Addiction Therapists in Hudsonville, MI

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Lynne M Lehocky
Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Hudsonville, MI 49426
Life offers challenges. At Journey Thru we aim to help each person who walks through our doors identify their challenges and walk with them as they choose healing. We are unique as we offer 3 separate therapists, each with their own specialty who are highly qualified in the fields of substance abuse, women's issues, and relationship struggles. We know it is difficult to call, but life is too short to wait any longer.
Life offers challenges. At Journey Thru we aim to help each person who walks through our doors identify their challenges and walk with them as they choose healing. We are unique as we offer 3 separate therapists, each with their own specialty who are highly qualified in the fields of substance abuse, women's issues, and relationship struggles. We know it is difficult to call, but life is too short to wait any longer.
(616) 288-2652 View (616) 288-2652
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Melissa Brophy
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CAADC, TF-CBT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Hudsonville, MI 49426
I am also certified as an advanced alcohol and drug counselor, having a thorough understanding of addiction.
The ups and downs in life can be unexpected and difficult. I strive to partner with my clients to help them better cope with challenging life situations. My specialty is helping others to better learn about, understand, and cope with past trauma so that they are able to move forward in life. I believe in the power of coping skills, self-care, and evidence-based practices. I've worked with survivors of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, addiction, accidents, loss, and everyday stress. I also have extensive experience supporting those involved with the foster care system and adoption.
I am also certified as an advanced alcohol and drug counselor, having a thorough understanding of addiction.
The ups and downs in life can be unexpected and difficult. I strive to partner with my clients to help them better cope with challenging life situations. My specialty is helping others to better learn about, understand, and cope with past trauma so that they are able to move forward in life. I believe in the power of coping skills, self-care, and evidence-based practices. I've worked with survivors of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, addiction, accidents, loss, and everyday stress. I also have extensive experience supporting those involved with the foster care system and adoption.
(616) 841-9088 View (616) 841-9088
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Phil Nienhuis
Counselor, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Hudsonville, MI 49426
I work with individuals, couples and families to alleviate misery and increase wellbeing. MISERY - Depression. Anxiety. Family conflict. Feeling hopeless and helpless, day after day. WELLBEING - Affirmation of one’s value and worth, talents and strengths. Embracing hope. Good health. Fulfilling relationships. Everyone experiences disappointment and pain. You, though, are able to live a full and meaningful life. Embrace hope, be persistent. You will experience joy and meaning in life: “Life’s good and I’m blessed.” These are my focus and my goals for you as your counselor.
I work with individuals, couples and families to alleviate misery and increase wellbeing. MISERY - Depression. Anxiety. Family conflict. Feeling hopeless and helpless, day after day. WELLBEING - Affirmation of one’s value and worth, talents and strengths. Embracing hope. Good health. Fulfilling relationships. Everyone experiences disappointment and pain. You, though, are able to live a full and meaningful life. Embrace hope, be persistent. You will experience joy and meaning in life: “Life’s good and I’m blessed.” These are my focus and my goals for you as your counselor.
(616) 319-2106 x513 View (616) 319-2106 x513
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Hope & Healing Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
Hudsonville, MI 49426
At Hope & Healing Counseling, we provide compassionate, trauma-informed therapy to individuals, couples, and families navigating mental health challenges. Our team, led by founder Kelli Postema, LMSW, offers a warm, supportive environment where clients can feel heard and empowered as they work through anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions. Whether you're seeking individual counseling or support for your family or relationship, we are committed to helping you achieve healing, growth, and lasting well-being. Together, we'll walk the path to a brighter, more fulfilling future.
At Hope & Healing Counseling, we provide compassionate, trauma-informed therapy to individuals, couples, and families navigating mental health challenges. Our team, led by founder Kelli Postema, LMSW, offers a warm, supportive environment where clients can feel heard and empowered as they work through anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions. Whether you're seeking individual counseling or support for your family or relationship, we are committed to helping you achieve healing, growth, and lasting well-being. Together, we'll walk the path to a brighter, more fulfilling future.
