Addictions are likely the most difficult struggles any one of us will ever face. The conditions that set the stage for addiction can be deep in our past, not just personally but genetically, and once we get stuck in a pattern of behaviour for a while, it can get truly hardwired - into our brains and bodies. This is not just about having enough 'willpower’ to kick a bad habit. This is about changing automatic reflexes in the brain, learning new coping skills, and rooting out historical beliefs and experiences that set the stage for this to take hold. I am currently the staff psychotherapist with the Canadian Center for Addictions, and I have years of experience working in residential addiction treatment centers. In this time, I have seen and treated it all. From severe opiate dependencies, alcoholism in dozens of different forms, to problem gambling and sexual compulsions, each of us has a unique path but also very similar themes: "I'm not good enough" "I'm a bad person" "I need this to feel good" "My pain has to stop" 12- step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous are absolute blessings for this world, and they can work really well for many people. But I have seen that they are so generalized that without personal guidance and specific help to target individual problematic patterns, groups and meetings can be too slow, too frustrating, and too impersonal. I know what you get and what you don't get in treatment. I am here to provide the individualized depth therapy, continue your maintenance in the period of transition, or to help you to avoid costly rehabilitation programs to begin with. If you are willing to work hard, listen very honestly to your own answers, and have the courage to face the darkness inside you, I am sure that we can help you get to a place where you have more choice and power in your life - permanently. My clients are highly successful in their ability to gently let go of their addictions and to take back the lives that they truly want. I am passionate about working in addictions because I see not only that it touches us all, but also that it is so neglected and so poorly treated in most places - even costly and luxurious programs and residential centers.