Drug Abuse Therapists in Stoneham, MA

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Cheryl Motley Sanders
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, PsyaD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Stoneham, MA 02180
I have worked to improve lives which is my mission. I have work with almost every ethnic group. I encourage clients to engage in a dialogue with me about their clinical concerns. It is important that clients feel comfortable in sessions and safe to express their concerns.
I have worked to improve lives which is my mission. I have work with almost every ethnic group. I encourage clients to engage in a dialogue with me about their clinical concerns. It is important that clients feel comfortable in sessions and safe to express their concerns.
(781) 713-0500 View (781) 713-0500
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Melissa A Meskell
Counselor, MEd, LMHC
Verified Verified
Stoneham, MA 02180
Waitlist for new clients
I have twenty years experience working as a therapist. My clientele varies from working with children with disabilities to adults with extensive mental health issues. I tend to utilize Cognitive-Behavioral approaches, Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness techniques to help clients accomplish their personal goals and build healthy relationships and self esteem to reach their full potential. I have experience working in clinics, hospitals, schools, and prison settings.
I have twenty years experience working as a therapist. My clientele varies from working with children with disabilities to adults with extensive mental health issues. I tend to utilize Cognitive-Behavioral approaches, Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness techniques to help clients accomplish their personal goals and build healthy relationships and self esteem to reach their full potential. I have experience working in clinics, hospitals, schools, and prison settings.
(781) 954-5224 View (781) 954-5224
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Rainbow Counseling & Consultation LLC
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Stoneham, MA 02180  (Online Only)
Are you looking for a therapist that understands what it is like to be queer? Or a therapist that can help you navigate the ups and downs of non traditional relationships or family styles? You deserve therapy that is affirming and judgement-free while working through difficulties with communication, intimacy, mental health, sleep, eating, addiction, career stress, faith/religion, gender dysphoria and/or transitioning. You deserve therapy in the comfort of your own home that is easily accessible through computer or phone via secure tele-health.
Are you looking for a therapist that understands what it is like to be queer? Or a therapist that can help you navigate the ups and downs of non traditional relationships or family styles? You deserve therapy that is affirming and judgement-free while working through difficulties with communication, intimacy, mental health, sleep, eating, addiction, career stress, faith/religion, gender dysphoria and/or transitioning. You deserve therapy in the comfort of your own home that is easily accessible through computer or phone via secure tele-health.
(508) 403-9111 View (508) 403-9111
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Jonathan Scott Blake
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Stoneham, MA 02180  (Online Only)
Sometimes it’s difficult to ask for help. But if you’re here, you are already that much closer to bettering yourself. Times have been very difficult, so know that you are not alone. Together we will identify your needs and struggles, and also reinforce your strengths that you may not even know you have. We will get you motivated, make you feel more confident and create the best coping skills for you to deal with daily struggles and to get you on with your life!
Sometimes it’s difficult to ask for help. But if you’re here, you are already that much closer to bettering yourself. Times have been very difficult, so know that you are not alone. Together we will identify your needs and struggles, and also reinforce your strengths that you may not even know you have. We will get you motivated, make you feel more confident and create the best coping skills for you to deal with daily struggles and to get you on with your life!
(339) 204-9680 View (339) 204-9680
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Becky Azia-Donahue
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Stoneham, MA 02180
I currently have limited day appointments available. I am a licensed mental health counselor whose work focuses on Existential Philosophy. I strongly believe that it is each person's responsibility to find meaning and joy in their own lives. I believe that individuals begin to utilize their own strengths and coping skills to lead a more satisfying life. Through our past events and hope for the future, people can focus on their present and begin to better appreciate daily experiences. My philosophy about counseling has helped people dealing with depression, anxiety, and people struggling with substance abuse.
I currently have limited day appointments available. I am a licensed mental health counselor whose work focuses on Existential Philosophy. I strongly believe that it is each person's responsibility to find meaning and joy in their own lives. I believe that individuals begin to utilize their own strengths and coping skills to lead a more satisfying life. Through our past events and hope for the future, people can focus on their present and begin to better appreciate daily experiences. My philosophy about counseling has helped people dealing with depression, anxiety, and people struggling with substance abuse.
(857) 277-7471 View (857) 277-7471
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Jim Morin
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Stoneham, MA 02180
I enjoy working with all ages, and bring a calming presence to the issues brought by children and their parents, as well as to the problems and concerns of adults. I specialize in working with people in their relationships. I an eager to work with couples, and also work with individuals on relationship issues. With adults, particularly men, I facilitate addressing the many barriers that undermine healthy relationships such as unmanaged anger, domestic violence and controlling behavior, substance abuse, and codependency. I encourage and help all my clients to utilize effective stress management strategies, including mindfulness meditation.
I enjoy working with all ages, and bring a calming presence to the issues brought by children and their parents, as well as to the problems and concerns of adults. I specialize in working with people in their relationships. I an eager to work with couples, and also work with individuals on relationship issues. With adults, particularly men, I facilitate addressing the many barriers that undermine healthy relationships such as unmanaged anger, domestic violence and controlling behavior, substance abuse, and codependency. I encourage and help all my clients to utilize effective stress management strategies, including mindfulness meditation.
(339) 337-1413 View (339) 337-1413
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Like a Phoenix
Counselor, PsyD, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Stoneham, MA 02180
"Fear and self-doubt have always been the greatest enemies of human potential." -Brian Tracy. At Like a Phoenix, we would love to show every person we serve, his/her inner strength. We believe we all have potential. Many of us have been, at some point of our lives, discouraged by some unsuccessful experiences. However, we have a deep faith that, with the right help, everyone is able to fulfill his/her potential and be the person he/she wants to be. We would like to be a part of this process, the process of success and happiness, the process of rising from our aches like a Phoenix rises from its ashes.
"Fear and self-doubt have always been the greatest enemies of human potential." -Brian Tracy. At Like a Phoenix, we would love to show every person we serve, his/her inner strength. We believe we all have potential. Many of us have been, at some point of our lives, discouraged by some unsuccessful experiences. However, we have a deep faith that, with the right help, everyone is able to fulfill his/her potential and be the person he/she wants to be. We would like to be a part of this process, the process of success and happiness, the process of rising from our aches like a Phoenix rises from its ashes.
(857) 342-4484 View (857) 342-4484
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Bonnie Gail Ivins
Counselor
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Stoneham, MA 02180
I bring a rich history of life experiences. Life is like a 3-legged stool. Finding balance today in life can be a struggle but not impossible. I believe looking at the person as a whole by exploring the connections between the biological (your physical self), the psychological (your thought process), and the sociological (your interactions with others). Together these processes bring balance.
I bring a rich history of life experiences. Life is like a 3-legged stool. Finding balance today in life can be a struggle but not impossible. I believe looking at the person as a whole by exploring the connections between the biological (your physical self), the psychological (your thought process), and the sociological (your interactions with others). Together these processes bring balance.
(339) 331-2212 View (339) 331-2212
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Christine Guy
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Stoneham, MA 02180
My approach to counseling is drawn from many different disciplines, with an emphasis on cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). I offer an interpersonal, down to earth, collaborative approach which assists individuals to identify the obstacles to their emotional wellness while helping individuals to develop coping strategies to improve their lives. I strive to meet the client "where they are" and move them forward to heal, change and grow in positive ways.
My approach to counseling is drawn from many different disciplines, with an emphasis on cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). I offer an interpersonal, down to earth, collaborative approach which assists individuals to identify the obstacles to their emotional wellness while helping individuals to develop coping strategies to improve their lives. I strive to meet the client "where they are" and move them forward to heal, change and grow in positive ways.
(781) 208-5780 View (781) 208-5780

