Treating Addiction, Trauma, & Mental Health

When people experience negativity, it’s natural to search for ways to avoid the discomfort. Strategies that make you feel better get repeated. Over time, these behaviors become habits. However, difficulties manifest when the problem-solving habits become ineffective or create negative consequences. When this happens, things get very unstable. Everything important seems to be at risk. Is this happening to you?

There’s hope! It’s important to understand that most behaviors, even those labeled as “dysfunctional,” are genuine attempts to avoid suffering. My aim is to help you build the capacity to tolerate discomfort without automatically avoiding it. Learning to manage difficulty is the key to lasting solutions.