Addiction Therapists in Rancho Park, CA

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Mike Endes
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Verified Verified
Rancho Park, CA 90064
Having found the path to sobriety, my passion is helping people overcome struggles with addiction and other co-occurring disorders.
I have had the pleasure of being in practice for over 7 years, working with clients to help them reach their objectives and goals for therapy. My passion is helping people rebuild relationships, resolve stress related to anxiety and depression, and rediscover the best version of themselves with renewed confidence.
Having found the path to sobriety, my passion is helping people overcome struggles with addiction and other co-occurring disorders.
I have had the pleasure of being in practice for over 7 years, working with clients to help them reach their objectives and goals for therapy. My passion is helping people rebuild relationships, resolve stress related to anxiety and depression, and rediscover the best version of themselves with renewed confidence.
(424) 417-6277 View (424) 417-6277
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Maria Gray
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, NMP, CGP
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Rancho Park, CA 90064
I specialize in treating acute stress, trauma & addictions, grief & loss, and relationship issues.
Are you tired of traditional talk therapy? Overwhelmed with feelings of anxiety, or fear and stress? Maybe you feel like you've already done "so much work on yourself" and yet you still engage in some self-defeating patterns. This may show up in dating the same dysfunctional type of person, or acting out childhood patterns at work, overworking to please your boss without being recognized. You may lack patience or sometimes get impatient with your partner/children, the same way your parents were with you. Or maybe you shut down when you need to speak up, since many of us were taught to be "good little girls and boys". I can help.
I specialize in treating acute stress, trauma & addictions, grief & loss, and relationship issues.
Are you tired of traditional talk therapy? Overwhelmed with feelings of anxiety, or fear and stress? Maybe you feel like you've already done "so much work on yourself" and yet you still engage in some self-defeating patterns. This may show up in dating the same dysfunctional type of person, or acting out childhood patterns at work, overworking to please your boss without being recognized. You may lack patience or sometimes get impatient with your partner/children, the same way your parents were with you. Or maybe you shut down when you need to speak up, since many of us were taught to be "good little girls and boys". I can help.
(310) 846-8954 View (310) 846-8954
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Penelope Starr-Karlin
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Rancho Park, CA 90064
If you are seeking help for a catastrophe, cumulative smaller traumas or self-in-relationship difficulties, I would like to introduce myself. I offer a safe, kind, emotionally supportive and effective relational home to understand and illuminate what has happened, and work to dissolve anything interfering with your happiness. In these anxiety provoking times upheavals at international, national, and personal levels of our lives haunt us creating extra difficulty with self-esteem, relationships, decisions, or influence. You will find me experienced, warm, empathic, and responsive and I am highly trained. To learn more please take a look at my website DreamsAndThemesTherapy.com, or email me.
If you are seeking help for a catastrophe, cumulative smaller traumas or self-in-relationship difficulties, I would like to introduce myself. I offer a safe, kind, emotionally supportive and effective relational home to understand and illuminate what has happened, and work to dissolve anything interfering with your happiness. In these anxiety provoking times upheavals at international, national, and personal levels of our lives haunt us creating extra difficulty with self-esteem, relationships, decisions, or influence. You will find me experienced, warm, empathic, and responsive and I am highly trained. To learn more please take a look at my website DreamsAndThemesTherapy.com, or email me.
(310) 391-8718 View (310) 391-8718
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Warren Culbreth
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
Rancho Park, CA 90064
Carl Jung, who helped lay the groundwork for modern-day psychotherapy once stated, “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” Entering into therapy is an opportunity to examine our deep-rooted thoughts, emotions and behaviors that compromise our sense of self. I look forward to helping you on this journey.
Carl Jung, who helped lay the groundwork for modern-day psychotherapy once stated, “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” Entering into therapy is an opportunity to examine our deep-rooted thoughts, emotions and behaviors that compromise our sense of self. I look forward to helping you on this journey.
(323) 863-8428 View (323) 863-8428
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Alex J. Russan
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Rancho Park, CA 90064
Feeling exhausted by self-defeating thoughts, behaviors or situations you can’t seem to break away from? A fresh perspective and understanding may help. Imagine walking down a dark trail at night. While you lead our way, I follow just behind, but with a flashlight, illuminating useful sights along our path. This is the therapeutic process, and it can be a powerful vehicle to greater self-understanding, acceptance and change.