More Therapists Nearby

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Telehealth Addictions Services
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Wakefield, MA 01880
*Appointments available for immediate scheduling* CSGB, LLC's Virtual Addictions Treatment team is dedicated to examining unhealthy relationships with substances (including but not limited to alcohol, drugs, gambling, video gaming, nicotine and caffeine) and replacing coping strategies that no longer serve our clients, with empowering healthy coping skills. Our counselors are qualified to write recidivism and substance use/misuse reports for those in need.
*Appointments available for immediate scheduling* CSGB, LLC's Virtual Addictions Treatment team is dedicated to examining unhealthy relationships with substances (including but not limited to alcohol, drugs, gambling, video gaming, nicotine and caffeine) and replacing coping strategies that no longer serve our clients, with empowering healthy coping skills. Our counselors are qualified to write recidivism and substance use/misuse reports for those in need.
(508) 413-6938 View (508) 413-6938
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Darlene Diggs
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Winchester, MA 01890
My life experience has given me compassion for a population of individuals with mental health disorders who flourish in life, given the opportunity.
My life experience has given me compassion for a population of individuals with mental health disorders who flourish in life, given the opportunity.
(857) 420-6307 View (857) 420-6307
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Brian Orr at Orr Therapy Services LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, MSW
Verified Verified
Winchester, MA 01890
I am a big believer that, when we are able to feel more at peace with ourselves, we find greater joy in life. The journey to feeling peaceful and satisfied is not always smooth–it can feel so personal that we may avoid talking about the “bumps” with our loved ones. Talking with (and thinking together with) someone who is objective & private can be so useful. I am a Licensed Independent Social Worker with over seven years of clinical experience. I have worked with patients who have felt down, worried about every day stressors, dealt with burnout, struggled with a work/life balance, and wanted to find more satisfaction out of life.
I am a big believer that, when we are able to feel more at peace with ourselves, we find greater joy in life. The journey to feeling peaceful and satisfied is not always smooth–it can feel so personal that we may avoid talking about the “bumps” with our loved ones. Talking with (and thinking together with) someone who is objective & private can be so useful. I am a Licensed Independent Social Worker with over seven years of clinical experience. I have worked with patients who have felt down, worried about every day stressors, dealt with burnout, struggled with a work/life balance, and wanted to find more satisfaction out of life.
(978) 467-4066 View (978) 467-4066
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Jon Michel
Counselor, LMHC, LADC-I
Verified Verified
Woburn, MA 01801  (Online Only)
Thank you for your interest. I am currently accepting new clients and offer 20 years experience successfully treating anxiety, irritability, worry, depressed mood, anger, and addiction. I offer non-judgmental, confidential and compassionate care. I practice positive, strength-based solution-focused therapy. I am dually-licensed in the Commonwealth of MA as a Mental Health Clinician and an Alcohol and Drug Counselor. Please feel free to contact me for a no obligation initial phone consultation. Evening and weekend appointments are available. Practice limited to adults 25 yrs. or older. I offer telehealth sessions.
Thank you for your interest. I am currently accepting new clients and offer 20 years experience successfully treating anxiety, irritability, worry, depressed mood, anger, and addiction. I offer non-judgmental, confidential and compassionate care. I practice positive, strength-based solution-focused therapy. I am dually-licensed in the Commonwealth of MA as a Mental Health Clinician and an Alcohol and Drug Counselor. Please feel free to contact me for a no obligation initial phone consultation. Evening and weekend appointments are available. Practice limited to adults 25 yrs. or older. I offer telehealth sessions.
(339) 999-0073 View (339) 999-0073
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Ted Brugman
Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, NCC
Verified Verified
Melrose, MA 02176  (Online Only)
For many of us, perhaps adolescents and young adults in particular, the process of figuring "it" out is an elusive to-do swashing in the waves of life's stressors.
For many of us, perhaps adolescents and young adults in particular, the process of figuring "it" out is an elusive to-do swashing in the waves of life's stressors.
(617) 206-1878 View (617) 206-1878
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Dr. David W. Schafer
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Winchester, MA 01890  (Online Only)
Therapy should address the specific needs of each client. Having trained in a variety of evidence-based practices and approaches, I work together with my clients to determine which approach works best for them, with the intent of addressing both symptoms and long-standing patterns of behavior. My approaches include cognitive behavioral therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and trauma-focused therapy.
