Above all – do not give up on yourself.

Effective Therapy to Overcome Addiction & Self-Defeating Behaviors

“The most important thing in changing human behavior is the person’s motivation.”
– Milton Erickson

Are you sabotaging happiness and putting it off for another day in the future? I rely on evidence-based cognitive therapy (CBT), solution-focused therapy, mindfulness approaches and Hypnosis to show you ways you might overcome addiction and self-defeating behaviors.
 

Expectations are resentments waiting to happen.

Brief Solution Focused Therapy

Combining Clinical Hypnosis & Empirically Validated Treatments for any habit and addiction including:
Alcohol
Drugs
Smoking
Chewing
Vaping
Overeating

We know Addiction is often an attempted solution for anxiety – which can involve the fear of failure, fear of rejection and the fear of conflict… but just generally making yourself wrong in a myriad of different ways.

Do you rely on alcohol or substances to get through the day?

Do you often feel stuck? Do you sometimes procrastinate and get overwhelmed by negative, discouraging thoughts and perfectionism?

Do you sometimes lack confidence when it comes to school work, test taking, speaking up in class or writing projects?

Do you avoid looking for a job or promotion which could definitely make a positive difference in your life, career and income?

Motivation Test

Building Motivation

Motivation to change is the best predictor we have of how successful you can be. For instance, if you want to stop being prone to irritability, stop smoking or lose weight, this simple but accurate test will give you a reasonably good idea of where you are when you start therapy. This year can be a year of Great Change as Therapy increases motivation and improves every area of your life.

Rate yourself on these four aspects of motivation:

1) How IMPORTANT is it for you to change NOW?
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2) How READY are you to change now?
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3) How CONFIDENT are you that you can change now?
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4) How COMMITTED are you to change now?
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SCORE INTERPRETATION

0-20 You’re thinking about changing but not ready to take action. What might be holding you back?

21-30 You’ve got a reasonable chance of success but there is a part of you that is hesitant. Don’t worry if your CONFIDENT score is lower than the others. This may be due to you having tried so many treatments in the past that you can’t believe that effective help is available. It is, and you can change, with the right help.

31-40 You’re ready to take action. The higher your score, the more likely you are to succeed.

Copyright 2007-2013 Barry B. Hart, Ph.D. (used with permission)

Call me. 415 420 3619

Ilene Wolf, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists,  MFT

I can show you how to turn this around,
when you decide to take a chance on yourself.