Is your addiction problem ruining your life?

I can help you STOP and rebuild a great life!

Feeling down most of the time?

Let me help you find the happiness within yourself using unique proven methods of treatment!

Anxieties or panic limiting your life?

I can teach you how to break free from your fears and lead a life of serenity and confidence!

I am different from your average therapist. I am a straight talker. I like to get right down to the issues that you bring to treatment. While we are tackling the issues, I am supportive and empathic. Another distinguishing aspect is that I am a male counselor amongst many women in the field. The other plus in seeing me is that I have over 20 years experience helping people just like you.

I specialize in helping people solve particular problems areas such as addictions.  Addiction  is a broad based term. When I use it, I include alcohol, drugs, gambling, sex, food, and the internet. These addictions are all characterized by obsessions about use, compulsive acting out, and downward progression in the individuals’  life. Treatment begins with the person seeing that they have a problem, which is not always easy. The next step is developing a plan to help the person stop the addiction. Much care has to be taken to address the issues of staying stopped. These include triggers and lifestyle changes. The addict also has to develop or re-engage with support systems. I help someone with all of these steps.

Talk therapy is an extremely effective treatment for depression. Therapy gives you the tools to treat depression from a variety of angles. What you learn in therapy gives you skills and insight to help prevent depression from coming back. I can teach you practical techniques on how to reframe negative thinking and employ behavioral skills in combating depression. Therapy can also help you work through the root of your depression, helping you understand why you feel a certain way, what your triggers are for depression, and what you can do to stay healthy.

It’s normal to worry and feel tense or scared when under pressure or facing a stressful situation.  But when anxiety is constant or overwhelming, when it interferes with your relationships and activities—that’s when you’ve crossed the line from normal anxiety into the territory of anxiety disorders.  Cognitive-behavioral therapy focuses on thoughts—or cognitions—in addition to behaviors. When used in anxiety disorder treatment, cognitive-behavioral therapy helps you identify and challenge the negative thinking patterns and irrational beliefs that are fueling your anxiety. This therapy coupled with some self help activities is terrific treatment.

Don’t wait until it’s too late! Let me assist you with developing a plan that will help you manage your life in a more productive way. Treatment works,  so take a chance, pick up the phone, dial 413.562.8045 and see how your life can improve. You can also email me at m.macmunn@comcast.net for more information.