Addiction Therapists in Cibolo, TX
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Carlos Velazquez
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC, ADHD, -CCSP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Cibolo, TX 78108
Carlos Velazquez is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Army veteran whose professional therapeutic experience centers on working with traumatized adults and children of all ages and their families. Primarily within judicial and community organizations, he has worked with clients living with depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, domestic violence, familial conflict, childhood behavioral challenges, and environmental hardships.
Carlos Velazquez is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Army veteran whose professional therapeutic experience centers on working with traumatized adults and children of all ages and their families. Primarily within judicial and community organizations, he has worked with clients living with depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, domestic violence, familial conflict, childhood behavioral challenges, and environmental hardships.
![Photo of Julie Chinni- Crossroads Wellness Llc, MC, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/69ff50c2-78c7-407d-9bbc-713bc23c0ef3/1/320x400.jpeg)
Julie Chinni- Crossroads Wellness Llc
Licensed Professional Counselor, MC, LPC
Verified Verified
Cibolo, TX 78108
I am a licensed counselor in TX with experience helping pre-teens, teens, and adults. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including substance abuse, depression, self-harm, anxiety, relationship issues, ADHD, ODD, and emotional and physical abuse. I have also helped clients cope with current and past trauma.
I am a licensed counselor in TX with experience helping pre-teens, teens, and adults. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including substance abuse, depression, self-harm, anxiety, relationship issues, ADHD, ODD, and emotional and physical abuse. I have also helped clients cope with current and past trauma.
![Photo of Nikkala Kordzik, MA, LPC, RPT, LCDC, NCC, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/15661ff7-856a-4ff2-9b4e-43bec8598c3f/2/320x400.jpeg)
Nikkala Kordzik
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, RPT, LCDC, NCC
Verified Verified
Cibolo, TX 78108
I specialize in counseling children, adolescents, and adults, who are experiencing anxiety, ADD/ADHD, and life transitions, as well as career and substance use concerns. I also provide play therapy services to children and teenagers, and counsel Texas clients in-office and via telehealth. I offer flexible counseling appointment times, including daytime, evening, and weekend appointments. I provide individualized and holistic counseling techniques, and help clients create solutions to meet their goals and needs. Visit my website at www.solutionfocusedcounselingtexas.com and call me at (830) 376-2657, today to schedule an appointment!
I specialize in counseling children, adolescents, and adults, who are experiencing anxiety, ADD/ADHD, and life transitions, as well as career and substance use concerns. I also provide play therapy services to children and teenagers, and counsel Texas clients in-office and via telehealth. I offer flexible counseling appointment times, including daytime, evening, and weekend appointments. I provide individualized and holistic counseling techniques, and help clients create solutions to meet their goals and needs. Visit my website at www.solutionfocusedcounselingtexas.com and call me at (830) 376-2657, today to schedule an appointment!
![Photo of Eunice Ballesteros, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/78bfb9f7-0abc-414e-bc03-2767d9a52f96/2/320x400.jpeg)
I would like to congratulate you for taking the first step into slowly making yourself a priority. Looking for a therapist is not an easy step to take however, you are here now. I would like to share with you a bit about me I am a bilingual. My specialties are primarily on addictions, co-occurring disorders and codependency. I have worked in the past with mental health disorders such as Depression, Generalized Anxiety, Bipolar and Schizophrenia. I have recently also started to work with trauma. As a therapist I have learned that mental health is beautiful piece of art made of many different elements and details.
I would like to congratulate you for taking the first step into slowly making yourself a priority. Looking for a therapist is not an easy step to take however, you are here now. I would like to share with you a bit about me I am a bilingual. My specialties are primarily on addictions, co-occurring disorders and codependency. I have worked in the past with mental health disorders such as Depression, Generalized Anxiety, Bipolar and Schizophrenia. I have recently also started to work with trauma. As a therapist I have learned that mental health is beautiful piece of art made of many different elements and details.
