Therapists in Windsor, ON
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Pamela Lyn Baker
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, BA(H), MSW, RSW, CAC-II, TITC-CT
Verified Verified
Windsor, ON N8N
I am a registered Social Worker (RSW) with over 20+ years of counselling experience in mental health and addiction. I’ve got a diverse background having worked with clients in group homes, youth homes and corrections, victim services, addiction centres, and community health centres. I have unique expertise in trauma counselling, including the Traumatic Incident Reduction and Psychedelic-Assisted psychotherapy. I also have a holistic approach to counselling, and I like to explore the mind, body, and spirit using my certification as an Integrative Mental Health Professional. I also specialize in addictions and mood disorders.
I am a registered Social Worker (RSW) with over 20+ years of counselling experience in mental health and addiction. I’ve got a diverse background having worked with clients in group homes, youth homes and corrections, victim services, addiction centres, and community health centres. I have unique expertise in trauma counselling, including the Traumatic Incident Reduction and Psychedelic-Assisted psychotherapy. I also have a holistic approach to counselling, and I like to explore the mind, body, and spirit using my certification as an Integrative Mental Health Professional. I also specialize in addictions and mood disorders.
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Wendy Limarzi Depression&Relationship Counselling
Registered Social Worker
Verified Verified
Windsor, ON N8X
Life & relationships can be very challenging. When stressors get in the way of us reaching our full potential we become unable to handle these challenges. I am here to give you the skills you need to navigate these difficult waters. Whether it be an individual issue or couple's counselling, I provide a safe, professional environment. I have been in private practice for 20 years & work with individuals & couples of all ages. In 2018-2023 I was rated Top 3 Best Marriage Counselling in Windsor, & Top 3 Best Business' as well.
Life & relationships can be very challenging. When stressors get in the way of us reaching our full potential we become unable to handle these challenges. I am here to give you the skills you need to navigate these difficult waters. Whether it be an individual issue or couple's counselling, I provide a safe, professional environment. I have been in private practice for 20 years & work with individuals & couples of all ages. In 2018-2023 I was rated Top 3 Best Marriage Counselling in Windsor, & Top 3 Best Business' as well.
Online Therapists
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Finding someone you can trust to open up to and begin your healing journey and receive support is an exercise of trust. It is important to trust who will be working with to receive support. I provide evidence-based, specialized approaches to supporting people experiencing complex PTSD, anxiety, depression and other integrative challenges. It will be my privilege to provide you with expertise and support to connect to your body, stabilize and provide ongoing treatment. My services are geared to assist the general public, as well as First Nations, and culturally diverse communities seeking support for healing, recovery and wellness.
Finding someone you can trust to open up to and begin your healing journey and receive support is an exercise of trust. It is important to trust who will be working with to receive support. I provide evidence-based, specialized approaches to supporting people experiencing complex PTSD, anxiety, depression and other integrative challenges. It will be my privilege to provide you with expertise and support to connect to your body, stabilize and provide ongoing treatment. My services are geared to assist the general public, as well as First Nations, and culturally diverse communities seeking support for healing, recovery and wellness.
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Addiction Counsellors
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.