Drug Addiction

Understanding Drug Addiction

Drug addiction is a chronic condition characterized by the compulsive use of drugs despite harmful consequences. It affects both the brain and behavior, making it difficult for individuals to control their use of substances such as opioids, stimulants, or prescription medications. Addiction can have devastating effects on an individual’s health, relationships, and overall quality of life.

The Role of Therapy in Overcoming Drug Addiction

Counselling plays a critical role in the recovery process by helping individuals understand the underlying emotional and psychological factors that contribute to their addiction. Therapy offers a supportive environment to explore these issues, develop healthier coping mechanisms, and build a strong foundation for long-term sobriety.

Addressing the Root Causes of Addiction

Many individuals with addiction also struggle with trauma, mental health disorders, or chronic stress. Therapy helps individuals identify and address these root causes, providing tools to manage cravings, avoid triggers, and reduce the risk of relapse.

Building a Support System

Therapy also focuses on helping individuals build a support system, including family, friends, or support groups, to encourage positive change and provide ongoing support throughout recovery.

  • Understanding the emotional causes of addiction
  • Developing healthier coping strategies
  • Building a strong support system
  • Reducing the risk of relapse
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Therapists who can help with drug addiction

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Sharon Twomey Brighton

Sharon Twomey

Psychotherapeutic counsellor

I’m Sharon, a qualified psychotherapeutic counsellor offering short and long term therapy across Brighton and Hove both in person and online. My work is trauma-informed and rooted in compassion, supporting adults facing challenges such as anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, stress, and relational difficulties.My approach is deeply empathic and nurturing, blending warmth with thoughtful challenge. I offer a confidential space where you can feel held with care as you reflect, engage with difficult emotions, and begin the journey toward meaningful and lasting change.

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Andy Wolage Brighton

Andy Wolage

Therapeutic Counsellor

Sometimes life is really hard. Everything feels like too much. We can get overwhelmed with guilt for not coping, shame for having failed in the past and sometimes we can end up not really liking ourselves very much. We might self medicate with substances or other behaviours which we know don't really help, but they seem better than nothing. But they just perpetuate the cycle. I can offer you a safe, non-judgemental and confidential space to organise and reframe those overwhelming feelings and see the wood for the trees. I can help you understand yourself better and to begin to look in the mirror and like what you see. 

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Joanna Miller Brighton

Joanna Miller

Integrative Psychotherapist

I’m an accredited psychotherapist with 15 years experience.I believe that the counselling relationship should be a creative space for both parties. It should feel comfortable and open enough to be free from anxiety and pressure in which new perspectives can emerge. In my view most mental activity takes place below the level of conscious awareness and my role is to help people gain access to it and insights from it.As an accredited therapist I am affiliated with several private healthcare companies including BUPA and AXA. I have an up-to-date DBS certificate which is registered on the update service. As well as working with individual adults, including trainee therapists, I have many years' experience working with children, couples and families. I have been a university counsellor so have a lot of experience working with students and young people and have also worked in secondary schools.  

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