Therapists use harm reduction with people who experience drug use to reduce chances for overdose or transmission of infectious diseases while improving their mental, physical, and social well-being.
Harm reduction offers these clients health care, social services, and mental health treatment. It connects clients with education, referrals for infectious disease treatment, overdose reversal medications, and links to care. It also reduces the stigma associated with substance use and promotes healing through hope by empowering peer support from those in recovery.
I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist specializing in addiction, mood disorders, and transitional periods characteristic of young adulthood and midlife. I have had significant experience as a Supervising Psychologist at The Addiction Institute of NY, Mount Sinai West where I developed expertise treating young adults and high-functioning individuals (often, professionals) with substance use and...
Something horrible happened that never should have happened. You oscillate between actively avoiding thinking about it and blaming yourself, even though you know it’s not your fault. You used to be better at avoiding it, but recently the details of the incident are flooding your mind day and night; memories which were once contained are now spilling over. You’re feeling disconnected from yourse...
You are at your threshold and something has to give. Maybe you have been struggling for years, or maybe you have new stress that feels unmanageable. You've tried changing your diet, journaling, talking it out, and nothing seems to change. It may seem as though things will never be different in your life or your relationship. But, after years of experience working with others just like you, here...
I specialize in working with adults, college students and adolescents dealing with trauma, abuse and dissociation issues, mood disorders, and life changes including transitions, grief and loss issues. Clients seeking lasting change in their lives or just looking for help to identify goals towards finding balance in their daily lives, as well as individuals seeking to align with and live their...
Feeling stuck in patterns related to stress, anxiety, depression, chemical use, trauma, grief, loss, relationship issues, or toxic coping mechanisms can feel extremely uncomfortable. Often, just managing these situations on top of day to day life can be overwhelming. If you feel this way, there is hope. You are not alone. I won’t pretend to know exactly how you're feeling, but as a healer and...
Are you feeling stuck, depressed or anxious? Do you need help figuring out how to communicate your feelings or break unhealthy patterns in your relationships? Would you like to stop fighting with your partner or improve your sex life? Do you want to learn more effective coping skills or stress management techniques? I can help. I'm an experienced, warm, engaged, challenging and compassionate...
Healing. Clarity. Warmth. Understanding. Patience. Insight. Non-judgement. Validation. Resolution. I believe that you are visiting this site to seek answers and find healing in some pain or distress in your life. I value and endorse the benefits of psychotherapy. Together we can determine the best appropriate fit, style, modality, therapeutic orientation and type of treatment. I believe my clie...
I offer holistic and depthful therapy that is both affirming and collaborative. My clients appreciate my gentleness, compassion & humor. My approach is de-stigmatizing and non-shaming, addressing & coming into contact with held stories and social narratives that may not match your current self or the self that wants to be. I hold an adaptive client centered framework utilizing trauma...
I can help people overcome the challenges they face in everyday life - challenges relating to work, school, mood, stress, relationships, trauma and abuse. If you're not finding satisfaction or joy in life, if you have dreams of something better but you don't know how to get there, if you're stuck, or you keep running into mental, emotional or behavioral blocks, I can help. If you feel like life...
*ONLINE/PHONE SESSIONS AVAILABLE. Are you looking to reduce the harm of your use in these unprecedented times? Looking to deepen your recovery? Tired of the one-size-fits-all approach? You’ve been through a lot and may be having a tough time identifying what’s getting in the way of making it through these tough times. Or maybe you have an idea of what’s happening and just unsure how to proceed....
My approach to therapy is to focus on the individual as a whole by working to improve upon all aspects of the self. This includes both mental and physical health. I have found that by treating the whole self, improvements can be constructive and remarkable. I have spent years working with individuals with severe mental health diagnoses including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, personality...
Hello and thank you for taking the time to reach out! Do you ever have those days where things are especially difficult?? Many of the people that I meet struggle with mental health, substance abuse, anxiety, and managing traumatic events. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker as well as a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor. I have extensive experience supporting teenagers who have experience...
I work with individuals, adolescents, young adults and adults who are faced with many of life's difficult circumstances who are determined to overcome them. I have committed my life to engaging others and helping them become the best version of themselves. I am well versed in dealing with and overcoming obstacles. I have a passion for helping people seek who they truly are so they may live full...
Shannon Theobald's clinical counseling experience includes working with trauma, addiction, grief & loss, eating disorders, mental illness, & betrayal trauma. She also works with clients that have dual diagnoses. Using a relational, yet person-centered approach, she helps families and couples reconnect and build healthier communication and behaviors with each other. Shannon is also skill...
