Now accepting new clients in West Hartford, CT — in-person & virtual.
Now accepting new clients in West Hartford, CT — in-person & virtual.
I work with substance use and compulsive behaviors directly, without judgment, and with a solid grounding in recovery and addiction from years of clinical work.
These are the things people often struggle with in silence — researching online, wondering privately if they have a problem, but rarely bringing it into honest conversation with another person. I work with substance use and compulsive behaviors directly, without judgment, and with a solid grounding in recovery and addiction from years of clinical work in community mental health, university settings, and private practice.
The question I am most interested in is not whether you have crossed some clinical threshold. It is: how is this showing up in your life, and is it causing suffering — to you or to others?
At midlife in particular, many people notice that their relationship to alcohol is shifting — the thing that used to help them relax or connect is no longer working the way it once did, or they’re worried about where it’s heading. Maybe they want to set a better example for their children. Maybe they’re more concerned about their health. Maybe they’re starting to see patterns in themselves that they recognize from somewhere else in the family.
These questions deserve honest attention and a space to explore them without pressure toward a predetermined answer.
This is one of the areas people are most reluctant to discuss — and one of the areas where silence does the most damage. Pornography use, compulsive sexual behavior, and the complicated tangle of sex and love are things I work with directly, with care and without shame.
The compulsive pull toward screens, social media, gaming, or other behaviors that promise relief and deliver disconnection is a genuine and growing concern. If you notice that something you reach for repeatedly is making your life smaller rather than richer, that is worth examining.
The first step is simply a conversation. A free 20- minute phone call — no pressure, no commitment. Most people find that one conversation makes the decision considerably easier.
