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Addiction can be a difficult cycle to break, but with the right support, healing and recovery are possible. Our licensed addiction counselor specializes in helping individuals navigate substance use, alcohol, and behavioral addictions—including gaming, social media, and more. Using a harm reduction model, we support your goals—whether that means moderation or abstinence—and provide personalized, effective care to help you build a healthier, more fulfilling life in recovery.

Struggling with alcohol use can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to face it alone. We offer compassionate support for those seeking recovery, whether your goal is moderation or abstinence. Through evidence-based approaches, we help you build coping skills, prevent relapse, and create a healthier relationship with alcohol—on your terms.

Unchecked anger can strain relationships, harm your well-being, and leave you feeling out of control or misunderstood. It can lead to guilt, regret, or isolation, especially when emotions feel too big to manage alone. At Trailside, we provide a safe, supportive space to explore the roots of your anger, build emotional awareness, and learn practical tools to respond more effectively. 

Anxiety can feel overwhelming, leaving you stuck in worry, tension, or constant overthinking. You’re not alone. At Trailside, we offer a calming, supportive space where you can explore what’s beneath the anxiety and learn ways to gently calm your mind and body. Together, we’ll work at your pace to help you feel more grounded, confident, and in control of your life.

Depression can make it difficult to enjoy life and engage in activities you once loved. Our therapist is here to help you overcome depression and develop a more hopeful, empowered outlook. We offer supportive, personalized care tailored to your needs, helping you find relief, restore motivation, and reconnect with what matters most.

Life transitions—such as starting a new job, going through a divorce, or relocating—can bring stress, uncertainty, and emotional challenges. We provide a supportive space to help you navigate these changes, process your emotions, and build resilience as you adjust to your new circumstances.

Perimenopause and menopause can bring unexpected mood swings, irritability, and brain fog, making it hard to feel like yourself. Our therapist provides compassionate support to help you navigate these changes and regain a sense of balance. We offer thoughtful, personalized care that honors both the emotional and psychological impact of this transition, helping you feel seen, understood, and supported.

Stress is a natural part of life, but when it becomes overwhelming, it can have a negative impact on our mental and physical health. Our therapy services are designed to help you learn practical strategies to manage stress and improve your overall well-being.

Trauma can leave lasting emotional wounds that impact your daily life and relationships. Our therapist provides a safe, supportive space to help you process past experiences, build resilience, and regain a sense of control. We use evidence-based approaches to support your healing journey.

 At Trailside, we provide specialized addiction counseling for individuals navigating substance use and behavioral addictions. As a Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC), Angela brings clinical expertise and compassionate support to help clients explore their relationship with substances, develop healthier coping strategies, and work toward sustainable recovery with harm reduction—whether that means moderation or abstinence. Each journey is unique, and we’re here to support yours, tailored to your goals.

Faith can be a powerful source of healing and strength during life’s challenges. Our therapist offers faith-based counseling for those who want to integrate their spiritual beliefs into the healing process. Whether you’re struggling with trauma, life transitions, or personal growth, we provide a compassionate space to explore your faith and mental well-being together. 

Our licensed therapist is here to help you navigate through life's challenges. We offer individual therapy services that are tailored to your specific needs. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, or relationship issues, we're here to support you.

Peri/menopause can bring a wide range of emotional, cognitive, and physical changes—including shifts in mood, sleep, and energy—that may feel overwhelming or isolating. For some women, these transitions can also lead to increased reliance on alcohol or other coping strategies. At Trailside, we offer compassionate, individualized support to help you navigate this life stage with greater balance, self-awareness, and care. Whether you’re managing anxiety, mood changes, or shifts in alcohol use, you’re not alone—we’re here to walk alongside you.

We understand that life can be busy and it's not always easy to make it to in-person therapy sessions. That's why we offer teletherapy services that allow you to connect with our licensed therapist from the comfort of your own home. Our teletherapy sessions are secure, private, and convenient.

We offer support and education for individuals exploring or currently using the Sinclair Method (TSM), a medication-assisted approach to reduce alcohol cravings and support long-term change. Using naltrexone in combination with intentional drinking, TSM empowers individuals to build a healthier relationship with alcohol over time. We provide personalized guidance, encouragement, and accountability throughout your journey.

Our therapist  understands the unique challenges women face throughout life’s journey. Whether it’s navigating stress, life transitions, divorce, or balancing spiritual growth with everyday demands, we’re here to support you. Many women also experience increased alcohol use during periods of change, and we offer specialized guidance for those seeking to create healthier relationships with alcohol. Our approach is holistic, focusing on the mind, body, and spirit, helping women regain balance, strengthen resilience, and embrace personal growth with compassion and support.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychological treatment that has been demonstrated to be effective for a range of problems including depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol and drug use problems, marital problems, eating disorders, and severe mental illness. Numerous research studies suggest that CBT leads to significant improvement in functioning and quality of life. In many studies, CBT has been demonstrated to be as effective as, or more effective than, other forms of psychological therapy or psychiatric medications. 

-American Psychological Association

A flexible, stage-based therapy that combines principles of behavior therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, and mindfulness.  It establishes a “dialectic” between helping individuals to accept the reality of their lives and their own behaviors on the one hand and helping them learn to change their lives, including dysfunctional behaviors, on the other. Its underlying emphasis is on helping individuals learn both to regulate and to tolerate their emotions.

-American Psychological Association

EMDR is a structured therapy that encourages the patient to focus briefly on the trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements), which is associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and PTSD symptoms. 

-EMDR International Association

Harm reduction refers to policies, programs, and practices that aim to minimize the negative health, social, and legal impacts associated with various human behaviors, both legal and illegal. Rather than insisting on complete cessation, harm reduction acknowledges that individuals may continue certain behaviors and focuses on reducing associated harms. This approach emphasizes respect for individual autonomy, dignity, and the right to make informed choices.

-Harm Reduction International

A client-centered yet directive approach for facilitating change by helping people to resolve ambivalence and find intrinsic reasons for making needed behavior change. Originally designed for people with substance use disorders, motivational interviewing is now broadly applied in health care, psychotherapy, correctional, and counseling settings. It is particularly applicable when low intrinsic motivation for change is an obstacle. Rather than advocating for and suggesting methods for change, this approach seeks to elicit the client’s own goals, values, and motivation for change and to negotiate appropriate methods for achieving it.

-American Psychological Association

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is a short-term goal-focused evidence-based therapeutic approach, which incorporates positive psychology principles and practices, and which helps clients change by constructing solutions rather than focusing on problems. In the most basic sense, SFBT is a hope friendly, positive emotion eliciting, future-oriented vehicle for formulating, motivating, achieving, and sustaining desired behavioral change.

-Institute for Solution-Focused Therapy