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Gavin HamnettMS, LMHC
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Your program and therapy can work together

Individual therapy for adults in New York who go to meetings and want to go deeper.

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Who This Is For

People in AA, NA, and other programs often ask whether they need therapy if they already have meetings, a sponsor, and the steps. It's a fair question. A program gives you community, structure, and people who understand in a way few others can.

Therapy offers something different: one on one time to look at your own history, feelings, and patterns at your own pace. I worked in the addiction field for a number of years, and I have a lot of respect for what programs do. For many people, the two fit together well.

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What Each Offers

  • The program

    Fellowship, a daily structure, and a sponsor who has walked the road.

  • Therapy

    Private, focused time on the feelings and history underneath the drinking or using.

  • Common ground

    Both ask for honesty and willingness, and both take time.

  • What may need more room

    Grief, anxiety, family patterns, or old pain that a meeting doesn't have space to hold.

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How I Work Alongside a Program

I don't ask anyone to choose between therapy and their program. If the steps are helping, we build on them. If parts of the program sit uneasily with you, we can talk about that openly too, without judgment.

In sessions, Hakomi and somatic work help you notice what happens in your body before a craving or an old reaction takes over. Psychodynamic work helps us understand what drinking or using was doing for you. The aim is a recovery rooted in your own sense of Self.

More about my approach
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What Sessions Look Like

  1. An honest first call

    A free 20 minute phone consultation. Share as much or as little as you want.

  2. Regular sessions

    55 minutes, weekly or every two weeks, in person in Rhinebeck or Hudson, or by telehealth in New York.

  3. Keeping both

    Your meetings, your sponsor, and therapy can all stay part of your week.

What Can Shift

Sobriety is the ground. What I hope to build on it with you is a life you actually want to be present for, where feelings can come and go without sending you looking for an exit.

Rates in Brief

Sessions are $160 for 55 minutes. The first step is a complimentary 20 minute phone consultation.

Rates
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Questions People Ask

Will therapy conflict with my program?

It doesn't have to. I am glad to work alongside a program, and we can talk about how you want the two to fit.

Do I have to be in a program to see you?

No. You are welcome whether you go to meetings or not.

What if I'm not sure I'm an alcoholic or an addict?

You don't need to settle that to start. We can look at your drinking or using with curiosity instead of labels.

Can I bring the steps into our sessions?

Of course. If working a step stirs something up, a session is a good place to look at it more closely.

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Start With a Free Consultation

Send me a short message and I'll set up a free 20 minute phone call.

Request a free consultation (845) 532-8336