Feeling exhausted by self-defeating thoughts, behaviors or situations you can’t seem to break away from? A fresh perspective and understanding may help. Imagine walking down a dark trail at night. While you lead our way, I follow just behind, but with a flashlight, illuminating useful sights along our path. This is the therapeutic process, and it can be a powerful vehicle to greater self-understanding, acceptance and change.
(323) 792-1835 View (323) 792-1835

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William G Valdivia
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Santa Monica, CA 90404
I meet every day with people who are overcoming worry, depression, dissatisfaction and conflict to find greater joy, and fulfillment in their life. My specialties include working with depression/anxiety, OCD/ADD, personality disorders, and addiction. I also have expertise in working with the LGBTQQI community. My approach to psychotherapy is practical and interactive, providing the support and insight to help you resolve current issues and historical patterns. Through empathy and direct communication, I assist you in finding the solutions to life's adversities, challenges, and mental health.
I meet every day with people who are overcoming worry, depression, dissatisfaction and conflict to find greater joy, and fulfillment in their life. My specialties include working with depression/anxiety, OCD/ADD, personality disorders, and addiction. I also have expertise in working with the LGBTQQI community. My approach to psychotherapy is practical and interactive, providing the support and insight to help you resolve current issues and historical patterns. Through empathy and direct communication, I assist you in finding the solutions to life's adversities, challenges, and mental health.
(562) 354-8330 View (562) 354-8330
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Janet Roshanzamir
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90025
I have extensive knowledge of the 12-Step Program and specialize in relational issues and addiction.
Have you given up on life? Why do you feel that life is too difficult to handle? Are you having trouble communicating with your partner, spouse,parents, siblings, children, friend, boss or co-worker? Have you gone back to your addiction time after time vowing you wouldn't? What triggered you? How do cultural differences cause problems at home, in your relationships or workplace? How often do you find yourself blaming others for the troubles in your life? Let's talk. We can have face to face sessions in four different locations or Skype.
I have extensive knowledge of the 12-Step Program and specialize in relational issues and addiction.
Have you given up on life? Why do you feel that life is too difficult to handle? Are you having trouble communicating with your partner, spouse,parents, siblings, children, friend, boss or co-worker? Have you gone back to your addiction time after time vowing you wouldn't? What triggered you? How do cultural differences cause problems at home, in your relationships or workplace? How often do you find yourself blaming others for the troubles in your life? Let's talk. We can have face to face sessions in four different locations or Skype.
(310) 707-1887 View (310) 707-1887
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Grow Therapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Verified Verified
West Los Angeles, CA 90025  (Online Only)
As a licensed MFT therapist, my expertise is in the areas of substance abuse, prison populations, AB109s (felons)/290s (sex offenders), anger management, domestic violence, parenting supervision, and advocating for students with special needs.
I am Maxine Kibble, a licensed marriage and family therapist in California, Connecticut, and Utah. I have a Bachelor of Science in Education and Dance Therapy from New York University in 1979. I have two master's degrees: one in marriage and family counseling from the University of Phoenix in 2005 and a second master's in clinical psychology from Alliant International University, California School of Professional Psychology, which I received in 2008. I am currently enrolled in the PsyD doctoral program at California Southern University and am scheduled to graduate on 4/2023.
As a licensed MFT therapist, my expertise is in the areas of substance abuse, prison populations, AB109s (felons)/290s (sex offenders), anger management, domestic violence, parenting supervision, and advocating for students with special needs.
I am Maxine Kibble, a licensed marriage and family therapist in California, Connecticut, and Utah. I have a Bachelor of Science in Education and Dance Therapy from New York University in 1979. I have two master's degrees: one in marriage and family counseling from the University of Phoenix in 2005 and a second master's in clinical psychology from Alliant International University, California School of Professional Psychology, which I received in 2008. I am currently enrolled in the PsyD doctoral program at California Southern University and am scheduled to graduate on 4/2023.
(213) 371-9343 View (213) 371-9343
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Kamala White
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90025
You're in pain from a dysfunctional childhood. Or you're using substances to cope with pain and would like to stop. If your substance use has affected your relationships, your finances, your career- it may be time to change. You can feel better! I will help holistically, meaning we will work on many levels. Together we will make practical plans to get you feeling stronger and more peaceful no matter what you have survived. Boundaries and self-care are skills that you can learn. You deserve to have the life you want, and I will help you create it. Together we can get you to where you want to be. Call for free consultation today!
