Alcohol Use Therapists in Seattle, WA

Sometimes life can be overwhelming. Perhaps you're tired of anxiety keeping you up at night or feel like depression is hindering you from living your life to your full potential. I enjoy working with adults who may feel trapped in a cycle of anxiety/depression or just feeling stuck in the monotony of every day life. Some issues I commonly work with clients on are: pregnancy/new parenting stress, career challenges, academic stress, alcohol use , relationship challenges, trauma.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist working with adults and adolescents with a variety of concerns, including depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, and alcohol use . My approach is highly interpersonal and humanistic. This means that I adopt a compassionate and non-judgmental view with my clients, and strive to build a relationship of trust and understanding. I exclusively use evidenced-based treatments that have been thoroughly tested and found to be effective for improving mental health concerns. Together, we will develop new ways for you to cope with and resolve the issues that prompted you to seek care.

The agony of a codependent relationship, the despair of loneliness, the constant need to people-please, and the prison of addiction can leave you feeling out of control and hopeless. You are not alone. Change is possible. The pain of your past does not have to control your present experience. Life can leave us feeling disconnected and unsure of ourselves, but the biggest challenges can also create the most growth. The discomfort of feeling lost, anxious, and uncertain can open us up to the opportunity to evolve. There is hope, and I am excited to walk with you on your journey toward awareness, freedom, and fulfillment.

Acceptance might be the first step to change, but change is hard. I aim to create a supportive, holistic, empowering, and safe setting to process and understand what is specifically challenging for you. Often, my clients feel like they “don’t belong,” stuck in unwanted behaviors or looking to understand themselves better. I believe by attuning compassionately to our bodies and minds, as well as each other, we can sense what needs to change and heal. Also, I consider myself a very real person in the therapy space, which often includes understanding, laughter, radical acceptance, forgiveness, and open and honest communication.

I am an interventionist and an addictions therapist. My ideal client is family, employer, individual, and stakeholders that need addiction services and family consultation. I have worked extensively with families and persons of concern in guiding them to treatment. I work with clients with a need for referral to follow up services following treatment such as therapy, psychiatry, medical, dental, and legal. I specialize in coaching and case managing the addicted in this phase of their recovery.

Accepting New Clients! (Updated 10/18/23). Also now accepting teenagers! People who care about you say that you need help - and you are worried they might be right. You want to be free from intrusive, negative thoughts or leaning on substances. You want your life to be more balanced. I am looking forward to hearing your story and learning what happened to you. I can help you move in the direction of your goals.

Sometimes life feels too big, too complex, and too messy to get your head around. If you're ready to make changes in your life, but aren't sure where to start, I can help you develop a plan to make it happen. I can support you in your desire to stop destructive behaviors and create new, healthier ways of living. We go at a pace that is comfortable for you, taking on problems one-at-a-time. Together we tackle the things that are keeping you from the kind of life you want to live.

As the partner affected by the addictive behavior of a loved one, you often find yourself asking what you can do to help them? You have tried many approaches, but none have been long-lasting. Your loved one's addictive behavior is unpredictable, and you are fearful it might get worse. You love your partner, but not their addictive behavior. Reaching out for help can be scary, as you want to be sure that you find a counselor that you can connect with and one that understands addictive behavior.

I am an experienced pragmatic psychotherapist who also does psychological evaluations. My ideal client is one who has self doubts, experiences guilt and shame, yet has potential to be a highly fulfilled person. Such a person may have insecurities in work and relationships, yet be but one step away from doing well in these areas. I have had a wide exposure to a diverse set of problems in living in my career. Please see my website = www.stephenjcummings.com for additional replies to this question.

I am the director of MacPherson Pacific Counseling Services, a dynamic new option in the treatment of chemical dependency, problem gambling, and sex addiction in the Seattle area. Your experience will be individualized and goal focused. You will develop the tools to reclaim your life from addiction and compulsive behavior and begin to develop a path towards healing and wholeness for both yourself and your support network of family and loved ones. In both individual sessions and groups with others also walking the healing path you will challenge yourself, access reservoirs of strength within yourself, learn to connect, and you will grow.

