Therapy for Addictions Supporting
Immigrant, BIPOC, LGBTQ+,
and Frontline Professionals
Are you noticing habits that once felt under control now taking up more space in your life, affecting your relationships, routines, or emotional balance? Many people seek therapy for addictions at this point, when a pattern starts to feel less manageable and more costly.
At Josephine Ruiz Psychotherapy, this work is grounded in care and curiosity, rather than judgment, offering a supportive space to understand what drives these behaviors, ease shame, and move toward choices that feel steadier and more aligned with your values. You do not need to have everything figured out to begin. Support is available when you feel ready.
What is Addiction?
Addiction is a pattern of uncontrolled and compulsive use of a substance or engagement in a behaviour—such as gambling, social media—despite clear harm to a person’s health, relationships, or daily functioning. It is shaped by one’s physiology, culture, social environment, emotional makeup and sense of meaning.
Addiction exists on a continuum, ranging from no use to casual use to harmful involvement and finally to dependence, where stopping feels extremely difficult without support.
Holistic and Trauma-Informed Approach
Addiction treatment is multi-faceted, which can involve peer group support such as AA, medically assisted treatment, withdrawal support, rehabilitation, and family support, and each person’s needs are unique.
Here at Josephine Ruiz Psychotherapy, we take a compassionate, holistic approach that places the individual—not the addiction—at the center of recovery. We view addiction within the broader context of a person’s relationships, environment, and overall well‑being, rather than as an isolated personal problem.
How Can We Help?
If you are struggling with out-of-control behaviours and are unsure of the impacts on your life, we can help you make sense of them in relation to the kind of life that you wish to live. No judgment. We take your lead. You are in control.
If you are in the maintenance phase of recovery, we can support you in strengthening your coping practices, addressing underlying anxiety, depression, or trauma, and rebuilding your sense of self, your support systems, and your place in the world.
We provide compassionate, evidence-based, trauma-informed support.
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
TF-Acceptance Commitment Therapy (TF-ACT)
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
IFS-Informed EMDR
Biological, Psychosocial, and Spiritual Model
Motivational Interviewing
Why You Should Consult with Me?
Josephine Ruiz Psychotherapy offers a skilled therapist experienced in trauma and addiction, providing evidence-based methods, empathetic guidance, and support to help clients navigate recovery successfully.
Expert Care
We provide a safe, understanding environment that respects identity, addresses unique challenges, and empowers BIPOC clients throughout their therapy journey with compassion and care.
Affirming Support
Our approach combines practical strategies, emotional support, and individualized plans, helping clients manage triggers, build coping skills, and maintain long-term stability and well-being.
Personalized Recovery
Start Your Recovery
Take the first step toward lasting change with Therapy for Addiction. Explore causes, manage urges, and build coping skills with compassionate guidance from Josephine Ruiz Psychotherapy.
“A non-judgmental therapy space to explore addiction, build insight, and move toward steadier choices.”
Your Questions, Answered
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Josephine Ruiz Psychotherapy uses a holistic approach that places the individual, not the addiction, at the centre of recovery. This perspective recognizes that healing involves biological, psychological, social, and spiritual factors. We provide compassionate, evidence-based, trauma-informed support.
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Yes. Recovery is absolutely possible. It often involves therapy, support systems, lifestyle changes, and sometimes medication. Many people achieve long‑term recovery with the right support.
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Yes. Many people with addiction also experience mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, or trauma‑related disorders. These conditions can influence each other.
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Yes, we involve family support to enhance communication, rebuild trust, and create healthier relationships impacted by addiction.