Online Counseling for Those Impacted by Another’s Addiction
An Overlooked Population
Addiction Affects Everyone
There are a lot of counseling programs and resources for people who struggle with addictions, especially drugs and alcohol. But there is much less for the people in their lives. I want to be a resource to this population that can be overlooked.
The impact caused by any addiction can feel like a roller coaster of emotions. Negative impacts of one’s addiction can take a toll on everyone involved. I have personal experience with this and I have worked with clients in substance use recovery. Addictive thinking patterns and behaviors are basically the same no matter the type of addiction. I want to help clients build understanding and compassion towards the person struggling with an addiction while also gaining the support they need for themselves.
Therapy Support
Everyone’s experience is different, but support may include:
Working through deep feelings of anger, hurt, or betrayal due to the other person’s choices and behaviors
Increasing personal self care and emotional boundaries
Learning more about addiction to gain increased understanding and compassion
Addressing your own addictive thinking patterns/behaviors
Working towards meeting others where they are at
Discovering ways to support while increasing awareness of possible enabling patterns
Working towards fostering hope, trust, and honesty
Exploring forgiveness
Using IFS (internal family systems) to work with conflicting or confusing thoughts and feelings
