Alcohol, cannabis, medication, gambling or other behaviours can gradually become ways of managing stress, trauma, anxiety, loneliness or difficult emotions. You do not need to wait until you have reached a crisis to ask for support.
Our clinicians provide nonjudgmental support for people concerned about:
• Alcohol or substance use
• Reliance on substances to sleep, relax or cope
• Gambling or other compulsive behaviours
• Increasing tolerance or loss of control
• Relationship or employment consequences
• Shame, secrecy or difficulty asking for help
• Relapse and maintaining recovery
• Trauma, anxiety or depression occurring alongside substance use
• The impact of someone else’s addiction • Developing healthier coping strategies
Therapy may focus on understanding patterns and triggers, reducing harm, strengthening motivation, developing relapse-prevention strategies and addressing the emotional concerns connected to the behaviour. Your goals may involve reducing use, achieving abstinence, maintaining recovery or deciding what change should look like. Our clinicians will meet you where you are and help you develop a realistic treatment plan.
Untwist provides addiction and substance-use counselling in Midland and virtually across Ontario. Some people may require medical detoxification, residential treatment or specialized medical care in addition to psychotherapy. Your clinician will discuss appropriate referrals when a higher level of support is required. Extended-health benefits may cover counselling with an eligible regulated clinician. Coverage varies by plan.
Individual Session Fee: $175/50 minute
In-Person in Midland or Virtually across Ontario. Evening availability.
