Addiction & substance use therapists

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW-C, LCSW

Matt McQuilkin is a licensed clinical social worker in Washington, DC, practicing in the Barracks Row and Capitol Hill area, with six years in practice. He is also licensed in Maryland and Michigan. He works with adults on anxiety, depression, grief and loss, relationship and family concerns, questions of identity and sexuality, life transitions, and substance use or recovery, and he welcomes LGBTQ+ clients and men's issues. His approach is psychodynamic, relational and attachment-based, exploring how earlier experiences and relationships shape the present while moving at the client's own pace. He offers sessions in person in Washington, DC, and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Neal King is a licensed clinical social worker in Bryn Mawr, licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He takes a direct, head-on approach to anxiety and stress, helping teens and adults understand the triggers that hold them back, and he also works with depression, self-esteem, trauma, ADHD, OCD and relationship and family concerns. He sees children, couples and families as well. A strength-based therapist, he emphasizes mindfulness, stress management, problem-solving and cognitive restructuring, and has developed mindfulness programs for more than 15 years. He is certified in EMDR and practices hypnotherapy, and also draws on Internal Family Systems and motivational interviewing. He sees clients in person in Bryn Mawr and offers telehealth.

BC-DMT, LPC

Keli Laverty is a Licensed Professional Counselor and board-certified dance/movement therapist in West Chester with 24 years in practice. She focuses on anxiety, trauma and eating disorders, and often works with women who seem capable on the outside but feel overwhelmed, stuck in overthinking or disconnected from their bodies, including those who have done talk therapy and still feel something is missing. She also helps with body image, depression, burnout, postpartum concerns and substance use. Her work combines movement, body awareness and conversation to help regulate the nervous system and build trust in the body; no dance experience is needed. She also uses ACT, DBT and mindfulness, and can integrate Christian faith on request. Sessions are in person and online.

Psychologist, PsyD

Dr. Josiana Cetta, a licensed clinical psychologist, practices in Media, Pennsylvania, owns Blue Ocean Counseling and has 13 years in practice. Dr. Cetta is licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, holds PSYPACT authorization, and is familiar with resources in South Jersey from earlier work in Marlton. The practice centers on anxiety disorders, OCD and neurodivergence, including autism, for children, teens, adults and families, along with ADHD, trauma, grief and learning differences. The approach is warm, collaborative and strengths-based, using CBT, cognitive therapy, ACT, mindfulness-based therapy, exposure and response prevention and social skills development, with basic training in EMDR. Daytime and evening appointments are available in person and by teletherapy.

Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

Dana Ingersoll is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Boca Raton with 22 years in practice and licenses in Florida, California and Massachusetts. She works with teens, adults and couples who feel their usual ways of coping have stopped working. Her focus areas include anxiety, relationships and couples concerns, depression, trauma, ADHD, OCD and addiction, where she often supports a goal of moderate use. Her work looks honestly at what drives a person's habits, how those habits help and hurt, and healthier ways to handle stress, drawing on the Hakomi body-oriented method, Internal Family Systems, CBT and emotionally focused therapy. She offers a free 20-minute video consultation and sessions in person and online.

Psychologist, PhD, PA, ABPP

Dr. Tom Bonner is a licensed psychologist in Miami, holding ABPP board certification in clinical psychology. He trained at Princeton, the University of Miami and the University of Texas, served as 2020 president of the Florida Psychological Association, and was previously training director at Citrus Health Network. He is certified in Transference-Focused Psychotherapy and treats borderline and narcissistic personality disorders, as well as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, relationship conflict, underachievement at school or work, autism and ADHD. He sees children, teens, adults and older adults, using psychoanalytic work, CBT, ACT, mindfulness and play therapy. He does not take insurance but can help with reimbursement. Sessions are in person and by video.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R

Michael Goldman is a licensed clinical social worker in Miami Beach, licensed in New York and Florida, with more than two decades of experience. He works with adults, couples, older adults and groups on anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship struggles, life transitions and addiction recovery, including questions about alcohol or drug use and gambling. With individuals he often addresses stress, self-esteem, stress and balancing work with life, and with couples he focuses on intimacy, conflict and connection. His approach centers on cognitive behavioral therapy, rational emotive behavior therapy and relational work, aimed at finding root causes and practical solutions. He does not take insurance but offers a sliding scale. Sessions are held online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW, CCATP

Dr. Julie Shaikh is a licensed clinical social worker with a PhD and 16 years in practice, listed in Boca Raton and holding licenses in Florida, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Oregon. She works with individuals 16 and older, couples and families on depression, anxiety, substance use, relationship problems, ADHD, trauma and self-esteem. Her style is compassionate, patient and attentive, beginning with a full look at a client's life to find the root of a problem and solutions that fit. She combines CBT, cognitive processing therapy, DBT, emotionally focused and family systems work across individual, couples and family sessions. At present her telehealth sessions serve clients in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Oregon, and she does not take insurance.

Psychologist, PhD

Dr. Erica Bacher is a licensed psychologist in Atlanta with 15 years in practice. She sees teens, adults, couples and groups for anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship concerns and low self-esteem. Alongside her general practice, she has a particular focus on clients managing medical issues and long-term health conditions such as chronic pain, diabetes, high blood pressure, IBS and cancer, helping them build skills to manage their condition and support their overall health. Her style is collaborative and holistic, paying attention to the link between mind and body and to each client's culture and faith. She draws on CBT, Gestalt, humanistic, interpersonal and mindfulness-based methods. She sees clients in person in Atlanta.