Substance Use Counseling
There is a lot of fear, shame, and confusion surrounding the concept of addiction. It is not always a subject people approach with loved ones, which is often why those are the relationships addiction can hurt the most. If you are looking for guidance and support in addressing addiction in your own life, Terra Counseling Center in Miami offers counseling and therapy that can help you navigate feelings and articulate your sense of choice. At some time or another, we all feel lost, trapped, or alone. It doesn’t have to be like that! Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you rediscover your potential, free of addiction and with the bliss of realizing what you are truly capable of.
Benefits of Substance Use Therapy
Acknowledge life events that influenced or reinforced addictive behaviors.
Understand the impact that addiction has on your sense of self and meaningful relationships.
Develop effective skills to handle behavioral triggers and empower decision-making.
Find appreciation for simple daily improvements and gratitude for life’s small blessings.
Cultivate compassion for yourself to overcome self-sabotaging feelings like shame and low self-worth.
Re-establish your authentic sense of self
Help for Addictions
Shame, guilt, interpersonal problems, and negative life consequences can all be motivators to seek addiction counseling. When we decide to seek help for our addictive behaviors, we are usually tired of the repetitive cycle that does not contribute positively to our lives but, instead, depletes us of what we have worked to build. Some people identify with the idea that addiction works to fill a ‘void.’ This void, however, can feel never-ending, meaning it can never really be satisfied by addictive behaviors.
Examples of Addictive Behaviors
Gambling
Sex
Pornography
Internet
Shopping
Video games
Plastic surgery
Risky behaviors (activities that cause a spike in adrenaline and have negative consequences)
Binge eating / food
Using alcohol, recreational and / or prescription medications
How Can Substance Use Counseling Help?
In substance use counseling, you will create a personal meaning of addiction and track the many factors that led to your belief that a particular substance, food, or activity will make you whole. Professionals at Terra Counseling Center Miami will explore attachments to caregivers, attachments to the particular addiction, and the self-soothing function that can make it such a delicate subject to address and such a difficult behavior pattern to stop. Through working with your therapist, you will hopefully find support in the manner that you need it, at a pace that works for you.
*Addiction definition: the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity.