Online Addictions therapists in Santa Barbara, California CA
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Substance Abuse
Dr. Maxwell Rappoport
Psychologist, Ph.D.
I help clients struggling with addiction or problematic substance use by combining evidence-based treatments such as Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Relapse Prevention strategies. My approach emphasizes understanding triggers, strengthening coping skills, and building sustainable recovery plans tailored to your life.
9 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA (Online Only)
Substance Abuse
Samer Fawaz
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., LMFT #149147
As someone who has struggled with addiction, I deeply understand the feeling of needing to use or abuse substances in order to survive in this world. The shame we feel when we are in the quicksand of addiction stunts our growth and keeps us in the same place. The fact is, addiction tricks us into thinking we are mitigating pain when in reality it is producting more trauma within us. My goal is to create a safe environment for you to express all your feelings about your addiction with no shame or judgment so you can feel motivated to make change.
6 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
Substance Abuse
Alicia Stalker-Gallichio LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, SAP
I am a DOT SAP - Department of Transportation Substance Abuse Professional.
21 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
Substance Abuse
G. Roman Gupta, LCSW
Therapist, LCSW
I have been practicing for almost 20 years and I have a strength-based, trauma-informed, culturally aware, LGBTQ+ affirmative, sex positive, kink positive, poly affirming, feminist perspective. I have trained and practiced in a variety of treatment methods that offer us a variety of ways to meet your goals whether as an individual, couple, or family.
18 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
Substance Abuse
Jonathan Kruger Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Addiction of any nature is a profoundly challenging constellation of behaviors to understand, address, and ultimately replace with healthier choices. Addiction is further complicated by the strong likelihood that co-occurring conditions will accompany the addictive behavior: anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges often go hand in hand with compulsive behavior. As a result, grasping the full breadth of the patient’s behavior and background is vital to treatment, but that is just one piece of a holistic approach. Fundamentally, addiction treatment must address the fact that at the heart of compulsive behavior lies a sense of self.
The truth is, at some level we are all wounded or, indeed, fractured. The challenge for those suffering addictive behaviors is that the wounds are so profound that the only way to find relief is to engage in maladaptive behaviors. In fact, the truly nefarious aspect of addiction is that while it is rooted in a fractured sense of self, the addictive behavior itself blocks the patient’s ability to empower and re-structure their internal narrative. Addiction is not only the crutch that soothes the fractured self, it is also the barrier that prevents a new self-empowerment to emerge. This creates a vicious cycle, and the common emotional aspects of addiction then dominate the addict’s self-narrative: guilt, shame, hopelessness and despair.
The essence of overcoming addiction, and the core of my treatment philosophy, is the desire and ultimately the decision to live your life in a new and different way. This decision is extraordinarily difficult and requires a comprehensive set of tools to sustain it over a lifetime. The good news is that the scientific underpinning of addiction treatment is making extraordinary progress. My practice for addiction seeks to understand and suggest new therapeutic options, and to pair those with a deep exploration to the source of your maladaptive behaviors and the experiences that fractured your original sense of self. My goal is to create a safe, trusting and healing environment to explore these core issues and to re-create a new self-narrative, replacing addictive behaviors with new coping mechanisms and actions. Ultimately, my goal is to re-assemble the fractured self, leading to a newly empowered individual with the skillset to begin a completely new, nourishing, and rewarding life.
13 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
Substance Abuse
Freestyle Supervision and EMDR Group LLC
Counselor/Therapist, LPCC-S, LEP, NCC, APCC, AMFT, ASW, NCC
We view substance use through a compassionate, trauma-informed lens, recognizing that "addiction" is often an attempt to survive or self-soothe an overwhelmed nervous system. Our approach focuses on uncovering the underlying trauma and building a sustainable foundation for recovery without shame.
4 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
Substance Abuse
Celeste Tomasulo
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
If you're struggling with addiction, please know you're not alone and that you're not weak for not being able to stop. I follow the disease model of addiction which provides evidence supporting that there's so much around our dependency for substances that's greater than simply mind over matter. Addiction is not the issue, it is a symptom of the issue. Together, we work on exploring the rooted belief systems that drive the need to either suppress or enhance emotions and/or situations.
5 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
Substance Abuse
Lisa Abrams-Misbeek
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I'm a dedicated specialist in alcohol and addiction counseling, providing comprehensive support for those struggling with substance abuse disorders, focusing on evidence- based strategies to promote lasting recovery and improve over-all well-being.
15 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA (Online Only)
Substance Abuse
Nicole Bermensolo
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., AMFT
As an individual in long-term recovery, I intimately understand the challenges of getting and staying sober from alcohol and other substances. Loss of friends and your social circle, persistent feelings of isolation, and finding new means of coping with difficult situations/emotions/stress are just a few of the issues I tackle with clients in recovery. I am uniquely equipped to help both newly sober individuals as well as those in long-term recovery.
