Addiction Therapists in Cedar Park, TX
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Kindra Gonzalez
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S
Verified Verified
Cedar Park, TX 78613
Waitlist for new clients
Since graduating from Texas State University with a Master's in Professional Counseling, I have gained over 15 years of experience in working with individuals and families with addiction issues.
Providing both in-person and virtual sessions at Ellie Mental Health- Cedar Park! Contact me to get started.
Since graduating from Texas State University with a Master's in Professional Counseling, I have gained over 15 years of experience in working with individuals and families with addiction issues.
Providing both in-person and virtual sessions at Ellie Mental Health- Cedar Park! Contact me to get started.
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Ashley Collins is a Licensed Professional Counselor who works with individual adults (18+) and couples. She has experience working with mood disorders, anxiety, substance abuse, life transitions, and is working to become a trauma-certified counselor. Ashley desires to be a part of her clients’ journey to achieving their goals and making the change(s) they want and need.
Ashley Collins is a Licensed Professional Counselor who works with individual adults (18+) and couples. She has experience working with mood disorders, anxiety, substance abuse, life transitions, and is working to become a trauma-certified counselor. Ashley desires to be a part of her clients’ journey to achieving their goals and making the change(s) they want and need.
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Joann Martillotti-Cartwright
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Cedar Park, TX 78613
My specialties are: family struggles around recovery/addiction/mental health issues; substance abuse/addictions; anger management, healthy relationships, and challenging personalities/relationship behaviors; and trauma, depression/bipolar disorder, and anxiety.
My clients’ success has made space for you! Move from stuck to empowered! If you want to change - your relationships, your relationship to alcohol/drugs/food/sex/social media, your anxiety or depression, the way you react under stress - then call me today. You can have the life you desire and deserve. I want to help you develop new tools and resources to be who you want to be, get the relationships you want, and reach exceptional goals. You don't have to go it alone. Let's work together to break through! Now offering several therapy packages - Enhancing Sobriety, Transforming Relationships, and Breaking Free of Trauma. Call today!
My specialties are: family struggles around recovery/addiction/mental health issues; substance abuse/addictions; anger management, healthy relationships, and challenging personalities/relationship behaviors; and trauma, depression/bipolar disorder, and anxiety.
My clients’ success has made space for you! Move from stuck to empowered! If you want to change - your relationships, your relationship to alcohol/drugs/food/sex/social media, your anxiety or depression, the way you react under stress - then call me today. You can have the life you desire and deserve. I want to help you develop new tools and resources to be who you want to be, get the relationships you want, and reach exceptional goals. You don't have to go it alone. Let's work together to break through! Now offering several therapy packages - Enhancing Sobriety, Transforming Relationships, and Breaking Free of Trauma. Call today!
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Are you the parent of a teen or adult struggling with addiction, an eating disorder, depression, anxiety, or ADHD? Are you finding it difficult to maneuver through what your role may be in this journey? I have walked in your shoes and understand your feelings of helplessness and hope. I want to collaborate with you by providing support, education and understanding of these disorders, setting appropriate boundaries, and healthy self-care. If you are the teen or adult who is struggling with these complex issues; I can provide empathy and solution focused treatment to motivate you for change.
Are you the parent of a teen or adult struggling with addiction, an eating disorder, depression, anxiety, or ADHD? Are you finding it difficult to maneuver through what your role may be in this journey? I have walked in your shoes and understand your feelings of helplessness and hope. I want to collaborate with you by providing support, education and understanding of these disorders, setting appropriate boundaries, and healthy self-care. If you are the teen or adult who is struggling with these complex issues; I can provide empathy and solution focused treatment to motivate you for change.
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Emily Abel, LCSW, PLLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Cedar Park, TX 78613
I have experience working with individuals suffering from addiction, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, career issues, and psychiatric crises.
