Andy Novinska (He/Him)

I work with compulsive behaviors involving substances, gambling, and sexual compulsivity. In my experience these behaviors are almost always connected to something else, anxiety, shame, trauma, or relational pain that hasn't had another outlet. I don't work from a single rigid model. What matters most is honesty about where you actually are, not where you think you should be. We start there and build from that foundation.

At the core of how I work is a genuine belief in people's capacity to find their own way when the conditions are right. Person-centered therapy gave me the framework for that belief early in my career and it has never left. Unconditional positive regard isn't something I practice. It's something I actually feel toward the people I sit with. That makes a difference.

Attachment theory is central to how I understand people, not just a tool I apply but a genuine lens for making sense of why we do what we do in relationships. That framework has deepened my understanding of how early relational experience shapes adult behavior in ways people often don't recognize until they're examined carefully. I use it to connect where someone has been to where they're trying to go.

Addictions counseling has been a core part of my practice across 25 years and multiple settings including community mental health and hospital work. I bring both clinical training and personal familiarity with how addiction shapes families and individuals over generations. That combination gives me a grounded, unsentimental understanding of compulsive behavior and what it actually takes to change it.

Addictions counseling has been a core part of my practice across 25 years and multiple settings including community mental health and hospital work. I bring both clinical training and personal familiarity with how addiction shapes families and individuals over generations. That combination gives me a grounded, unsentimental understanding of compulsive behavior and what it actually takes to change it.