Therapy should address the specific needs of each client. Having trained in a variety of evidence-based practices and approaches, I work together with my clients to determine which approach works best for them, with the intent of addressing both symptoms and long-standing patterns of behavior. My approaches include cognitive behavioral therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and trauma-focused therapy.
(857) 829-4011 View (857) 829-4011
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Janelle Patrick
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Winchester, MA 01890
I'm not sure I believe in an Ideal client; I think all clients are Ideal, no matter their life circumstances. Life is like a rollercoaster, and when you're going down, you may need someone to be there and help talk you through it. However, If I had to choose, it would be a client having difficulty with self-esteem, self-worth, and depressive symptoms and needing additional assistance building coping skills but expressing readiness to change.
I'm not sure I believe in an Ideal client; I think all clients are Ideal, no matter their life circumstances. Life is like a rollercoaster, and when you're going down, you may need someone to be there and help talk you through it. However, If I had to choose, it would be a client having difficulty with self-esteem, self-worth, and depressive symptoms and needing additional assistance building coping skills but expressing readiness to change.
(339) 329-9573 View (339) 329-9573
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Seema Gupta, MD
MD
Verified Verified
Woburn, MA 01801  (Online Only)
I am a Board Certified Internist and Addiction specialist. I manage mental health issues like anxiety, depression, alcohol, PTSD, Alcohol and other substance use issues. I am NOT a therapist, I offer medical management and some non urgent primary care services. I have over 25 years of experience. I love pets and have an australian lab doodle that my in person clients adore. I offer REMOTE telemedicine consults at this time
I am a Board Certified Internist and Addiction specialist. I manage mental health issues like anxiety, depression, alcohol, PTSD, Alcohol and other substance use issues. I am NOT a therapist, I offer medical management and some non urgent primary care services. I have over 25 years of experience. I love pets and have an australian lab doodle that my in person clients adore. I offer REMOTE telemedicine consults at this time
(339) 217-8623 View (339) 217-8623
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Ann Marie (Anna) Clinton
Counselor, LMHC, CHT
Verified Verified
Winchester, MA 01890
Appointments available for adults
Appointments available for adults
(781) 460-6794 View (781) 460-6794
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Bryan Baldwin
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, AAS, CADC
Verified Verified
Woburn, MA 01801
My ideal client would be an individual who is ambivalent relative to the need for change. They may not see the relationship between their issues and their behaviors. This client may have legal, employment and family impairment. The individual wants to be meaningfully employed and have trust in their loving relationships. However, the individual views their substance abuse or alcohol issues as secondary and attributes impairment in the domains mentioned above to external situations, people or events. They do not see their role or personal responsibility in their issues.
My ideal client would be an individual who is ambivalent relative to the need for change. They may not see the relationship between their issues and their behaviors. This client may have legal, employment and family impairment. The individual wants to be meaningfully employed and have trust in their loving relationships. However, the individual views their substance abuse or alcohol issues as secondary and attributes impairment in the domains mentioned above to external situations, people or events. They do not see their role or personal responsibility in their issues.
(339) 329-8689 View (339) 329-8689
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Jonathan Roberto
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Wakefield, MA 01880
I am passionate about helping clients achieve their goals and lead happy and fulfilling lives! I earned my Bachelor’s degree as a student-athlete at Merrimack College playing football and studying sociology and clinical psychology. I then earned my Master’s in Social Work at Walden University. Before joining the team at Launch, I’ve enjoyed working within interdisciplinary teams such as PACT (Program for Assertive Community Treatment) and serving diverse populations of all ages who struggle with mental health and/or substance use.
I am passionate about helping clients achieve their goals and lead happy and fulfilling lives! I earned my Bachelor’s degree as a student-athlete at Merrimack College playing football and studying sociology and clinical psychology. I then earned my Master’s in Social Work at Walden University. Before joining the team at Launch, I’ve enjoyed working within interdisciplinary teams such as PACT (Program for Assertive Community Treatment) and serving diverse populations of all ages who struggle with mental health and/or substance use.
(339) 215-8279 View (339) 215-8279
Drug Abuse Therapists