As far as others can tell, you’re rocking this thing called life. But, on the inside, you’re struggling with feelings like inadequacy, shame, and overwhelm because despite how hard you work to keep it together, keeping it together is feeling more and more out of your reach. You’re feeling stuck, and it’s taking a toll on other areas of your life, like your relationships, your work, or your health. You’re less connected to your friends and loved ones, you’re always tired, it’s hard to concentrate or focus, and you find yourself feeling anxious or down. You’re tired of keeping this to yourself, and it’s time for a change.

I have experience working with everything from situational depression and anxiety to alcoholism/addiction, to more severe cases of chronic mental illness. I work as a collaborator with clients seeking to become their best possible selves in the midst of the various setbacks and stressors that modern life confronts us with. I am here to be a compassionate witness to your growth and transformation, to assist you with getting on course to being the best person that you are capable of becoming.

Trauma, anxiety, depression, addiction, substance use, shame, grief, relationship wounds—so often these issues appear together. They can feel like an impossible tangle, with our sense of self stuck in the middle. Here, we may cycle through our same strategies: soothing the pain, feeling the guilt, repeat—or holding that pain inside until the pressure feels like it’s just too much. In our work together, I hope we’re able to untangle each thread with curiosity and compassion, then weave them back together into a meaningful story you're proud to tell.

I offer holistic client-centered psychotherapy to individuals and couples with: Conflict in relationships, feelings of disconnection, social anxiety, depression, low-self-esteem, lack of motivation or satisfaction, postpartum depression and anxiety, excessive worry, generalized anxiety, memory loss, cognitive impairment, dementia, difficult life transitions, grief and loss, chronic medical conditions and pain, substance and behavioral addictions, unwanted habits, and caregiver stress and burnout. I have a passion for social justice, equality and offer affirmative psychotherapy for those identifying within the LGBTQIA community.

You will be professionally heard with care and respect.

What has lead you to therapy can be defined as a moment that you chose a different path. It is brave to pick ourselves up when we fall, brave to continue on in the face of adversity— and it is braver still to ask for help. I’ll bring my sense of wonder and hope for the human spirit. I will bring my goodwill and eagerness to help. I'll bring my curiosity and openness and ask questions that will clarify for the both of us. I hope that you will bring your willingness to work hard in the face of difficult questions. It isn’t easy to admit we might need change, and it’s hard to accept change-- even if that change is for the better.

You’ve made it this far which lets me know you are brave and likely ready to make some changes in your life. Together we can explore your emotional needs and overcome barriers that limit your full potential, get in the way of your relationships, or keep you stuck. There are many things we can do on our own, but true self-discovery and positive, enduring change is more likely to occur within the context of a caring and committed therapeutic relationship. Together we can pay close attention to what’s bothering you, and to what you need, so that you can begin to develop a healthier self and more loving, fulfilling relationships.

Reading through therapists’ bios to assess compatibility can be quite an overwhelming process. You might not even know what you’re looking for. What you probably do know is that something feels off in life and you’re looking for some help. As a therapist, I am, first and foremost, a human with my own personality in the therapy room. I can say that I take humanistic and psychoanalytic approaches, using cognitive theoretical orientations when I think it’s helpful- but I think it can be hard to understand what that means or what it would look like.

First, I want to thank you for taking a brave, loving next step toward growth and healing. I’m a queer therapist working with individuals and couples, wanting to meet you where you are, knowing that therapy is an investment and not always for everyone. Too many of us can get stuck depending on the provisions of an individualized and unjust mental healthcare system that often leaves us needing more care, paying more money, and lacking trust to meet our needs and forge supportive relationships. I take it seriously that you're here, in the middle of whatever you are going through, looking for support, so let's start there.