My goal is to provide a nonjudgmental and safe space for you whether you are moving through a life transition or trying to cope with the day-to-day stressors life offers. If you struggle with addiction, relationship/family conflict, depression, panic, or anxiety, I would love to offer you the space to explore these challenges through a collaborative and strengths-based approach and help you find your own path and peace.
I have experience working with individuals suffering from addiction, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, career issues, and psychiatric crises.
My goal is to provide a nonjudgmental and safe space for you whether you are moving through a life transition or trying to cope with the day-to-day stressors life offers. If you struggle with addiction, relationship/family conflict, depression, panic, or anxiety, I would love to offer you the space to explore these challenges through a collaborative and strengths-based approach and help you find your own path and peace.
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For the past seventeen years, I have been helping people work through depression, anxiety, substance abuse issues, burn out at work, and difficult life transitions.
When life feels tough, and the day-to-day can feel like a struggle, it can be difficult to know where to turn for help. You may be telling yourself that you can solve whatever is troubling you on your own, or that only weak people go to therapy. The truth is that life can be tough and everyone needs helps sometimes. Reaching out for help is a very brave step. I will help support you in gaining insight into yourself, identifying the areas of your life that you would like to change, and we will work as a team to help you create a life that feels better to you. You are not alone. I am here to help.
For the past seventeen years, I have been helping people work through depression, anxiety, substance abuse issues, burn out at work, and difficult life transitions.
When life feels tough, and the day-to-day can feel like a struggle, it can be difficult to know where to turn for help. You may be telling yourself that you can solve whatever is troubling you on your own, or that only weak people go to therapy. The truth is that life can be tough and everyone needs helps sometimes. Reaching out for help is a very brave step. I will help support you in gaining insight into yourself, identifying the areas of your life that you would like to change, and we will work as a team to help you create a life that feels better to you. You are not alone. I am here to help.
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Kirsten Crosby
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Cedar Park, TX 78613 (Online Only)
I am a licensed clinical social worker in Texas who has been helping women in recovery for over 24 years.. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, family conflicts, motivation, self esteem , addiction, as well as grief and depression .
I am a licensed clinical social worker in Texas who has been helping women in recovery for over 24 years.. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, family conflicts, motivation, self esteem , addiction, as well as grief and depression .
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Elyse Greenamyre
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, LCSW, LCDC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Cedar Park, TX 78613 (Online Only)
Life is tough but I am here to offer encouragement that you can get through even the toughest of battles. I am here to help you process daily life stressors and the big past hurts that have kept you stuck. By combining my personal life experience with formal education and training, I bring hope, empathy, kindness, and a solution focused mentality to the table as a counselor. I have many years of experience working with people who struggle with addiction, ADHD, anxiety, and depression. I take a holistic approach to counseling which means that in our sessions we address mental health, as well as physical health, nutrition, and more.
Life is tough but I am here to offer encouragement that you can get through even the toughest of battles. I am here to help you process daily life stressors and the big past hurts that have kept you stuck. By combining my personal life experience with formal education and training, I bring hope, empathy, kindness, and a solution focused mentality to the table as a counselor. I have many years of experience working with people who struggle with addiction, ADHD, anxiety, and depression. I take a holistic approach to counseling which means that in our sessions we address mental health, as well as physical health, nutrition, and more.
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Shawn Wood
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RSW, CYC-P
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Cedar Park, TX 78613 (Online Only)
Shawn Wood sees his perfect client as someone keen to learn about themselves and grow, dealing with mental health and addiction problems. They want a safe place to talk openly and need understanding and advice. They're driven to make things better, hoping to be stronger, handle stress better, and have better relationships that match what they believe in. They believe Shawn can help them reach their goals and be true to themselves.
Shawn Wood sees his perfect client as someone keen to learn about themselves and grow, dealing with mental health and addiction problems. They want a safe place to talk openly and need understanding and advice. They're driven to make things better, hoping to be stronger, handle stress better, and have better relationships that match what they believe in. They believe Shawn can help them reach their goals and be true to themselves.
