Video game addiction is spending an excessive amount of time playing video games or thinking about video games, so much that it causes interference in daily life. Like other addictive behaviors, video game addiction can lead to problems at school or work, in relationships, or in other areas of life.
Available Treatment Options
Therapists who treat video game addiction include therapies that work for other types of addictive behaviors. These therapies include self-reflection to increase awareness and knowledge of the effects of the behavior, cognitive interventions that examine thought processes and triggers for the behavior, and behavioral changes that encourage different coping mechanisms to deal with stress or triggers that don’t include video games.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Video Gam Addiction
As a clinical social worker and psychotherapist with a wide range of expertise, I can help guide you toward self-awareness in a supportive environment . I have had tremendous success dealing with individuals suffering from anxiety and depression along with families, couples and individuals looking for change in their lives. As a cancer survivor I have learned from my own recovery how to support...
Family and relationships are the most important things in our lives, but they can also be the place where we find most hurt and need the most healing. I specialize in working with individuals, families, and children by helping people communicate better through understanding and engagement. Therapy takes effort, honesty, and a willingness to engage in self-exploration. I will seek to meet you wh...
As an experienced psychologist, my approach is to provide support and practical feedback to help clients resolve problems and long-standing patterns. The way surgeons use a scalpel and a dentist uses a drill, I use psychological testing and a therapeutic relationship to help create change for each of my patients. Research shows that around 85% of what makes counseling effective is how the patie...
We all struggle in the relationships that are important to us and need help some of the time to develop skills to strengthen these relationships. We lose connection and have difficulty communicating with our partners or spouses; we get stuck in conflict with our children; we lose track of who we are; we dread going to work because it feels hostile or unsafe; we question our faith; we have troub...
If there is any part of you who wants to feel empowered and in charge of your own life, learn more about yourself, your healthy and unhealthy patterns, your capabilities, and you want to claim and connect to your own power and BE authentic, then let's meet and decide whether we can work together. My commitment as a therapist is to facilitate the process of awareness, acceptance, choice, and...
I use my experience and training to offer guidance to clients, encouraging them to move in a positive direction and face the challenges that may lie within or ahead of them. Hypnotherapy is a tool to help you bring the balance back into your life. You can quit smoking, release weight, reduce stress, manage pain, sleep better, gain confidence, overcome fears and phobias including the fear of pub...
*Certified CBT Therapist* My approach to therapy allows me to conduct solution-focused therapy; meaning that together we will work towards solving whatever questions you may have through changing thoughts and/or behaviors. I also perform Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) where my work focuses on helping people change problematic behaviors. With a teaching style heavily rooted in behavior...
Life is challenging. Often more is expected of us while we struggle to manage those demands. This is made even more difficult when dealing with depression, anxiety, anger, and other emotions that can drain us physically and influence our thoughts and behaviors. You don't have to face this alone. We can work together to help you find peace of mind through processing core issues and developing...
We are a small group of clinicians who are committed to providing the highest quality of mental health care. Locating our practices together allows our patients and clients ready access to skilled and conscientious clinicians from different disciplines. Our current clinicians: Dr. Paul Conti - psychiatrist and consultant; Katy Powell, PMHNP - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner; Dr. Pe...
I am devoted to serving the diverse families in the SF Bay Area and beyond. I work mostly with families that are seeking family therapy. I also work well with individuals and couples that struggle with finding a therapist that they can trust. My office is located in Richmond, across the street from Hilltop Mall. I also offer video therapy sessions for 1st time clients and those seeking my servi...
Mark is a skilled therapist with over twenty years of experience counseling diverse people in various settings. From treating chronically mentally ill adults and conduct-disordered youth to counseling broken families and school-anxious teens, Mark has learned extensive treatments in the field. He values the strength and courage clients show in their most vulnerable times. Through it all, he has...
I have worked with clients since 2001 and have a very successful practice in both in Denver and Boulder areas. I work with clients with cognitive impairment such as Attention Deficit Disorder,, Traumatic Brain Injury, Gifted, Learning disabilities, Autism and other cognitive or focus issues. I work adults, children(10+), professionals, students, adolescents, seniors. Having had in depth experie...
As you read my profile and wonder whether or not I'm a therapist you'll find easy to relate to and one who can help you accomplish what you want to achieve, perhaps you can also wonder how ready you might be to do what it takes to accomplish the changes you want to make. If you sincerely wish to solve a problem, connect more spontaneously and meaningfully with others (as well as with yourself)...
I am trained in DBT, EMDR (Certified Therapist, Approved Consultant and Trainer), and developed batterer intervention programs. Most of my work deals with the effects of trauma in people's lives and it's behavioral manifestations. The clients I treat vary in issues, from individual to family issues, and from seemingly simple to highly complex cases. My strengths are mostly in the area of...
It is my belief that people need truth to be emotionally and spiritually healthy. The Bible is the primary source of truth and directs the counseling services that I provide. My hope is that the loving compassion of Christ is evident in my counsel, whether I am visiting with a troubled married couple or an 8 year-old child who has been the victim of abuse. The identified desire of the client is...