![Photo of Cindy Warden, LCSW, LCDC, CCTP, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/afa7abde-f31f-4197-a8ab-6476fff4b3dc/1/320x400.jpeg)
I believe people are complex and layered beings and within every one of us there is an inordinate amount of strength and wisdom. My job is to provide a safe place for people to examine their thoughts and beliefs and identify the events and actions that brought you in to see me. Together, harnessing your own strength and knowledge, we can design a strategy to bring about a peaceful and meaningful life.
I believe people are complex and layered beings and within every one of us there is an inordinate amount of strength and wisdom. My job is to provide a safe place for people to examine their thoughts and beliefs and identify the events and actions that brought you in to see me. Together, harnessing your own strength and knowledge, we can design a strategy to bring about a peaceful and meaningful life.
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Dr. Amanda Strivings; Striving Onward Counseling Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Cibolo, TX 78108 (Online Only)
Now accepting clients! Striving Onward Counseling Services offers compassionate and tailored therapy for adult individuals and couples. Equipped to serve clients struggling with PTSD, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, complex trauma, military-related issues, assertiveness issues, marriage issues, bipolar disorder and more. Drawing from humanistic and existential principles. Committed to ethical practice, confidentiality, and respect for diversity. I aim to create a safe, non-judgmental space to explore challenges and foster personal growth to help you begin your journey of Striving Onward toward meaning and purpose in your life!
Now accepting clients! Striving Onward Counseling Services offers compassionate and tailored therapy for adult individuals and couples. Equipped to serve clients struggling with PTSD, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, complex trauma, military-related issues, assertiveness issues, marriage issues, bipolar disorder and more. Drawing from humanistic and existential principles. Committed to ethical practice, confidentiality, and respect for diversity. I aim to create a safe, non-judgmental space to explore challenges and foster personal growth to help you begin your journey of Striving Onward toward meaning and purpose in your life!
![Photo of Kassandra Thompson - Kassandra Thompson Double T Counseling, PLLC , MS, LPC, NCC, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/ef2c8e87-bca0-4436-9a5b-fbdd0925328d/1/320x400.jpeg)
Kassandra Thompson Double T Counseling, PLLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Cibolo, TX 78108
Please email if you are interested in services, I am better able to reply - I provide counseling to individuals, teens, and families in many areas, such as: depression, anxiety, anger, PTSD and trauma, self-esteem, and teen identity, as well as a variety of other life issues and disorders. I further have a passion for assisting with divorce and positive co-parenting relationships. If you need guidance through past or present, I can assist you in gaining insight and awareness, mindfulness, communication, and boundaries, among many other tools that help you navigate through challenging times.
Please email if you are interested in services, I am better able to reply - I provide counseling to individuals, teens, and families in many areas, such as: depression, anxiety, anger, PTSD and trauma, self-esteem, and teen identity, as well as a variety of other life issues and disorders. I further have a passion for assisting with divorce and positive co-parenting relationships. If you need guidance through past or present, I can assist you in gaining insight and awareness, mindfulness, communication, and boundaries, among many other tools that help you navigate through challenging times.
![Photo of Breeann Carleton, MS, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/2315565e-6f4d-4160-aed5-3831d044f9e9/1/320x400.jpeg)
I am a trauma therapist who utilizes effective trauma treatment therapies. I practice using EMDR, Somatic Experiencing Therapy, and now Safe and Sound Protocal . All approaches work with the mind, body, and emotions to help support the movement through trauma. Our bodies are holding containers that will hold onto trauma until there is a pathway for release. If you are finding yourself stuck without movement, traditional therapies not working, maybe this is a new path to check into. I am ready to work alongside you to help you get to where you would like to be.
I am a trauma therapist who utilizes effective trauma treatment therapies. I practice using EMDR, Somatic Experiencing Therapy, and now Safe and Sound Protocal . All approaches work with the mind, body, and emotions to help support the movement through trauma. Our bodies are holding containers that will hold onto trauma until there is a pathway for release. If you are finding yourself stuck without movement, traditional therapies not working, maybe this is a new path to check into. I am ready to work alongside you to help you get to where you would like to be.
