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Addiction and Recovery Support

Substance use can affect every part of a person’s life: relationships, work, identity, emotional stability, trust, and physical well-being. Whether you are questioning your relationship with alcohol or drugs, trying to stop or reduce use, rebuilding after relapse, or working to maintain long-term recovery, therapy can provide a steady place to slow down, tell the truth, and begin making meaningful changes.

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Addiction and recovery work is not about shame or judgment. It is about understanding what substance use has been doing for you, what it has cost you, and what kind of life you want to build moving forward. Together, we explore the patterns, triggers, stressors, relationships, and emotional struggles that may be contributing to use or making recovery difficult.

Recovery is not just about stopping a behavior. It is also about reconnecting with who you are, what matters to you, and how you want to show up in your life and relationships.

My approach is compassionate, practical, and grounded in accountability. I help clients identify what gets them stuck, strengthen motivation for change, develop healthier coping tools, and create a recovery plan that fits their real life. This may include relapse prevention, emotional regulation, communication skills, boundary-setting, repair work in relationships, and rebuilding trust with yourself and others.

 

Addiction and recovery support may help with:

  • Understanding patterns of substance use

  • Reducing or stopping alcohol or drug use

  • Navigating relapse or fear of relapse

  • Building coping skills and emotional regulation

  • Strengthening motivation and accountability

  • Repairing trust in relationships

  • Managing shame, guilt, anxiety, or emotional avoidance

  • Rebuilding routines, purpose, and stability

  • Supporting long-term recovery and personal growth

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A relational approach to recovery

Substance use does not happen in isolation. It often affects partners, children, parents, friendships, and family roles. In therapy, we may look not only at the substance use itself, but also at the relationship patterns, emotional pain, stress, and old survival strategies that surround it.

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The goal is to help you move toward greater honesty, stability, connection, and self-respect one step at a time.

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Let's get started with a relaxed, no pressure conversation about what's going on with you and how I can help. Send me a message and I'll reach out for a no-strings attached 15 minute conversation.

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This website is for informational purposes only and does not create a therapist-client relationship. If you are experiencing a crisis or emergency, call 911, 988, or go to the nearest emergency room.  Services are not a substitute for medical detox, emergency care, medication management, or psychiatric treatment when those services are clinically necessary.

 

Mike Alberts provides therapy and counseling services in Hawaiʻi within the scope of his professional training and supervision. Telehealth services are generally governed by the laws of the state where the client is physically located at the time of the session, so services may be limited to clients located in Hawaiʻi unless otherwise permitted by applicable law. CRAFT certification reflects specialized training in Community Reinforcement and Family Training and is not a separate professional license.

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