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Austin City Family Practice and Mental Health
MD
Verified Verified
Cedar Park, TX 78613 (Online Only)
Greetings, I am a Board Certified Family Doctor with an interest in Mental Health and Addiction Medicine. I have extensive experience managing Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, and certain Thought Disorders. I also enjoy treating Opioid Addiction with Suboxone. Many of my skills were developed at the Eastern Pennsylvania Institute and the Medical College of PA. I will be prescribing antidepressants, anxiety medications, and medications for PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, Personality Disorders, and others. I will also share some of the principles I learned at the Institute for Rational Emotive Therapy in NYC.
Greetings, I am a Board Certified Family Doctor with an interest in Mental Health and Addiction Medicine. I have extensive experience managing Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, and certain Thought Disorders. I also enjoy treating Opioid Addiction with Suboxone. Many of my skills were developed at the Eastern Pennsylvania Institute and the Medical College of PA. I will be prescribing antidepressants, anxiety medications, and medications for PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, Personality Disorders, and others. I will also share some of the principles I learned at the Institute for Rational Emotive Therapy in NYC.
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Juliet Baylor
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, ATR
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Cedar Park, TX 78613
My clinical experience includes work with domestic conflict, sexual assault, addiction, eating disorders, and parenting.
Often, relationship issues arise when effective communication is limited or communication styles are mismatched. Having the tools/skills to successfully express what you want/need and how you feel offers the freedom to pursue life's positive opportunities. I can help you address communication obstacles, and with you, explore the possible sources of conflict causing them. As an art therapist, I offer a client-centered approach in multiple modalities: art, play, expressive, and traditional talk therapy. In my experience, the flexibility to create a customized, comfortable, challenging therapeutic environment allows for successful counseling outcomes with individuals, couples, families, and teens.
My clinical experience includes work with domestic conflict, sexual assault, addiction, eating disorders, and parenting.
Often, relationship issues arise when effective communication is limited or communication styles are mismatched. Having the tools/skills to successfully express what you want/need and how you feel offers the freedom to pursue life's positive opportunities. I can help you address communication obstacles, and with you, explore the possible sources of conflict causing them. As an art therapist, I offer a client-centered approach in multiple modalities: art, play, expressive, and traditional talk therapy. In my experience, the flexibility to create a customized, comfortable, challenging therapeutic environment allows for successful counseling outcomes with individuals, couples, families, and teens.
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Bobbi Ai Marsh
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Cedar Park, TX 78613
Waitlist for new clients
The ideal client is a one who participates in therapy with a strong desire to learn and create personal, and interpersonal growth. One that shows courage in reaching out for help, and acknowledging their imperfections as true strengths. They may be struggling with anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma, relational challenges, interpersonal challenges, grief and loss, anger, substance use/abuse, or simply wishing to understand their own process better. Therapy is a process which must enlist mutual trust and respect of the client, and therapist, in order to create a refreshed perspective to heal old wounds and patterns.
The ideal client is a one who participates in therapy with a strong desire to learn and create personal, and interpersonal growth. One that shows courage in reaching out for help, and acknowledging their imperfections as true strengths. They may be struggling with anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma, relational challenges, interpersonal challenges, grief and loss, anger, substance use/abuse, or simply wishing to understand their own process better. Therapy is a process which must enlist mutual trust and respect of the client, and therapist, in order to create a refreshed perspective to heal old wounds and patterns.
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Diana Woodard
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Cedar Park, TX 78613 (Online Only)
My practice is geared towards adults, couples, teens, and families, who may be experiencing depression, anxiety, bipolar, addiction, grief & loss, or relationship conflict.
We all have the capacity to manage life, however sometimes we may feel like we're going through the motions or struggling to just get by. We may feel conflicted or overwhelmed with feelings of depression, anger, or anxiety. Or we may be having difficulty coping with relationship pressures, life transitions, or a painful loss. I view these moments of conflict as opportunities for change and growth, and therapy as an avenue to increase insight, resolve painful feelings, and learn to change ineffective patterns.