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Do you find yourself struggling with the every day life challenges? Are you experiencing stress, anxiety, sadness, or relationship issues? There are times in our life that can be more difficult than others to get through on our own in which we seek additional support. Whether you received counseling before or this is your first time, I strive to help you through these challenges to process your emotions, develop new coping strategies, and build on your strengths.
Do you find yourself struggling with the every day life challenges? Are you experiencing stress, anxiety, sadness, or relationship issues? There are times in our life that can be more difficult than others to get through on our own in which we seek additional support. Whether you received counseling before or this is your first time, I strive to help you through these challenges to process your emotions, develop new coping strategies, and build on your strengths.
![Photo of Dr. Lori Griffin, DSW, LCSW-S, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/6a4a320a-21e4-4825-86e5-f90452fa489e/1/320x400.jpeg)
Dr. Lori Griffin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, DSW, LCSW-S
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Cibolo, TX 78108
You are NOT broken. You are hurting and you are tired of being so tired. I think sometimes we believe that we have to FEEL confident before we can show action. My very favorite saying is " show up, even when you are scared. Show up. " Do you feel like you or your partner are wondering how you ever fell in love to begin with? Does it feel like you are silently screaming and no one hears you while you walk around with a fake smile? Does it feel like you are white knuckling it through your day and hoping no one ever discovers "the real you?" Do you remember who are you with without anxiety snapping at your heels? You are not alone.
You are NOT broken. You are hurting and you are tired of being so tired. I think sometimes we believe that we have to FEEL confident before we can show action. My very favorite saying is " show up, even when you are scared. Show up. " Do you feel like you or your partner are wondering how you ever fell in love to begin with? Does it feel like you are silently screaming and no one hears you while you walk around with a fake smile? Does it feel like you are white knuckling it through your day and hoping no one ever discovers "the real you?" Do you remember who are you with without anxiety snapping at your heels? You are not alone.
![Photo of Dankel -Dk- Paine, LPC, LCDC, HS-BCP, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/a76cf80a-9b23-4645-a77d-639845199249/1/320x400.jpeg)
Dankel -Dk- Paine
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCDC, HS-BCP
Verified Verified
Cibolo, TX 78108 (Online Only)
Life throws many surprises at us, and while we cannot predict the outcome of any situation, we can control how we respond to certain situations. In many ways, being human is our biggest challenge. We have complex thought processes, feelings, and practices of reacting to the world we live in. Therefore, our personal experiences and ways of relating to our world are difficult to understand - even by ourselves! When faced with hardship, trauma, uncertainty, and change, these complexities become even more challenging to know.
Life throws many surprises at us, and while we cannot predict the outcome of any situation, we can control how we respond to certain situations. In many ways, being human is our biggest challenge. We have complex thought processes, feelings, and practices of reacting to the world we live in. Therefore, our personal experiences and ways of relating to our world are difficult to understand - even by ourselves! When faced with hardship, trauma, uncertainty, and change, these complexities become even more challenging to know.
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Ana Isela Colmenero
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MA, LPC-A
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Cibolo, TX 78108 (Online Only)
Life can throw so much at times that we often find ourselves feeling stuck, but there is hope for a better tomorrow beginning with the step you choose to take today. I believe that one of the bravest things you can do in life is take that first step toward healing, growth, and self-empowerment. My ideal client is one who is ready to face truths and set and achieve goals. True change begins inside of you with the willingness to do the work. Counseling is a journey tailored to you and your needs and I would love to walk alongside you on your path toward becoming the best version of yourself.
Life can throw so much at times that we often find ourselves feeling stuck, but there is hope for a better tomorrow beginning with the step you choose to take today. I believe that one of the bravest things you can do in life is take that first step toward healing, growth, and self-empowerment. My ideal client is one who is ready to face truths and set and achieve goals. True change begins inside of you with the willingness to do the work. Counseling is a journey tailored to you and your needs and I would love to walk alongside you on your path toward becoming the best version of yourself.