You're in pain from a dysfunctional childhood. Or you're using substances to cope with pain and would like to stop. If your substance use has affected your relationships, your finances, your career- it may be time to change. You can feel better! I will help holistically, meaning we will work on many levels. Together we will make practical plans to get you feeling stronger and more peaceful no matter what you have survived. Boundaries and self-care are skills that you can learn. You deserve to have the life you want, and I will help you create it. Together we can get you to where you want to be. Call for free consultation today!
(562) 354-8673 View (562) 354-8673
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Laura Kay Mclauchlin
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Los Angeles, CA 90066
My expertise lie in dealing with RECOVERY from ADDICTION as well as FAMILY members impacted by addiction.
Are you struggling with DEPRESSION or ANXIETY? Is your RELATIONSHIP stuck in negative patterns?Is SUBSTANCE USE getting in your way, or you're needing extra support in RECOVERY? Are you going through a stressful LIFE TRANSITION? If you answered "yes" to any these questions, or even "maybe", I might be the help you are looking for. I've been told by my clients that I take a more active, direct approach to therapy, and I believe humor is a great healer. It is my 1st job to help you feel accepted, and listened to. I want to help you achieve your therapeutic goals by learning about what motivates you as a unique individual.
My expertise lie in dealing with RECOVERY from ADDICTION as well as FAMILY members impacted by addiction.
Are you struggling with DEPRESSION or ANXIETY? Is your RELATIONSHIP stuck in negative patterns?Is SUBSTANCE USE getting in your way, or you're needing extra support in RECOVERY? Are you going through a stressful LIFE TRANSITION? If you answered "yes" to any these questions, or even "maybe", I might be the help you are looking for. I've been told by my clients that I take a more active, direct approach to therapy, and I believe humor is a great healer. It is my 1st job to help you feel accepted, and listened to. I want to help you achieve your therapeutic goals by learning about what motivates you as a unique individual.
(310) 484-5715 View (310) 484-5715
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Claudia Santorelli-Bates
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90011  (Online Only)
Trained at Beit T'Shuvah, a residential addiction treatment center, I have worked with recovery communities of all types.
Covid times are hard and complicated for all of us. Whether you’re looking for a new therapist or it’s your first time in therapy, together we can learn new ways to navigate our expectations and feelings during this time. Each of our experiences are unique, complex, and personal. Whether you are dealing with addiction, relationships, trauma, or the general stress of living in today's modern world - therapy is the right choice. Being open to getting help is the first step.
Trained at Beit T'Shuvah, a residential addiction treatment center, I have worked with recovery communities of all types.
Covid times are hard and complicated for all of us. Whether you’re looking for a new therapist or it’s your first time in therapy, together we can learn new ways to navigate our expectations and feelings during this time. Each of our experiences are unique, complex, and personal. Whether you are dealing with addiction, relationships, trauma, or the general stress of living in today's modern world - therapy is the right choice. Being open to getting help is the first step.
(424) 238-6765 View (424) 238-6765
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Dezetta Burnett
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, DSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90025  (Online Only)
Greetings, I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Los Angeles, CA. My qualifications include a Master's and Doctor of Social Work degree from the University of Southern California. I bring over a decade of expertise in Anxiety, Depression, and Substance Abuse treatment. As a dedicated and seasoned therapist, I aim to assist individuals in conquering life's obstacles and realizing their aspirations.
Greetings, I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Los Angeles, CA. My qualifications include a Master's and Doctor of Social Work degree from the University of Southern California. I bring over a decade of expertise in Anxiety, Depression, and Substance Abuse treatment. As a dedicated and seasoned therapist, I aim to assist individuals in conquering life's obstacles and realizing their aspirations.
(323) 677-2764 View (323) 677-2764
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Connie Hall
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Culver City, CA 90232  (Online Only)
I have vast experience in the areas of addiction and self-injury, childhood abuse, and intimacy issues, as well as with the LGBT community.