(616) 201-4960 View (616) 201-4960
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John L Tuttle
Counselor, MA, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
Hudsonville, MI 49426
John Tuttle graduated from Western Michigan University with a Master of the Arts degree. John is licensed in the State of Michigan as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor and is a Adjunct Psychology Professor. He currently owns and is the primary therapist at Lakeshore Guidance, LLC. John also holds a Master of Education degree from Grand Valley State University and has worked in elementary and middle schools on anti-bullying programs and crisis response intervention.
John Tuttle graduated from Western Michigan University with a Master of the Arts degree. John is licensed in the State of Michigan as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor and is a Adjunct Psychology Professor. He currently owns and is the primary therapist at Lakeshore Guidance, LLC. John also holds a Master of Education degree from Grand Valley State University and has worked in elementary and middle schools on anti-bullying programs and crisis response intervention.
(616) 438-9826 View (616) 438-9826
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Kayleigh Peffers
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW, ADS
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Hudsonville, MI 49426
“My life feels so overwhelming right now” Have you ever felt this way? If your answer is yes, let’s chat! As a therapist, I work to empower individuals and couples to overcome personal obstacles. To hold onto hope when we feel lost. To lift you up in support of your goals for yourself and your relationships. I’m prepared to step into this moment of vulnerability with you to help in finding a way to a place where you can feel more balanced, connected, and safe.
“My life feels so overwhelming right now” Have you ever felt this way? If your answer is yes, let’s chat! As a therapist, I work to empower individuals and couples to overcome personal obstacles. To hold onto hope when we feel lost. To lift you up in support of your goals for yourself and your relationships. I’m prepared to step into this moment of vulnerability with you to help in finding a way to a place where you can feel more balanced, connected, and safe.
(616) 236-5249 View (616) 236-5249
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James Love
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LLMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Hudsonville, MI 49426
If you are someone looking for a open-minded therapist with a great deal of life experience across multiple states and decades, then you are in the right place. As a therapist who has had two different careers in the past, I work to speak your language and not clinical-speak. For adults, I work with both men and women going through a variety of issues. I have a particular expertise working with men dealing with life transitions, relationship troubles, identity & masculinity, addictions, anger, and sexual troubles. I have great deal of empathy for women as well and enjoy helping women through difficulties in life.
If you are someone looking for a open-minded therapist with a great deal of life experience across multiple states and decades, then you are in the right place. As a therapist who has had two different careers in the past, I work to speak your language and not clinical-speak. For adults, I work with both men and women going through a variety of issues. I have a particular expertise working with men dealing with life transitions, relationship troubles, identity & masculinity, addictions, anger, and sexual troubles. I have great deal of empathy for women as well and enjoy helping women through difficulties in life.
(616) 528-9451 View (616) 528-9451
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Todd Thomas Leva
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Hudsonville, MI 49426
I approach each client from a place of gratitude and awe. It takes enormous courage to ask for help. That is never lost on me. A key to therapy is building a therapeutic relationship between the therapist and the client. The client in the beginning, out of shear bravery, allows me into their journey. As they learn to trust me and open up, we begin to explore their unique nuances, their ups and downs, their pains, their hurts, as well as their successes along their journey. In this exploration together, healing and understanding begins to flourish.
I approach each client from a place of gratitude and awe. It takes enormous courage to ask for help. That is never lost on me. A key to therapy is building a therapeutic relationship between the therapist and the client. The client in the beginning, out of shear bravery, allows me into their journey. As they learn to trust me and open up, we begin to explore their unique nuances, their ups and downs, their pains, their hurts, as well as their successes along their journey. In this exploration together, healing and understanding begins to flourish.
(616) 426-9034 x692 View (616) 426-9034 x692
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Gabriel Hernandez
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
Hudsonville, MI 49426
I specialize in treating trauma and PTSD, depression, and anxiety. Folks often come to therapy feeling disconnected from themselves. For this reason, my approach engages your story in a way that encourages reconnecting the body and mind. Whether you’re battling symptoms of depression, anxiety, existential dread, trauma, PTSD, or relational stress, I come alongside you to find hope and relief. My goal is to provide a space where your story feels honored and sacred. I look forward to earning your trust and helping you feel empowered to achieve personal healing and desired change.
