CBT Therapy for Drug Addictions
Understanding Drug Addictions
Drug use can sometimes shift from something occasional or recreational into a pattern that begins to influence your choices, routines and relationships.
You may find yourself using more often than you intended, thinking about drugs frequently, planning your activities around opportunities to use, or continuing despite consequences that concern you.
Drugs may provide relief from stress, difficult emotions, boredom or unwanted thoughts, or they may temporarily create feelings that are otherwise difficult to access. Because that change in experience can be immediate, using again can become increasingly attractive whenever similar feelings or situations arise. Over time, this can strengthen the connection between discomfort and drug use.
Therapy can help you understand the role drugs have come to play in your life, recognise the situations, thoughts and emotions that trigger use, and begin developing different ways of responding to those experiences.
AVAILABLE FACE-TO-FACE OR ONLINE
We're Ready to Help You
We offer all prospective clients an hour long, informal and confidential chat to discuss your drug-related worries for just £30.
There's no pressure to undertake any therapy going forward, no judgement from us and we're very friendly and easy to talk to!
♦ Ongoing sessions:
Typically weekly or fortnightly, tailored to your needs.
♦ Location:
Comfortable private setting near Wolverhampton / Wombourne, with free parking.
Secure online therapy available with Paul across the UK.
♦ Fees:
Ongoing sessions: £90/hr
Frequently Asked Questions
How many sessions will I need?
This varies for each person. Some people feel clearer within a few sessions, while others benefit from longer-term support.
Is therapy confidential?
Yes. Everything discussed is treated with professional confidentiality.
Do I need a GP referral?
No referral is required. You can contact Tranceform Psychology directly.
Can a drug addiction problems really improve?
Yes. Many people who once felt trapped by a drug addiction now live calmer, freer and more confident lives.
Drug Addiction Symptoms
Drug addictions are often accompanied by:
Compulsions to Seek and Use Drugs:
Individuals with addiction experience an overwhelming urge to seek and use drugs despite knowing the adverse effects on their health, relationships, and responsibilities.
A Loss of Control:
There is a lack of control over the amount and frequency of drug use. Attempts to cut down or stop using drugs often fail.
Continued Use Despite Harmful Consequences:
Despite negative impacts on their physical and mental health, social life, and daily functioning, individuals continue to use drugs.
Tolerance and Withdrawal:
Tolerance: Over time, individuals need larger doses of the drug to achieve the same effect.
Withdrawal: Physical and mental symptoms that occur when reducing or stopping drug use, often driving the continued use of the drug to avoid these symptoms.
Psychological therapy with paul
CBT Therapy Options for Drug Addictions
ABOUT PAUL
Meet Paul Lee MSc
Hello, I'm Paul and I've been working with people as a psychologist, psychotherapist and coach since 2009. I have expert knowledge of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and adopt a non-medicalised philosophy when helping people overcome mental health challenges. This means that I will frame your current difficulties as being the result of what has happened to you rather than what is wrong with you.
What to Expect from Therapy
Therapy isn't something that is simply done to you. Although your therapist can provide understanding, guidance and practical psychological strategies, meaningful change usually develops through what you discover, practice and begin to do differently in your everyday life.
At Tranceform, we see therapy as a collaborative process. We'll work together to understand the patterns of thinking, feeling and behaviour that may be keeping the problem going, while helping you explore different ways of responding. Sometimes this involves questioning long-held assumptions, reducing avoidance or experimenting with behaviours that initially feel unfamiliar.
The aim isn't to make you dependent upon therapy or to promise a quick fix. It's to help you develop greater understanding, confidence and agency so that, over time, you become better equipped to manage difficulties for yourself.
Therapy provides the guidance. You provide the practice. We create the change together.
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