Addiction Counselling

Cocaine is the most frequent addiction that I meet in my work. Porn is also mentioned. A common approach to addiction work is to roll with the resistance that people have to change; however, I find that there comes a time to challenge a person with their addictive habits. Primarily, the client has to commit themselves to being truly addiction-free.
In addiction work, I use The Wheel of Addiction as my model. This emphasises the process of change that is necessary to move from active addiction to maintained sobriety. I encourage clients with addiction issues to seek long-term, openly accessible support apart from the one hour a week they get with me.