I specialize in treating trauma and PTSD, depression, and anxiety. Folks often come to therapy feeling disconnected from themselves. For this reason, my approach engages your story in a way that encourages reconnecting the body and mind. Whether you’re battling symptoms of depression, anxiety, existential dread, trauma, PTSD, or relational stress, I come alongside you to find hope and relief. My goal is to provide a space where your story feels honored and sacred. I look forward to earning your trust and helping you feel empowered to achieve personal healing and desired change.
(616) 303-5384 View (616) 303-5384
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Heather Jennings
Counselor, MA
Verified Verified
Hudsonville, MI 49426  (Online Only)
I am a passionate Mental Health Life Coach committed to encouraging men and women of any age through difficulties they may face. Sometimes people need redirection and help in finding their best selves. I have been there and look forward to helping walk you through and help you achieve the next level, whether in your career or anxiety and depression, or if you need help with difficult people in your life. My work focuses on targeting irrational thoughts, behaviors, and beliefs that keep us discouraged and feeling stuck in life. At the end of our work together, I believe you will feel more empowered to take the next step.
I am a passionate Mental Health Life Coach committed to encouraging men and women of any age through difficulties they may face. Sometimes people need redirection and help in finding their best selves. I have been there and look forward to helping walk you through and help you achieve the next level, whether in your career or anxiety and depression, or if you need help with difficult people in your life. My work focuses on targeting irrational thoughts, behaviors, and beliefs that keep us discouraged and feeling stuck in life. At the end of our work together, I believe you will feel more empowered to take the next step.
(434) 290-4401 View (434) 290-4401

More Therapists Nearby

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Elizabeth Josey
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW-C, CAADC
Verified Verified
Allendale, MI 49401
Waitlist for new clients
This will be the foundation that helps change your relationship to stress, worry, anxiety, food, body image, addiction, and strengthen your relapse prevention plan.
Hi, I'm Elizabeth (she/her) and I'm glad you're here. Waitlist for new clients as of 9/23/2024. Life is full of changes that can leave us feeling overwhelmed with stress, anxiety, depression and uncertainty. We are all doing the best we can with the tools we have available. If you’re thinking about learning alternative ways to navigate life, therapy is here so you don’t have to do it alone.
This will be the foundation that helps change your relationship to stress, worry, anxiety, food, body image, addiction, and strengthen your relapse prevention plan.
Hi, I'm Elizabeth (she/her) and I'm glad you're here. Waitlist for new clients as of 9/23/2024. Life is full of changes that can leave us feeling overwhelmed with stress, anxiety, depression and uncertainty. We are all doing the best we can with the tools we have available. If you’re thinking about learning alternative ways to navigate life, therapy is here so you don’t have to do it alone.
(616) 441-3681 View (616) 441-3681
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Johnna Alofs
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CAADC
Verified Verified
Holland, MI 49424  (Online Only)
I have experience in short-term residential substance use treatment as well as crisis intervention work and solution-focused brief therapy.
I specialize in working with individuals who are struggling with substance use and/or family members and support systems of those who are struggling with substance use. I have additional training in trauma-focused counseling and have experience working with individuals struggling with mental illness ranging from anxiety and depression to severe mental illness. Having a combination of personal and professional experience helps me form authentic relationships with individuals and I desire to be an advocate for those who struggle to advocate for themselves, and to provide support to those who need it most.
I have experience in short-term residential substance use treatment as well as crisis intervention work and solution-focused brief therapy.
I specialize in working with individuals who are struggling with substance use and/or family members and support systems of those who are struggling with substance use. I have additional training in trauma-focused counseling and have experience working with individuals struggling with mental illness ranging from anxiety and depression to severe mental illness. Having a combination of personal and professional experience helps me form authentic relationships with individuals and I desire to be an advocate for those who struggle to advocate for themselves, and to provide support to those who need it most.
(616) 326-3419 View (616) 326-3419
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Selma Hodzic
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW, QIDP
Verified Verified
Grandville, MI 49418
Hello and welcome! I support adults 18+ through (including but not limited to): substance use disorders, co-occurring mental health conditions, serious and persistent mental illnesses, grief therapy, trauma/PTSD and those with life stressors/adjustment disorders.
Hello and welcome! I support adults 18+ through (including but not limited to): substance use disorders, co-occurring mental health conditions, serious and persistent mental illnesses, grief therapy, trauma/PTSD and those with life stressors/adjustment disorders.