7 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
Substance Abuse
Kristin Robert
Marriage and Family Therapist, AMFT
I work with substance use and addiction by focusing on the function the behavior has served rather than framing it as a moral failing. Treatment emphasizes understanding, accountability, and the development of healthier ways to cope that can be sustained over time.
3 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
Substance Abuse
Julie Anderson
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Alcohol and drug abuse treatment with an intimate knowledge of twelve step programs and intensive outpatient and in patient treatment centers.
26 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
Substance Abuse
MJB Wellness LLC
Hypnotherapist, Certified Hypnotherapist and Coach, Certified Sexological Bodyworker, Sex Educator, Certified Reiki
Recently, I was contacted by a woman who said she wanted to deal with her binge drinking. When I asked her how often she binged, she said "pretty much every night". After further discussion, she said she would love to quit drinking altogether so we set that intention, though she thought it would be difficult. After one session, which occurred right before holiday season, she wrote back saying she had made it through Christmas and New Years without a drink and, in addition, had been able to make better decisions around a broader range of issues, because of the tools I had given her. In addition, I have worked with binge eating, smoking addiction, etc.
8 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
Substance Abuse
Candace Plattor
Drug and Alcohol Counselor, M.A. in Counselling Psychology from Adler University
As a specialist in Addictions and Substance Abuse, I have over 35 years clean and sober myself. I believe that even though there is brain involvement in addictive behaviours, addiction is primarily a choice that people make to not have to deal with the reality of their situations - and that the addict can make a different choice. Family members often don't understand the difference between ENABLING and HELPING when they try to support the addicts they love. When families can stop enabling their addict and start helping instead, the addict then has a better chance of recovery from addiction. When addiction is in a family, everyone is affected and everyone needs to heal.
35 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA (Online Only)
Substance Abuse
David Andreone
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, MFT
I'm well versed in the stages of addiction, as well as the different approaches to recovery. Moderation for some people is an option, and total abstinence is a necessity for others. Let's figure out your unique situation, and find a support community to help you along your way to optimum health.
5 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
Substance Abuse
Ryan Muldoon
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Addiction doesn't need to take over your life. If you're ready to heal, you can do it, and I can help if you'd like. If you're NOT ready to heal, I get it, and I'll still be on your side. My own experiences with addiction and recovery have equipped me with more tools to help than my master’s degree ever could. I'm ready when you are.
5 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
Substance Abuse
Sean Brennan
Marriage and Family Therapist, AMFT
Addictions are the solution to a problem, not the problem itself. In order to truly resolve addictions, we need to go under the hood where the problem actually lies, or else 'sobriety' will just look like bouncing from one addiction to the next. If this sounds like you - let's get to work.
2 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
Substance Abuse
Don ( "Dr Don" ) Etkes
Marriage and Family Therapist, Ph.D., MFT
I helped many people to cope with various types of addictions: Alcoholism, sex addiction, drugs and many others.
39 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
Substance Abuse
Jeanette Abney
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, SAP
I have over 20 years of experience with working in the field of substance use and dependence. I am knowledgeable with court referred drug and alcohol program and SAP Assessments with the DOT. I provide drug and alcohol educational services, relapse preventions, and interventions to assist individuals as well as their families.
27 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
Substance Abuse
Bruce L. Whitney
Psychologist, Ph.D., QME
Evaluation and treatment of all major mental and emotional disorders, with focused expertise in: depression, anxiety, traumatic stress, dissociative disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), sexual trauma victims, marital and relationship issues, educational and executive coaching.
37 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
Substance Abuse
Hilary Stokes
Therapist, PHD, LCSW
I have found a mind body approach using EMDR, brainspotting, somatic therapy along with solution focused talk therapy to be a highly effective path to overcoming addictions. The combination of these approaches address the underlying trauma and unresolved issues from the past but also focus on solutions for creating healthy coping skills and conscious decisions in the present.
25 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA (Online Only)
Addictions therapists in Santa Barbara, California Statistics
Addictions therapists in Santa Barbara, California average 17 years of experience and charge around $209 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Addictions or Substance Abuse (100%), Anxiety or Fears (86%), and Depression (71%).
Average years in practice
17 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$209
Gender ID
| 49% |
Female |
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| 45% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 64% |
In Person and Online |
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| 36% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | Addictions or Substance Abuse |
| 86% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 71% | Depression |
| 68% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 55% | Loss or Grief |
| 55% | Relationship and Marriage Counseling |
| 46% | Stress |