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Larry Gerald Williamson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LCDC
Verified Verified
Schertz, TX 78154
I specialize in providing counseling and treatment to those who are struggling with alcohol and substance abuse and dependence.
Do you ever find yourself feeling anxious or fearful without knowing why? Do you feel like life’s difficulties are overwhelming you? If you do, you are not alone. The challenges of everyday life, can at times become overwhelming for us all. It is at times like these when we need the guidance, support and a positive perspective from a trained professional. You may not believe it, but the answers to your struggles and challenges lie within you. As your therapist, I will utilize a goal directed collaborative approach to help you identify your needs and goals to achieve the life that you desire.
I specialize in providing counseling and treatment to those who are struggling with alcohol and substance abuse and dependence.
Do you ever find yourself feeling anxious or fearful without knowing why? Do you feel like life’s difficulties are overwhelming you? If you do, you are not alone. The challenges of everyday life, can at times become overwhelming for us all. It is at times like these when we need the guidance, support and a positive perspective from a trained professional. You may not believe it, but the answers to your struggles and challenges lie within you. As your therapist, I will utilize a goal directed collaborative approach to help you identify your needs and goals to achieve the life that you desire.
![Photo of Juanita Arredondo-Ortega, MA, LPC-S, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/44f69c90-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/2/320x400.jpeg)
Juanita Arredondo-Ortega
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Schertz, TX 78154
My primary specialty is working with women who have experienced trauma, individuals with substance use disorders and any individual experiencing workplace stress.
As a first-generation Mexican-American, I am sensitive to the multi-cultural needs of my clients. I am fluent in Spanish and English and able to effectively provide therapy in the language in which the individual is most comfortable, in doing so, their goals have a higher probability of being achieved. My clinical experience has provided me with the abilities to work with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues related to trauma, depression, stress management, grief, parental support, and substance use.
My primary specialty is working with women who have experienced trauma, individuals with substance use disorders and any individual experiencing workplace stress.
As a first-generation Mexican-American, I am sensitive to the multi-cultural needs of my clients. I am fluent in Spanish and English and able to effectively provide therapy in the language in which the individual is most comfortable, in doing so, their goals have a higher probability of being achieved. My clinical experience has provided me with the abilities to work with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues related to trauma, depression, stress management, grief, parental support, and substance use.
![Photo of Dr. James F. Whittenberg, PhD, LPC-S, LCDC, NCC, ACS, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/31fdb19f-6675-4342-a068-c3fe8f8c63d3/2/320x400.jpeg)
Dr. James F. Whittenberg
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC-S, LCDC, NCC, ACS
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Schertz, TX 78154 (Online Only)
I have trained other therapists in cutting-edge therapies for treatment of stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and addiction.
Some people fear therapy as intimidating. You can be assured that it is just a conversation, and I want to hear your story. You have the strength and resources to achieve any goals that you set in life, with just a little guidance. You can enjoy the process of therapy and learn to love yourself at a deeper level. Calling a therapist can create a little bit of anxiety, but few therapists are as down-to-earth as me. Just take a slow, deep breath and give me a call at (956) 271-8487 or visit our website at inmindout.com
I have trained other therapists in cutting-edge therapies for treatment of stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and addiction.