(616) 757-0847 View (616) 757-0847
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Steven Bristol
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MDiv, LMSW, TF-CBT, EMDR, CAADC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Walker, MI 49534
Waitlist for new clients
I am a CAADC ( addiction counselor).
I'm passionate about providing support and compassionate counseling to individuals, couples, & families facing life-challenging crises, addictions, or illness with a heart of sincere concern. I assist clients in developing healthy life skills, resolving conflict, and accessing needed resources as they seek to fulfill their personal, family, and vocational goals. I'm experienced in a breath of crises and family needs through years of church-based pastoral care and clinical counseling. I provide Individual, Couples, and Group Therapy. I can help address Men's Issues, Grief Support, and Conflict Mediation needs.
I am a CAADC ( addiction counselor).
I'm passionate about providing support and compassionate counseling to individuals, couples, & families facing life-challenging crises, addictions, or illness with a heart of sincere concern. I assist clients in developing healthy life skills, resolving conflict, and accessing needed resources as they seek to fulfill their personal, family, and vocational goals. I'm experienced in a breath of crises and family needs through years of church-based pastoral care and clinical counseling. I provide Individual, Couples, and Group Therapy. I can help address Men's Issues, Grief Support, and Conflict Mediation needs.
(269) 399-3468 View (269) 399-3468
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Richard Maier, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CAADC
Verified Verified
Wyoming, MI 49509
Using a person centered and cognitive-behavioral approach, I work with adults on concerns including anxiety, depression, bipolar, obsessive-compulsive, spiritual issues, alcohol and other substance abuse, relationship struggles, difficult adjustments, and compulsive behaviors including pornography concerns.
As your therapist, I want your experience with me to be inviting, warm, engaging and productive. I deeply value trust, safety, and connection when we work together. I am here to help you to figure out what you want and need, to help you grow your awareness and sort out your most difficult feelings, and to help you gain insight into the reasons you do what you do - all to equip you for the changes you desire. Allow me to come alongside you as we walk toward the life you want to live.
Using a person centered and cognitive-behavioral approach, I work with adults on concerns including anxiety, depression, bipolar, obsessive-compulsive, spiritual issues, alcohol and other substance abuse, relationship struggles, difficult adjustments, and compulsive behaviors including pornography concerns.
As your therapist, I want your experience with me to be inviting, warm, engaging and productive. I deeply value trust, safety, and connection when we work together. I am here to help you to figure out what you want and need, to help you grow your awareness and sort out your most difficult feelings, and to help you gain insight into the reasons you do what you do - all to equip you for the changes you desire. Allow me to come alongside you as we walk toward the life you want to live.
(616) 294-4216 View (616) 294-4216
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Heather Duthler
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW, CAADC, ADS
Verified Verified
Walker, MI 49534
I specialize in anxiety, trauma, substance use, and food/weight issues.
I have years of experience working in West Michigan and am looking forward to working with you. Counseling can provide insight into anxiety, depression and stress. It can also help you navigate big decisions in your life. No matter what you are dealing with, I'm confident we can work together to find a solution. If unable to bill through insurance, I offer very reasonable self pay rates. Please call or message me to discuss. I apologize in advance, but I do not provide letters for emotional support animals (ESA's). Please note, I do not have any evening appointments available.
I specialize in anxiety, trauma, substance use, and food/weight issues.
I have years of experience working in West Michigan and am looking forward to working with you. Counseling can provide insight into anxiety, depression and stress. It can also help you navigate big decisions in your life. No matter what you are dealing with, I'm confident we can work together to find a solution. If unable to bill through insurance, I offer very reasonable self pay rates. Please call or message me to discuss. I apologize in advance, but I do not provide letters for emotional support animals (ESA's). Please note, I do not have any evening appointments available.
(616) 512-0056 View (616) 512-0056
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Jamie Decker
Limited Licensed Psychologist, MA, MLP, CAADC
Verified Verified
Wyoming, MI 49509
Therapy is a place to identify and explore your strengths. It is my goal to create a safe space where you can do that. In therapy, we will collaborate to help you engage with your authentic self. My main goals will be to help you regain a sense of control and resolution from past experiences and, through our collaborative efforts, to increase your sense of self-awareness and self-direction. I have experience working with individuals facing depression, anxiety, trauma, grief/loss, suicidality, personality disorders, interpersonal issues, and individuals in addiction and recovery. I work with young adults, adults, LGBTQ+, and BIPOC.
