Recovery Isn’t Just About Sobriety, It’s About Healing Your Whole Story
You can be sober and still healing. Therapy supports people in recovery who are ready to address the trauma underneath addiction.
You Can Be Sober and Still Struggling, That Doesn’t Mean You’re Failing
If you’ve done the work to stop using, whether it’s substances, self-harm, or another coping strategy, that’s something to be proud of. Seriously. You’ve already shown strength, commitment, and resilience.
But if you’re still feeling anxious, triggered, emotionally raw, or just stuck...
That’s normal.
And it doesn’t mean your recovery isn’t working.
It means you’ve removed the coping tool, but the pain it was covering? That’s still there.
Trauma and Substance Use Are Deeply Linked
Many people use substances (or behaviors) to survive something deeper:
Childhood neglect or abuse
Sexual assault
Domestic violence
Loss or grief
Ongoing anxiety or depression
Racial, gender, or cultural trauma
Addiction is never just about the substance.
It’s about what it helped you escape, and what comes up when you don’t have that escape anymore.
Recovery Doesn’t End With Sobriety, That’s Where the Healing Starts
Therapy can help you:
Identify and process the trauma behind your coping
Rebuild trust in your body, mind, and choices
Learn grounding skills to stay regulated when triggered
Explore what safety and self-worth actually feel like
Move from surviving to living
Whether you’re using a harm reduction model, 12-step program, or something in between, therapy creates space to go beyond surface-level “staying clean”, and into the deeper healing you deserve.
You Are Not Broken. You Adapted. Now It’s Time to Heal.
Using a substance to cope was never about weakness. It was survival.
Now you’re learning new ways to survive, and eventually, to thrive.
As a trauma-informed therapist, I honor your recovery story without shame. We move at your pace, center your voice, and build a path forward that actually fits your life, not someone else’s rules.
📣 Ready to go deeper in your healing, with support that sees the full picture?
Let’s walk the next part of your recovery together.
