Dual diagnosis, or co-occurring disorders, is when a person experiences more than one mental health issue simultaneously. Counseling interventions change according to the specific disorders.
Available Treatment Options
Most often, therapists can treat multiple mental health issues simultaneously using therapeutic techniques. Some interventions, such as developing healthy coping mechanisms and exploring past trauma, can help various mental health issues at once.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Dual Diagnosis
Our goal @ Mariposa Wellness Center is to help guide and connect you to the “Best version of Yourself". As the founder and lead clinician at MWC, my role is to provide you with a welcoming and relaxed environment that lends itself to constructive emotional and psychological therapy and social services. Together, we will discuss your current issues, stressors, values, interests, experiences,...
We are wired for connection, and with the potential to grow and live amazing, full lives. However, sometimes we have major obstacles to that growth and connection, whether those obstacles are from the past, or are showing up in the present. But how do we change? Change is one of the most wanted and feared aspects of the human experience. Our most transformative changes come when we are willing ...
Some of the main challenges I assist clients in overcoming include: feelings of hopelessness, fears about the future, feelings of distraction from past traumas, anger or shame over behaviors or addictions, challenges of being “stuck” and difficulties managing overwhelming emotions. I have the most experience treating adults with addiction, depression, anxiety, suicidal thinking, domestic violen...
It takes time to grow and evolution as a person is achieved in stages. Progress through these stages can be impeded or prevented by mood disorders, physical illness, relationship problems, trauma histories, expectations, old beliefs, etc. As a therapist, it is an honor and privilege to assist others in finding their own solutions to these obstacles to growth. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Wor...
**I am currently at capacity and will not be able to provide immediate appointments.** Seeking out help is not an easy thing to do. My focus is to help you overcome your life's obstacles. I use a strengths based approach and believe that transparency is an important part of the therapeutic relationship. I have been working in mental health and addiction for over 15 years. I specialize in recove...
Have you been told to look at your substance use by someone you are close to? Are you worried you might have a problem or know that you do? Substance use is on a continuum, with abstinence on one end and severe abuse, or addiction, on the other. Historically, approaches to substance use treatment have been binary—you either use or you do not. While this approach is effective for some people, fo...
As your counselor I want to provide the space for us to work together in identifying the root of your struggles, worries, and fears. I believe that the therapist-client relationship is a mutually exclusive relationship; where you are free to open up and explore reasons for change, and I am there to offer insight and impartial support. Whether change evokes a better version of yourself, or wheth...
It is certain that life can bring us unexpected and unasked for pain but it can also give us opportunities to work on overcoming our struggles. Imagine what it would feel like to be able to find relief, whether it would be in form of having a peaceful night of sleep, forming a meaningful relationship with another person, or by finding a meaning in each day while building your sense of self-wort...
You've heard the saying "everything happens for a reason". I believe this can be true, but there are also many occurrences in our lives that don't always make sense, even if we can still derive some sort of meaning from them. On more of a personal level, I believe our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are happening for a reason and I seek to help you find those answers. Oftentimes, these reason...
At North Star Counseling we are conscious of clients in their totality; we take an integrative approach to healing the mind. Ultimately, we seek to heal by helping our clients to break free from destructive behaviors and enjoy a new and improved state of emotional, spiritual and physical health. Holistic Counseling is an approach which helps clients to heal by taking the entire human being and...
As a specialist in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing), I can help you process and overcome past events that keep you stuck in emotional pain, create unhelpful behavioral patterns, and keep you from living your best life. EMDR has been researched extensively and has shown a very high success rate. Recent studies show it is effective in at least 80% of PTSD cases. As we continue to...
I believe in being culturally aware of the difference experiences we all go through in work, school, relationships, or other areas in life. My therapitic style is authentic, resourceful, and strengths-based. I am a solution focused clinician who believes that therapy is a path traveled collaboratively. I feel every person is the best expert of their own lives. Working with youth, teens, adults ...
The goal of therapy is to achieve balance and wholeness and improve the over-all quality of life, finding your truth. I can help you do this by helping you gain an understanding of your behavior, identifying obstacles that keep you stuck, and changing old patterns that no longer work for you. I view therapy as a search to discover more meaning and satisfaction in life, free from crippling...
I have practiced psychotherapy for 22 years. My treatment focus is primarily cognitive behavioral with focus on the whole person. I tailor my approach to the individual as each person brings unique needs to the encounter. We work together to find just the right blend of relationship and treatment. My perspective has always been that the best work evolves out of a trusting relationship that is...
There are times in life we all feel overwhelmed, trying to manage the intense symptoms of anxiety, depression, life transitions, trauma, and grief. Emotional pain can be so intense and debilitating that, at times, it can seem like it will never end. The truth is difficult times will pass and we can get through them if we let ourselves. I am here to help support you through these uncertain and...
