of 21 years of age and above. He is fully bilingual, and services are provided in English and Spanish.
Alex is a doctoral-level psychotherapist with a master's in psychology and a post-doctoral re-specialization in psychology, with an emphasis on health psychology, substance abuse, and addiction.
Dr. Alex serves individuals experiencing substance abuse and addiction, psychiatric disability, dual diagnosis, and Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) from a broad spectrum of populations and multicultural origins. Dr. Alex only serves clients of 21 years of age and above. He is fully bilingual, and services are provided in English and Spanish.
I enjoy helping others find relief from anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and other symptoms or mental health conditions.
I apply skills-based approaches including CBT to help people manage stress and treat anxiety, depression and mood disorders. I have a Harvard Medical School appointment of Instructor at MGH, where I specialize in treating trauma and addictions. I also apply Logotherapy and Existential approaches to help people find meaning and purpose in their lives.
I enjoy helping others find relief from anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and other symptoms or mental health conditions.
I apply skills-based approaches including CBT to help people manage stress and treat anxiety, depression and mood disorders. I have a Harvard Medical School appointment of Instructor at MGH, where I specialize in treating trauma and addictions. I also apply Logotherapy and Existential approaches to help people find meaning and purpose in their lives.
Whether it's addressing mood disorders, trauma-related issues, or substance use concerns, I provide a safe and non-judgmental environment for exploration and growth.
I often support clients with academic stress, health-related stress, family pressures, and substance use. I also have extensive experience support parents of children with ADHD. I tailor treatment personally to each client. I also have a background with modalities such as CBT, motivational interviewing and liberation health.
Whether it's addressing mood disorders, trauma-related issues, or substance use concerns, I provide a safe and non-judgmental environment for exploration and growth.
I often support clients with academic stress, health-related stress, family pressures, and substance use. I also have extensive experience support parents of children with ADHD. I tailor treatment personally to each client. I also have a background with modalities such as CBT, motivational interviewing and liberation health.
I work with people who are dual diagnosis struggling with both a substance abuse and mental health disorder.
I am a Licensed Addictions Counselor 1. I have been working with dual diagnosis clients from diverse races, ages, and sexual orientations for twenty-eight years, all with various issues that need addressing. My clients are comfortable working with me, I create a safe and therapeutic environment that allows clients to recover and gain control of their lives. I utilize an eclectic approach to treatment. I do not believe in one size fits all treatment because people come into treatment with different issues that need to be addressed differently. I will determine your issues and the proper way to address them.
I work with people who are dual diagnosis struggling with both a substance abuse and mental health disorder.
I am a Licensed Addictions Counselor 1. I have been working with dual diagnosis clients from diverse races, ages, and sexual orientations for twenty-eight years, all with various issues that need addressing. My clients are comfortable working with me, I create a safe and therapeutic environment that allows clients to recover and gain control of their lives. I utilize an eclectic approach to treatment. I do not believe in one size fits all treatment because people come into treatment with different issues that need to be addressed differently. I will determine your issues and the proper way to address them.
“The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination."- Carl Rogers. With the ever-changing circumstances of life, despite our best efforts to maintain balance, we can find ourselves stuck, and overwhelmed.
“The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination."- Carl Rogers. With the ever-changing circumstances of life, despite our best efforts to maintain balance, we can find ourselves stuck, and overwhelmed.
I work with clients who are motivated to be in therapy, and often have significant histories of trauma, addiction, anxiety or depression.
The psychotherapeutic attunement I provide will often include mindfulness, cognitive restructuring, and somatic awareness, and sometimes more radical approaches, as we begin to understand that the nervous system too has its patterns that need to change in authentic and restorative ways.
I work with clients who are motivated to be in therapy, and often have significant histories of trauma, addiction, anxiety or depression.
The psychotherapeutic attunement I provide will often include mindfulness, cognitive restructuring, and somatic awareness, and sometimes more radical approaches, as we begin to understand that the nervous system too has its patterns that need to change in authentic and restorative ways.