Some people fear therapy as intimidating. You can be assured that it is just a conversation, and I want to hear your story. You have the strength and resources to achieve any goals that you set in life, with just a little guidance. You can enjoy the process of therapy and learn to love yourself at a deeper level. Calling a therapist can create a little bit of anxiety, but few therapists are as down-to-earth as me. Just take a slow, deep breath and give me a call at (956) 271-8487 or visit our website at inmindout.com
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Living Tree New Braunfels Counseling Center PLLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPCS, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Schertz, TX 78154
My professional experience includes working with our military services members and their dependents working through deployments, suicide, multiple relocation's, marital issues, PTSD and other issues that military families face. In addition, I have worked with families, teens and children on multiple issues such as depression, anxiety, family issues, divorce, substance abuse, anger management, grief and loss, parenting skills, domestic violence and adolescent issues. now offering mental health evals, fit for duty evaluations , custody evaluation , dwi evaluations and other and testing. Now offering supervision to LPC-A's
My professional experience includes working with our military services members and their dependents working through deployments, suicide, multiple relocation's, marital issues, PTSD and other issues that military families face. In addition, I have worked with families, teens and children on multiple issues such as depression, anxiety, family issues, divorce, substance abuse, anger management, grief and loss, parenting skills, domestic violence and adolescent issues. now offering mental health evals, fit for duty evaluations , custody evaluation , dwi evaluations and other and testing. Now offering supervision to LPC-A's
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Alisa A Brzek Veteran
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Schertz, TX 78154
Veterans, First Responders, Medical and Flight professionals, Civilian Trauma Survivors, Sexual Assault & Abuse Survivors...I am here for you. Are you experiencing: PTSD, anxiety, anger, irritation, panic attacks, nightmares, cannot go where you used to go, using drugs and alcohol to cope, fighting with your significant other, feeling guilty or shameful? Are you carrying secrets that you think nobody will understand? Have you lost yourself or your purpose? Are you isolating from friends/family, or experience self-loathing? You are not crazy or damaged...you have experienced trauma and I can help you.
Veterans, First Responders, Medical and Flight professionals, Civilian Trauma Survivors, Sexual Assault & Abuse Survivors...I am here for you. Are you experiencing: PTSD, anxiety, anger, irritation, panic attacks, nightmares, cannot go where you used to go, using drugs and alcohol to cope, fighting with your significant other, feeling guilty or shameful? Are you carrying secrets that you think nobody will understand? Have you lost yourself or your purpose? Are you isolating from friends/family, or experience self-loathing? You are not crazy or damaged...you have experienced trauma and I can help you.
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Laura Kotlowski
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCDC, NCC, CCTP, EMDR
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Schertz, TX 78154
I feel privileged & blessed to witness clients' change processes. I seek to use therapy modalities that work best for individualized client care, & I am grateful to serve in settings that align perfectly with my beliefs in achieving recovery. I am humbled to witness the healing that occurs in therapy where there was previously confusion, pain, & hopelessness. It is my life's passion to support & encourage others.
I feel privileged & blessed to witness clients' change processes. I seek to use therapy modalities that work best for individualized client care, & I am grateful to serve in settings that align perfectly with my beliefs in achieving recovery. I am humbled to witness the healing that occurs in therapy where there was previously confusion, pain, & hopelessness. It is my life's passion to support & encourage others.
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CHART Counseling Services, Erin Smith-Spearman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Schertz, TX 78154 (Online Only)
Are you ready to surrender to the fact that your way of managing your personal and professional life is only making things worse? If so, I am ready to jump in and help! I specialize in conflict resolution, restoring relationships, and improving personal, academic, and professional development. In addition, I help my clients work to identify, explore, address, and resolve any unprocessed traumas or stressors that may be affecting their ability to be the best version of themselves. I not only help clients become new people, I strive to promote change that can break family cycles and significantly improve the entire family's dynamic.
Are you ready to surrender to the fact that your way of managing your personal and professional life is only making things worse? If so, I am ready to jump in and help! I specialize in conflict resolution, restoring relationships, and improving personal, academic, and professional development. In addition, I help my clients work to identify, explore, address, and resolve any unprocessed traumas or stressors that may be affecting their ability to be the best version of themselves. I not only help clients become new people, I strive to promote change that can break family cycles and significantly improve the entire family's dynamic.
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Karen Christopher
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Schertz, TX 78108 (Online Only)
Let's connect and begin working towards healing your heart, mind and soul. With the right person by your side healing is possible. I want to understand what you are experiencing and help you overcome those feelings. I'm confident we can work towards building your resiliency, strength, confidence and self worth for a more rewarding and fulfilling life.
Let's connect and begin working towards healing your heart, mind and soul. With the right person by your side healing is possible. I want to understand what you are experiencing and help you overcome those feelings. I'm confident we can work towards building your resiliency, strength, confidence and self worth for a more rewarding and fulfilling life.
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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.