Do you feel useful and fulfilled in life? Are your relationships deep and meaningful? Are all your dreams coming true? Or are you overwhelmed by life? Do you doubt yourself? Are you disappointed with the people closest to you? If you are experiencing difficulty coping with the realities of your life and find yourself sinking into negativity, I can help you. In a compassionate, safe environment we can work together to overcome your problems. We can address the issues that are limiting your enjoyment of life and holding you back from happiness as your authentic self.
I have vast experience in the areas of addiction and self-injury, childhood abuse, and intimacy issues, as well as with the LGBT community.
Do you feel useful and fulfilled in life? Are your relationships deep and meaningful? Are all your dreams coming true? Or are you overwhelmed by life? Do you doubt yourself? Are you disappointed with the people closest to you? If you are experiencing difficulty coping with the realities of your life and find yourself sinking into negativity, I can help you. In a compassionate, safe environment we can work together to overcome your problems. We can address the issues that are limiting your enjoyment of life and holding you back from happiness as your authentic self.
(424) 256-1928 View (424) 256-1928
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Dan Fronczak
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
I have a long standing interest in helping all types of people achieve freedom from alcohol and drug addiction and other types of unhealthy compulsive behaviors including acting out sexually.
Are you feeling stuck and would like some support to break free of repeating old patterns that are no longer serving you? Is your alcohol or drug use causing unnecessary problems? Is depression or anxiety keeping you from reaching your potential? Therapy can bring about transformational changes. Working together, we can explore your specific challenges and implement a plan that will bring relief. Overcoming life’s challenges is not easy, but I will provide consistent support and encouragement throughout the process.
I have a long standing interest in helping all types of people achieve freedom from alcohol and drug addiction and other types of unhealthy compulsive behaviors including acting out sexually.
Are you feeling stuck and would like some support to break free of repeating old patterns that are no longer serving you? Is your alcohol or drug use causing unnecessary problems? Is depression or anxiety keeping you from reaching your potential? Therapy can bring about transformational changes. Working together, we can explore your specific challenges and implement a plan that will bring relief. Overcoming life’s challenges is not easy, but I will provide consistent support and encouragement throughout the process.
(310) 742-8645 View (310) 742-8645
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Tivoli Cousineau
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
West Los Angeles, CA 90025
I have extensive experience counseling individuals with anxiety, depression, addiction, phobias, PTSD, and grief utilizing a variety of modalities.
Relationships and life circumstances can be hard to navigate. I can help by providing comprehensive, compassionate, and effective treatment for individuals and couples to help increase a sense of well-being and connection. Exploring your concerns in a safe, supportive environment allows additional choices and possibilities to emerge and provides support while implementing preferred changes. Make the call today to see if counseling can help you get the positive results of feeling more calm, confident, and empowered in your life. I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Utah and California, working online and in person.
I have extensive experience counseling individuals with anxiety, depression, addiction, phobias, PTSD, and grief utilizing a variety of modalities.
Relationships and life circumstances can be hard to navigate. I can help by providing comprehensive, compassionate, and effective treatment for individuals and couples to help increase a sense of well-being and connection. Exploring your concerns in a safe, supportive environment allows additional choices and possibilities to emerge and provides support while implementing preferred changes. Make the call today to see if counseling can help you get the positive results of feeling more calm, confident, and empowered in your life. I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Utah and California, working online and in person.
(435) 265-3807 View (435) 265-3807
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Carder Stout
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MFT
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90049
The past eight years I have had a private practice in Brentwood where I treats clients for anxiety, depression, addiction and trauma.
Hello, my name is Dr. Carder Stout. I want to thank you for joining me. You may be here because something in your life is not working. As a Depth Psychologist I believe that everyone has the capacity to be happy. My aim as a therapist is to heal those parts of you that are standing in the way. Let me help you connect with the joy in your life. I have been described as compassionate, calm and insightful. My patients tell me that I am present with them as a good listener and guide.
The past eight years I have had a private practice in Brentwood where I treats clients for anxiety, depression, addiction and trauma.
Hello, my name is Dr. Carder Stout. I want to thank you for joining me. You may be here because something in your life is not working. As a Depth Psychologist I believe that everyone has the capacity to be happy. My aim as a therapist is to heal those parts of you that are standing in the way. Let me help you connect with the joy in your life. I have been described as compassionate, calm and insightful. My patients tell me that I am present with them as a good listener and guide.