My practice is geared towards adults, couples, teens, and families, who may be experiencing depression, anxiety, bipolar, addiction, grief & loss, or relationship conflict.
We all have the capacity to manage life, however sometimes we may feel like we're going through the motions or struggling to just get by. We may feel conflicted or overwhelmed with feelings of depression, anger, or anxiety. Or we may be having difficulty coping with relationship pressures, life transitions, or a painful loss. I view these moments of conflict as opportunities for change and growth, and therapy as an avenue to increase insight, resolve painful feelings, and learn to change ineffective patterns.
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Danielle West
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Cedar Park, TX 78613
Memories and emotions have to link up, connect, to be digested and processed by the brain otherwise they build up and cause physical symptoms of anxiety, addiction, anger, pain, shaking etc.
Trauma leaves a residue of dysfunctional thoughts, behaviors, and medical conditions that can and need to be detoxed out. EMDR treatment has effects such as no longer depending on pharmaceuticals, having an extra second to think, & more. I have spent two decades studying personality disorders, & the body's mechanism to dissociate. A spark was ignited when I first taught self-efficacy to orphaned and trafficked girls in India and I have been striving for change when others have given up ever since. We need to redefine and change the vocabulary of "mental illness" and "stable; into "gifted" and "recovered".
Memories and emotions have to link up, connect, to be digested and processed by the brain otherwise they build up and cause physical symptoms of anxiety, addiction, anger, pain, shaking etc.
Trauma leaves a residue of dysfunctional thoughts, behaviors, and medical conditions that can and need to be detoxed out. EMDR treatment has effects such as no longer depending on pharmaceuticals, having an extra second to think, & more. I have spent two decades studying personality disorders, & the body's mechanism to dissociate. A spark was ignited when I first taught self-efficacy to orphaned and trafficked girls in India and I have been striving for change when others have given up ever since. We need to redefine and change the vocabulary of "mental illness" and "stable; into "gifted" and "recovered".
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Ashley Loeffel
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Cedar Park, TX 78613
Are you looking for someone to support you on your journey towards improving your mental health? Life can be very difficult and overwhelming at times. I have provided counseling in many different settings, including an eating disorder clinic, a residential treatment center for adolescents in the foster care system, a treatment center for adults with substance use disorder and a center for survivors of torture, working with refugees and asylum seekers. Currently, I am working towards obtaining my play therapist credentialing and work with kiddos as young as 7!
Are you looking for someone to support you on your journey towards improving your mental health? Life can be very difficult and overwhelming at times. I have provided counseling in many different settings, including an eating disorder clinic, a residential treatment center for adolescents in the foster care system, a treatment center for adults with substance use disorder and a center for survivors of torture, working with refugees and asylum seekers. Currently, I am working towards obtaining my play therapist credentialing and work with kiddos as young as 7!
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Are you ready to change the way you've been living? Addiction of any sort, whether it be to alcohol or drugs, can be devastating to both individuals and families. As a person in long-term recovery I'm intimately familiar with what it takes to recover and have dedicated my life to helping families and individuals heal from addiction and step into a new life filled with hope and promise. I specialize in motivating clients to seek treatment and assisting individuals who have recently left treatment to find the appropriate supports in their community.
Are you ready to change the way you've been living? Addiction of any sort, whether it be to alcohol or drugs, can be devastating to both individuals and families. As a person in long-term recovery I'm intimately familiar with what it takes to recover and have dedicated my life to helping families and individuals heal from addiction and step into a new life filled with hope and promise. I specialize in motivating clients to seek treatment and assisting individuals who have recently left treatment to find the appropriate supports in their community.
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Our practice offers solutions when your lifestyle tips out of balance. Do you struggle with the mental residue of trauma that leads to excessive anxiety, substance abuse, insomnia, or relationship conflicts? We believe that a balanced lifestyle reduces distress and promotes mental health. Balance is achieved through daily habits and skills, including quality sleep, a healthy diet, regular exercise, intellectual flow, meditative practices, contentment with work, and effective social skills. It is through balance that the work of psychotherapy is most effective.