How do substance and drug recovery or rehabilitation programs work?

In inpatient programs, individuals live in a facility with other clients in recovery; in outpatient programs, individuals reside at home. These facilities are staffed with healthcare professionals including physicians, nurses, psychologists, counselors, and psychotherapists. Staff often also includes people who have recovered themselves, serving as mentors and guides. These programs may use abstinence, harm reduction, detoxification, psychotherapy, and other methods.

How do 12-step programs combined with psychotherapy work?

Members of 12-step programs help each other reach abstinence and work to maintain it. These programs promote complete change in the individual’s emotional, mental, physical, and even spiritual perspectives. Some programs require that new members attend 90 meetings in 90 days. Many people do attend these programs in conjunction with their work in psychotherapy; the combination of therapy along with 12-step can be extremely effective.

How does harm reduction combined with psychotherapy work?

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, harm reduction prevents death, injury, disease, overdose, and substance misuse. People who choose harm reduction for substance use reduce the amount of drugs they consume. It is not abstinence-based like a 12-step program, but combining harm reduction with psychotherapy proves to be effective for many people.

Are there specific medications for substance and drug use?

There are medications approved to treat substance use disorder—such as buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone, and acamprosate. These medications do help people cope with substance use as well as avoid the problem of relapse. Naltrexone can help reduce cravings, methadone is an opioid medication used to treat severe pain, and acamprosate may help ease symptoms like poor sleep and anxious feelings.