Decrease your substance use and it’s negative impacts on your life. You are more than your addiction or trauma; Identify your patterns, issues, emotions, goals etc with strength based support. Improve emotional regulation & build skills to manage life instead of life managing you. Embrace healthier ways to perceive yourself & all those around you. You are not alone. Your sobriety & life are worth fighting for. Let’s talk & work together to reclaim your life.
CHERYL HARTFORD LADC, LSW
You are Strong, Independent, Put Your Life On the Line. Improve your odds of Success in Life; Be the Best Catch by Being your Best Self.
Skill building/Resiliancy
Identify what undermines emotional regulation & learn skills to embrace life as it is, changing & adapting in real time. Become more comfortable in the unknown and create a more positive and sustainable life.
strength clarity & safety
Identify your way, what is right for you & your beliefs. Learn to speak up & speak your truth, bringing aspects of yourself to others which you may have kept hidden or tamped down. Work towards becoming healthier on multiple areas of your life, so you have the strength, clarity & safety needed to be your authentic & vibrant self even in times of great change or unknow.
Healthy Boundaries
Assess your boundaries & learn to create boundaries which support safety and autonomy. Learn to speak your truth saying yes when you mean yes & no when you mean no. Stand up for yourself with skill & compassion.
Putting aspects you want to change on the table to explore
Substance use goals are set by you. What addiction do you feel ready to reduce or stop? What are the major factors sustaining addictive behaviors? What parts of your current life are you ready to look at and change?
being of service
What are ways that you can help others. Finding a balance of relaxing & doing is helpful because movement helps improve our frame of mind, overdoing can stretch us too think. Doing for others can be rewarding & be an important quality of life component.
Balancing Work Stressors
What are your major work stressors whether you are a self employed entrepreneur or are working for someone else? Has the stress of meeting your own or another’s expectations been overwhelming at times? Did using substances at one time help you unwind, have fun with others or transition? Are you drinking or using more drugs to get the same effect you used to get with less. Has addiction started to control more of your life than it used to? I’m here to help you reclaim, restore & move forward. You set the course & we will head there together.
Internal & external self aligning
Opportunity to learn how to walk your talk. Aligning your internal thoughts or feelings & what you show the world. Identifying the masks you wear & whether it still serves you well.
Identify your strengths & weaknesses. Developing deeper self esteem & empowerment, CBT skills building, decreasing black & white thinking, understanding other’s perspective even if we do not agree with it. Opportunity to expand your communication skills.
Nourished state of being in changing times
Learn skills to stay present in stressful situations & when some aspects of your life feels out of control. Identifying ways to stay in a nourished state of being during challenging times of change.
Televideo, Phone or In Person.
Licensed to do substance counseling in the state of maine.
affiliate of HEALTH aFFILIATES mAINE, TAKING MANY INSURANCES.
Affordable $80/hour, reduced rate if needed.
Come have a seat, whether it’s Tele-video, Phone or In Person. Let’s get comfortable & tell me what you are hoping to focus on & achieve.