Addiction Counseling

I have worked for several years in inpatient, residential and outpatient settings counseling clients who struggle with addiction and need to build structure and stability in their lives around sobriety and healthy relationships. During the current pandemic, I have a special interest in helping these clients maintain treatment and offer a sliding scale and group therapy.

We approach addiction treatment from a biopsychosocial perspective and help people understand the needs being fulfilled through their use via the self-medication hypothesis. There's a reason(s) people begin to develop unhealthy relationships with drugs or alcohol. Instead of shaming people for doing their best to cope, we help them reduce negative consequences of substance misuse while increasing values-based, compelling alternatives.

My expertise in addictions counseling comes from extensive training in CBT, Motivational Interviewing, and mindfulness. I focus on integrating these approaches to support clients in overcoming chemical dependency and building community support. I emphasize effective relapse prevention strategies tailored to individual needs, fostering sustainable recovery and personal growth.

I have worked in both outpatient and residential treatment programs aimed at helping individuals live a healthy, substance-free life. In addition, I work with adult children of alcoholics (ACOA) and help them process some of the ways that growing up in a chaotic environment has shaped who they are and how they interact with the world.

As a licensed addiction counselor I provide counseling for those who are affected by a loved ones alcohol or drug use. I also provide counseling for process addictions such as gambling, gaming, internet, pornography and other behaviors. And something new! Due to safety issues with Covid-19, I am introducing walk and talk therapy. Beach, state park trails, even Brookgreen Gardens can provide a peaceful backdrop for your therapy sessions. *Insurance may not cover this.

Certified Sex Addiction Therapist through the Institute of Trauma and Addiction Professionals, with over 120 hours of specialized continuing education and over 30 supervised clinical hours in the treatment of sex addiction.

I am a Licensed Addiction Counselor with years of experience treating substance use disorders. I am passionate about recovery. Sobriety is a beautiful gift that anyone can give themselves. Together, we can work on changing your relationship with alcohol or other substances.

Professor Bisher is an addiction specialist helping men quickly overcome compulsive sexual behavior (porn and sex addiction). He brings an empathic & empowering approach with a focus on achieving sustainable sobriety quickly.

Are you struggling with behaviors or patterns that you can't seem to control? Addiction Counseling can help. My approach blends empathy, trauma-focused techniques, and real-life understanding to help you create lasting change and healing in your life. As the author of Sobriety Workbook for Women and as a former drug rehab counselor, I’ve helped many people navigate their recovery journey. Email me to schedule an appointment. I look forward to connecting with you!

Years of experience treating addiction in adolescents and adults.

I specialize in addiction counseling, using evidence-based approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing to help individuals overcome substance and behavioral addictions. I focus on understanding the root causes of addiction, developing healthier coping strategies, and supporting lasting recovery. My goal is to empower clients to break free from addiction and regain control of their lives.

To some degree, we all use behaviors to escape reality and cope with suffering. You or your loved ones may be concerned that your relationship to substances or repetitive behaviors has become a barrier to your healthy functioning. Let's explore this relationship further and gather insight into how you might learn to meet your physical, emotional, and spiritual needs in ways that do not limit your potential.

In recovery myself. Worked as a clinician at a therapeutic community for adults with substance use and/or trauma issues. Passionate about harm reduction and meeting clients where they are at. I do not believe in a one size fits all approach to healing or recovery.

Because addiction is a disease, substance abuse treatment professionals use several approaches to help individuals heal and recover. Among these approaches are evidence-based and holistic treatments. Each treatment is utilized during substance abuse treatment and is often used together. Here at our addiction treatment center in Illinois, our experienced and compassionate team of counselors, therapists, and medical professionals routinely use addiction counseling to improve recovery outcomes.

Since 2012, I have worked in residential treatment centers, intensive outpatient treatment centers and was a manager of Kaiser Permanente's Addiction Medicine and Recovery Services clinic in Santa Clara. I have years of experience and training in many approaches to addiction treatment, including abstinence-based care, harm reduction, 12 step and non-12 step modalities, Relapse Prevention, Medication Assisted Treatment, Co-Occurring Disorders, and Family Codependency Treatment.

CADC, Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor with Mental Illness Specialty, PCGC, Problem and Compulsive Gambling Counselor Contextual Behavioral Fellowship, University of Chicago 10/2020 - 5/2021 Functional Analytic Psychotherapy, Relational Frame Theory, (ACT) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, (DBT) Dialectical Behavioral Therapy