Our practice offers solutions when your lifestyle tips out of balance. Do you struggle with the mental residue of trauma that leads to excessive anxiety, substance abuse, insomnia, or relationship conflicts? We believe that a balanced lifestyle reduces distress and promotes mental health. Balance is achieved through daily habits and skills, including quality sleep, a healthy diet, regular exercise, intellectual flow, meditative practices, contentment with work, and effective social skills. It is through balance that the work of psychotherapy is most effective.
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F. Sean Redeker
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Cedar Park, TX 78613
I offer treatment in the following additional areas: substance abuse/dependence disorders, anger management, trauma, PTSD, divorce, blending families, pre-marital therapy, stress, and life/work balance.
My role as a therapist is to facilitate growth and change by assisting my clients in realizing and exploring the primary concerns in their lives. My job is to help them get "unstuck," so that they can choose other ways to live. I offer tools that can help them communicate better, establish necessary and healthy boundaries, manage anger and fear healthily, and eliminate self-destructive and self-harming behavior. Most importantly, I offer assistance in improving the self, which can enrich and increase the joy in my client's lives.
I offer treatment in the following additional areas: substance abuse/dependence disorders, anger management, trauma, PTSD, divorce, blending families, pre-marital therapy, stress, and life/work balance.
My role as a therapist is to facilitate growth and change by assisting my clients in realizing and exploring the primary concerns in their lives. My job is to help them get "unstuck," so that they can choose other ways to live. I offer tools that can help them communicate better, establish necessary and healthy boundaries, manage anger and fear healthily, and eliminate self-destructive and self-harming behavior. Most importantly, I offer assistance in improving the self, which can enrich and increase the joy in my client's lives.
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Betsy Stanfield
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, MBA, LPC, CSAT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Cedar Park, TX 78613
I also help with the crippling affects of ALL types of addiction.
Are you feeling overwhelmed and stuck with a destructive behavior pattern or life situation? Are you frustrated or fearful about the consequences of your behavior for yourself or loved ones? Are you afraid things will never change? I help individuals and couples to break free of these destructive patterns. My professional commitment to you is to provide insight, compassionate support, and new tools to help you navigate through difficult times and improve the quality of your life. You CAN create change in your life and I look forward to exploring how to do that with you.
I also help with the crippling affects of ALL types of addiction.
Are you feeling overwhelmed and stuck with a destructive behavior pattern or life situation? Are you frustrated or fearful about the consequences of your behavior for yourself or loved ones? Are you afraid things will never change? I help individuals and couples to break free of these destructive patterns. My professional commitment to you is to provide insight, compassionate support, and new tools to help you navigate through difficult times and improve the quality of your life. You CAN create change in your life and I look forward to exploring how to do that with you.
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Vicki Ray
Licensed Professional Counselor, MBA, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Cedar Park, TX 78613
My specialties include Dual Diagnosis (co-occurring addiction & mental health issues); support for family and friends of those with addiction and/or mental health issues; Anxiety; Bipolar; Trauma and PTSD; career challenges; major life transitions; and corporate, military, missionary and internationally mobile individuals (global nomads or TCKs).
I believe the best counseling is done in a safe, confidential and collaborative environment. It can be difficult to reach out, so it is important to find a counselor with whom you feel comfortable.
My specialties include Dual Diagnosis (co-occurring addiction & mental health issues); support for family and friends of those with addiction and/or mental health issues; Anxiety; Bipolar; Trauma and PTSD; career challenges; major life transitions; and corporate, military, missionary and internationally mobile individuals (global nomads or TCKs).
I believe the best counseling is done in a safe, confidential and collaborative environment. It can be difficult to reach out, so it is important to find a counselor with whom you feel comfortable.
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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.