I am a clinical psychologist who provides individual therapy for adults and adolescents. I use various approaches in counseling to meet a client’s goals and aspirations.
I am a clinical psychologist who provides individual therapy for adults and adolescents. I use various approaches in counseling to meet a client’s goals and aspirations.
Whether you’re navigating anxiety, trauma, major life transitions, family patterns, addiction, self esteem struggles, or the pressure of simply being an adult and you don’t have to do it alone.
I offer trauma informed, compassionate therapy for adults working through anxiety, trauma, depression, substance use, and difficult life transitions. My work helps you create emotional steadiness, improve connection in your relationships, and feel more rooted in who you are becoming.
Whether you’re navigating anxiety, trauma, major life transitions, family patterns, addiction, self esteem struggles, or the pressure of simply being an adult and you don’t have to do it alone.
I offer trauma informed, compassionate therapy for adults working through anxiety, trauma, depression, substance use, and difficult life transitions. My work helps you create emotional steadiness, improve connection in your relationships, and feel more rooted in who you are becoming.
I bring extensive personal experience in recovery, graduate training in religion and philosophy, a PhD in addiction neuroscience, and postdoctoral work at Yale School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School, giving me a deep understanding of mind, meaning, and personal change.
Many individuals enter recovery expecting life to feel settled yet still struggle with stress, irritability, distance in relationships, or a sense of not fully knowing themselves. You may appear successful while feeling lost or unsure of what you want next. My clients are individuals who want clarity, steadiness, stronger connection with the people they care about, and a direction that feels grounded. They want to feel confident, present, and aligned with the person they hope to become. They seek support that helps them understand themselves, improve how they show up in relationships, and move toward a future that feels purposeful.
I bring extensive personal experience in recovery, graduate training in religion and philosophy, a PhD in addiction neuroscience, and postdoctoral work at Yale School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School, giving me a deep understanding of mind, meaning, and personal change.
Many individuals enter recovery expecting life to feel settled yet still struggle with stress, irritability, distance in relationships, or a sense of not fully knowing themselves. You may appear successful while feeling lost or unsure of what you want next. My clients are individuals who want clarity, steadiness, stronger connection with the people they care about, and a direction that feels grounded. They want to feel confident, present, and aligned with the person they hope to become. They seek support that helps them understand themselves, improve how they show up in relationships, and move toward a future that feels purposeful.
I specialize in supporting those seeking recovery from substance use disorders, sexual violence, low self esteem and childhood chronic stress.
The therapy I offer is interactive and person centered. I borrow from multiple therapeutic techniques and interventions including MI, IFS, narrative, DBT and ACT. Most importantly, I work hard to create and maintain a therapeutic relationship that includes: feedback both ways, laughing, crying, trust and authentic, mindful communication.
I specialize in supporting those seeking recovery from substance use disorders, sexual violence, low self esteem and childhood chronic stress.
The therapy I offer is interactive and person centered. I borrow from multiple therapeutic techniques and interventions including MI, IFS, narrative, DBT and ACT. Most importantly, I work hard to create and maintain a therapeutic relationship that includes: feedback both ways, laughing, crying, trust and authentic, mindful communication.
I've worked with a variety of populations including foster care children, incarcerated teenage males, adults with substance use issues, college students, and adults/adolescents with eating disorders.
Greetings and thanks for giving me the opportunity to describe my therapy practice! My approach is one where I see myself as a guide alongside you in your journey toward reaching your goals. You are the expert on yourself! I see my role in our therapeutic relationship as being able to help aid you in feeling understood, gaining insight, and learning new skills to manage the challenges you are going through and will go through in the future.
I've worked with a variety of populations including foster care children, incarcerated teenage males, adults with substance use issues, college students, and adults/adolescents with eating disorders.
