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Recovery that brings you back to yourself

Therapy for adults in New York working on drinking, substances, or compulsions, and what sits underneath.

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Who This Is For

Before private practice I worked in the addiction field, and I still care about this work. I see adults thinking about changing their drinking or substance use, people in recovery who want more than staying stopped, and people caught in compulsions like gambling, spending, or work.

Some come in sure of what they want. Others aren't sure yet. Both are fine places to start.

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What We Work On

Cravings and urges
Getting curious about what an urge is asking for before you act on it.
Early recovery
The raw months after stopping, when feelings return that were being kept quiet.
Long term recovery
Years in, wanting to understand yourself and not only your sobriety.
Compulsive habits
Overworking, scrolling, spending, or anything that numbs and then costs you.

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How I Work With Addiction and Recovery

I see substances and compulsions as attempts to solve a problem, often the problem of feeling far from yourself. So alongside the behavior, we look at what it has been doing for you.

Hakomi and somatic work help you notice the body's signals before an urge peaks. Psychodynamic work helps us understand the history that made numbing feel necessary. I am glad to work next to a 12 step program, a sponsor, or other recovery support you already have.

More about my approach

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What Sessions Look Like

An honest first call
A free 20 minute phone consultation. Tell me as much or as little as you want.
Regular sessions
55 minutes, weekly or every two weeks, in person in Rhinebeck or Hudson, or by telehealth in New York.
Looking at the week
We go over what happened between sessions with curiosity, not judgment.

What Can Shift

Stopping is one part. What I hope for is a life you don't feel the need to escape, and a sense of Self strong enough to feel things fully without reaching for something to blunt them.

I think of it as moving out of the desert and into the oasis of Self.