Therapy is a place to identify and explore your strengths. It is my goal to create a safe space where you can do that. In therapy, we will collaborate to help you engage with your authentic self. My main goals will be to help you regain a sense of control and resolution from past experiences and, through our collaborative efforts, to increase your sense of self-awareness and self-direction. I have experience working with individuals facing depression, anxiety, trauma, grief/loss, suicidality, personality disorders, interpersonal issues, and individuals in addiction and recovery. I work with young adults, adults, LGBTQ+, and BIPOC.
(616) 383-2740 View (616) 383-2740
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Jessica Rose Hoekstra
Limited Licensed Psychologist, LLP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Wyoming, MI 49418
I also have experience working in an outpatient substance abuse setting with adults and adolescents struggling with addiction.
As a therapist, I believe that building a relationship is the most important part of the therapeutic process. From that relationship, it becomes possible to examine difficult areas of your life in order to experience growth and security within yourself. The therapeutic setting provides a unique opportunity to pause the busyness of everyday life and sort through present or past concerns that may be affecting you and your family.
I also have experience working in an outpatient substance abuse setting with adults and adolescents struggling with addiction.
As a therapist, I believe that building a relationship is the most important part of the therapeutic process. From that relationship, it becomes possible to examine difficult areas of your life in order to experience growth and security within yourself. The therapeutic setting provides a unique opportunity to pause the busyness of everyday life and sort through present or past concerns that may be affecting you and your family.
(616) 528-9132 View (616) 528-9132
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Debra Marie Mannor
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW, CAADC, CTRS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Grandville, MI 49418
I specialize in the areas of addiction, anxiety, depression, co-occurring disorders, anger, self-destructive thought/behavioral issues, suicidal ideations, codependency, relationship issues, and more.
I understand what it is like to struggle and to wonder if the problems you are facing can ever be overcome – and I know, first-hand, that “Yes they can!” Maybe you’ve tried therapy before and nothing really changed, or you’re not really sure what change would even look like. I have found that working in individual counseling, we can start to understand why we react and think the way we do; it can be from past trauma or from an accumulation of life events, but I truly believe when provided a nonjudgmental, understanding, and safe place, it is very possible to defeat these destructive thought patterns and behaviors we’ve obtained.
I specialize in the areas of addiction, anxiety, depression, co-occurring disorders, anger, self-destructive thought/behavioral issues, suicidal ideations, codependency, relationship issues, and more.
I understand what it is like to struggle and to wonder if the problems you are facing can ever be overcome – and I know, first-hand, that “Yes they can!” Maybe you’ve tried therapy before and nothing really changed, or you’re not really sure what change would even look like. I have found that working in individual counseling, we can start to understand why we react and think the way we do; it can be from past trauma or from an accumulation of life events, but I truly believe when provided a nonjudgmental, understanding, and safe place, it is very possible to defeat these destructive thought patterns and behaviors we’ve obtained.
(616) 522-8978 View (616) 522-8978
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Jennifer L Adrian
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MFA, LISW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Jenison, MI 49429
**NO OPENINGS AT THIS TIME** I enjoy helping clients create rich and meaningful lives. I specialize in individual therapy with adults and adolescents struggling with anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, eating disorders, adjustments to life stressors, and more. I also love working with artists and creative people. I primarily use the Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) Model with clients, an evidence-based model that stems out of cognitive behavioral therapy, and the idea that our thoughts, emotions and behaviors are closely connected. Clients learn many skills related to mindfulness, radical acceptance, and self-compassion.
**NO OPENINGS AT THIS TIME** I enjoy helping clients create rich and meaningful lives. I specialize in individual therapy with adults and adolescents struggling with anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, eating disorders, adjustments to life stressors, and more. I also love working with artists and creative people. I primarily use the Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) Model with clients, an evidence-based model that stems out of cognitive behavioral therapy, and the idea that our thoughts, emotions and behaviors are closely connected. Clients learn many skills related to mindfulness, radical acceptance, and self-compassion.
(319) 774-8524 View (319) 774-8524

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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.