Substances and alcohol are common ways of coping with pain, stress, trauma, overwhelming emotions, or life's challenges. While substances or behaviors may have once provided relief, over time they can begin to create new difficulties, leaving you feeling stuck in a cycle that's hard to break.

Whether you're questioning your relationship with alcohol or drugs, working toward recovery, or trying to maintain long-term sobriety, therapy can provide a supportive space to better understand yourself, strengthen your coping skills, and create lasting change.

You don't have to hit rock bottom to seek help

Many people wait until things feel unbearable before reaching out, believing their struggles aren't serious enough to warrant support. You don’t have to wait for things to get worse to get help.

You may benefit from therapy for substance misuse if you find yourself:

• Drinking or using substances more than you intend

• Thinking about alcohol or drugs more often than you'd like

• Using substances to cope with stress, boredom, loneliness, anxiety, depression, grief, or other difficult emotions

• Feeling guilty, ashamed, or secretive about your use

• Struggling with cravings or urges

• Having difficulty maintaining recovery after periods of sobriety

• Feeling disconnected from yourself or the people you care about

• Wondering whether your relationship with substances has become unhealthy