Addiction

I have 27 years' experience working in addictions.

I have been an addictions counselor for 10 years and worked in various settings related to substance use disorders.

Many individuals can experience substance use. Anxiety, fear, and hopelessness are a few emotions that can linger around substance use. We can help you work through this and guide you through the process of relapse prevention and harm reduction

I have five years experience with addiction treatment and co-occurring disorders in both an inpatient and outpatient setting and have guided hundreds of unique individuals in achieving their sobriety goals.

I possess specialized expertise in addiction treatment, holding a speciality license in Colorado. In addition to my formal qualifications, I have undergone extensive training and supervision to enhance my knowledge and skills in this field. Throughout my career, I have had the privilege of working with numerous clients and witnessing their success in overcoming addiction. I am dedicated to providing evidence-based interventions and personalized support to individuals struggling with addiction.

For about five years, I have facilitated and co-faciliated intensive outpatient recovery groups that meet multiple times per week. I have worked individually with clients in early recovery as well as those that have been sober for several years. I find working in addiction very rewarding as a therapist as I am able to witness radical change in those that want more meaningful lives.

In addiction care, I focus on the intricacies of dependence, withdrawal, and relapse prevention. Leveraging years of experience, I create recovery plans that address the physical and psychological aspects of substance use disorders, fostering long-term wellness.

My approach to substance use is rooted in a harm reduction framework and an acknowledgement that many people are curious about making changes to their substance use without having a goal of abstinence. I offer a nonjudgmental, caring setting to explore your relationship with substances, understand the role they have played in your life, and clarify what kind of changes you want to make.

We don't talk enough about unwanted behaviors, their root and their protective factors. I address any unwanted behavior, but I do specialize in alcohol use, as the opportunity for harm reduction has, sadly, not been fervently explored in our 'treatment' methods for this dis-ease. I'm well versed in multiple modalities and firmly adhere to choice being a primary factor in any recovery journey. A journey that must start with the individual, where they are at and what works for them!

Have you been trying to cut back on drinking but keep finding yourself back in the same old pattern? Are you tired of feeling sick, out of control, and reliant on alcohol? You don't have to do this alone. By working one on one in therapy, we can identify ways that you can find relief and successfully reduce or abstain from drinking. Having a therapist that's experienced in alcohol abuse will support you in addressing underlying issues that have been keeping you stuck.

I offer a compassionate yet practical approach to reducing or eliminating your alcohol use. I believe alcohol is one of the most damaging drugs around & if you want to stop or reduce your intake, then you are one of the smart ones! It is crazy to me that oftentimes people are judged as "having a problem" or being "abnormal" if they don't drink. If you are ready to stop or reduce alcohol, you are in the right place and I look forward to helping you finally become free of the chains of alcohol.

Through deep listening, engaged support, humor, and compassion, Carol strives to be an ally at every step to individuals as they cultivate their unique and individual choices and lives their lives more fully.

I have experience working with folks in recovery from substance use disorders at an inpatient facility. In my current practice, I take a harm reduction approach and strongly believe that each person needs an individualized plan for recovery. Typically, substance use is a symptom of another underlying hardship or trauma. I work with clients to heal the underlying cause while also working to build coping skills to help manage the substance use itself.

Are you tired of being told “just say no”? Are you tired of being called weak-willed or defective? Have you grown tired of being treated like a problem and not a person? Do you keep drinking or using in spite of the negative ways those habits affect your life? Having counseled people troubled by addiction for the past 10 years, I feel confident that recovery is possible.

Dr. Parlor is able to help better understand the drivers of impulsive behavior and to build replacement behaviors and healing to overcome the compulsive use of sex, substances, relationships, or even worry.

I understand addiction is not due to character defect, but rather underlying core issues such as trauma, emotional dysregulation, codependency, and/or neurochemical effects. I help clients overcome addictive patterns and chronic relapse while working through trauma and other underlying issues. I work with sex, love, and porn addiction as well as substance addiction.

I hold a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor license in the state of Hawaii; however, this license does not transfer to the state of WA. My previous work in community mental health involved running an IOP and Partial-Hospitalization program for those with co-occuring substance abuse/dependency and severe mental health disorders. I am familiar with working through all stages of change on the road to sobriety, including a harm-reduction approach, if necessary.