(424) 294-8975 View (424) 294-8975
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Casey Jones
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified Verified
Santa Monica, CA 90405  (Online Only)
Welcome. If you’re here, likely something is going on in your life that you would like to change. Perhaps you’re overwhelmed, sad, anxious, tired, in pain, on edge, bingeing on a substance or the internet, or having sleep issues. Trouble communicating with loved ones? Disconnected rather than connected? Maybe you can’t quite put your finger on it, but life just isn’t what it was, what you thought it would be, or what you would like. Anger, sadness, anxiety, disappointment, worry all play a part in everyone’s life, but sometimes it increases to the point where it’s just too much to handle alone.
Welcome. If you’re here, likely something is going on in your life that you would like to change. Perhaps you’re overwhelmed, sad, anxious, tired, in pain, on edge, bingeing on a substance or the internet, or having sleep issues. Trouble communicating with loved ones? Disconnected rather than connected? Maybe you can’t quite put your finger on it, but life just isn’t what it was, what you thought it would be, or what you would like. Anger, sadness, anxiety, disappointment, worry all play a part in everyone’s life, but sometimes it increases to the point where it’s just too much to handle alone.
(818) 574-7523 View (818) 574-7523
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Trauma Resolution Therapy
LMFT, EMDR, MBSR
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
West Los Angeles, CA 90025
Our mission is to help clients achieve balance and recover from the various issues they may be dealing with, including trauma, addiction, PTSD, and mood disorders. Our integrated approach utilizes process-oriented psychotherapy, mindfulness interventions, DBT, and EMDR to help clients gain a greater sense of well-being and foster their own ability to heal. Jason Murphy, MA, LMFT, is the owner and clinical director of TRT Group and has decades of experience working with a diverse population in various settings. With a deep-seated understanding and training in Buddhist psychology, he brings a unique set of solutions to his clients and his team.
Our mission is to help clients achieve balance and recover from the various issues they may be dealing with, including trauma, addiction, PTSD, and mood disorders. Our integrated approach utilizes process-oriented psychotherapy, mindfulness interventions, DBT, and EMDR to help clients gain a greater sense of well-being and foster their own ability to heal. Jason Murphy, MA, LMFT, is the owner and clinical director of TRT Group and has decades of experience working with a diverse population in various settings. With a deep-seated understanding and training in Buddhist psychology, he brings a unique set of solutions to his clients and his team.
(310) 651-7284 View (310) 651-7284
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Madi Franck
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90025  (Online Only)
I have experience working with people with depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, burn out, workplace issues, trauma, substance use, co-occurring disorders, voices, and unusual beliefs among other relational challenges.
Have you been seeking personal growth, relief from emotional distress, or support navigating complex life circumstances/ relationships? I’d be honored to support you in exploring paths to healing and wellness through exploring somatic responses to emotions, diving into root causes related to your current challenges, and seeking solutions to navigate towards your values.
I have experience working with people with depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, burn out, workplace issues, trauma, substance use, co-occurring disorders, voices, and unusual beliefs among other relational challenges.
Have you been seeking personal growth, relief from emotional distress, or support navigating complex life circumstances/ relationships? I’d be honored to support you in exploring paths to healing and wellness through exploring somatic responses to emotions, diving into root causes related to your current challenges, and seeking solutions to navigate towards your values.
(909) 310-8099 View (909) 310-8099
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Tom Szabadi
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, LPCC, EMDR
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Los Angeles, CA 90025
My own extensive life experience, coupled with my experience in the mental health and addiction fields can provide valuable participation and insight into your journey.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship/intimacy issues, infidelity/betrayal, addiction, and alcohol/ substance abuse disorders. I am a sex-positive therapist who works with clients of all sexual orientations and gender identities. I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) which can assist with resolving lingering effects of past traumatic memories. It can also lesson the hold of negativity and limiting beliefs and move you to a much healthier self-concept and higher self-esteem.
My own extensive life experience, coupled with my experience in the mental health and addiction fields can provide valuable participation and insight into your journey.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship/intimacy issues, infidelity/betrayal, addiction, and alcohol/ substance abuse disorders. I am a sex-positive therapist who works with clients of all sexual orientations and gender identities. I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) which can assist with resolving lingering effects of past traumatic memories. It can also lesson the hold of negativity and limiting beliefs and move you to a much healthier self-concept and higher self-esteem.
(213) 513-7301 View (213) 513-7301

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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.