Greetings and thanks for giving me the opportunity to describe my therapy practice! My approach is one where I see myself as a guide alongside you in your journey toward reaching your goals. You are the expert on yourself! I see my role in our therapeutic relationship as being able to help aid you in feeling understood, gaining insight, and learning new skills to manage the challenges you are going through and will go through in the future.
I prioritize creating a warm and safe space for those coming into the therapy session. I believe in person centered, trauma informed therapy that goes at whatever pace you feel most comfortable with. I work with an intersectional, feminist and multicultural framework and believe in treating mental health within the context of our environment.
I prioritize creating a warm and safe space for those coming into the therapy session. I believe in person centered, trauma informed therapy that goes at whatever pace you feel most comfortable with. I work with an intersectional, feminist and multicultural framework and believe in treating mental health within the context of our environment.
I'm a general psychologist, and I provide individual, couples, and group psychotherapy to a wide variety of clients. I have an extensive background in working with anxiety disorders and stress reduction. I can also bring a number of techniques to bear in helping you overcome depression. Because of my background in business (Wharton MBA), I work particularly well with successful professionals who are seeking greater meaning and fulfillment in their careers and personal lives. My style balances patience and deep inquiry with energetic engagement. For people in recovery, my approach is a good complement to 12-step work.
I'm a general psychologist, and I provide individual, couples, and group psychotherapy to a wide variety of clients. I have an extensive background in working with anxiety disorders and stress reduction. I can also bring a number of techniques to bear in helping you overcome depression. Because of my background in business (Wharton MBA), I work particularly well with successful professionals who are seeking greater meaning and fulfillment in their careers and personal lives. My style balances patience and deep inquiry with energetic engagement. For people in recovery, my approach is a good complement to 12-step work.
I specialize in working with people struggling with anxiety, depression, and addiction.
I am looking to work with people who are not satisfied with how things are in their life, and ready to take control in order for their lives to improve. In addition to actively listening and problem solving, I coach individuals to activate specific techniques designed to be applied throughout their daily lives. It is in the hands of the individual to apply these skills in order to reach their goals. If an individual is not quite there, we'll work together to figure out what's blocking their potential.
I specialize in working with people struggling with anxiety, depression, and addiction.
I am looking to work with people who are not satisfied with how things are in their life, and ready to take control in order for their lives to improve. In addition to actively listening and problem solving, I coach individuals to activate specific techniques designed to be applied throughout their daily lives. It is in the hands of the individual to apply these skills in order to reach their goals. If an individual is not quite there, we'll work together to figure out what's blocking their potential.
Please send your name, email, number & date of birth. Our ideal client is someone facing emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges that are impacting their daily life, relationships, or overall well-being. They may be experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, family conflict, or difficulties with school or work performance. To be heard, understood, and supported in their journey toward healing. They want trusted professionals who will listen without judgment, provide guidance that works, and help them reach a better quality of life. They’re seeking hope, stability, and a path forward—for themselves and often their families.
Please send your name, email, number & date of birth. Our ideal client is someone facing emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges that are impacting their daily life, relationships, or overall well-being. They may be experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, family conflict, or difficulties with school or work performance. To be heard, understood, and supported in their journey toward healing. They want trusted professionals who will listen without judgment, provide guidance that works, and help them reach a better quality of life. They’re seeking hope, stability, and a path forward—for themselves and often their families.
In a perfect world, you wouldn't need to be looking for a therapist - but here we are. I'm a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and I've been working in the mental health field for ten years. I graduated from Simmons College in 2017 and am currently licensed in Massachusetts and Vermont. I help people of all ages and identities make the changes they need in their lives to be happier.
In a perfect world, you wouldn't need to be looking for a therapist - but here we are. I'm a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and I've been working in the mental health field for ten years. I graduated from Simmons College in 2017 and am currently licensed in Massachusetts and Vermont. I help people of all ages and identities make the changes they need in their lives to be happier.
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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.