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🩺Telehealth & Therapy

Professional Care, From Home

Connect with licensed addiction counselors, therapists, and MAT prescribers. Find a provider, understand your coverage, and track your care — all in one place.

67%

increase in treatment access via telehealth

1 in 3

people in recovery use telehealth as primary care

$0–30

per session with Medicaid in most states

🎯Who Benefits Most

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Rural and remote areas — telehealth closes the distance gap

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Transportation barriers — no car, no problem

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Stigma concerns — private from home, no waiting rooms

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Working parents — sessions that fit around your schedule

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What telehealth can treat

SUD counseling (CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing)

MAT prescribing — Suboxone, Vivitrol, naltrexone

Co-occurring mental health: anxiety, depression, PTSD

Peer support and recovery coaching sessions

Medication management and psychiatric care

Group therapy and IOP (intensive outpatient)

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What it cannot replace

Medically supervised inpatient detox (must be in-person)

Residential treatment (28-day, 90-day programs)

Hands-on physical procedures or IV medication

Involuntary commitment evaluations

📋Getting the Most from Therapy

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Journal 10 minutes beforehand

Write down what has been on your mind this week — wins, struggles, cravings, conflicts. Having it on paper makes it easier to bring up in session without forgetting under pressure.

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Set one goal for the session

Before you log on, answer: 'What do I most want to get out of today's session?' A single focus point helps you and your therapist use the time well.

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Rate your week 1–10

Rate your overall wellbeing, anxiety level, sleep quality, and urge intensity on a 1–10 scale. Sharing these numbers at the start of session gives your therapist a quick objective baseline.

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Secure your space

Find a private space. Use headphones. Tell people in your home you are unavailable for 60 minutes. A calm, private environment makes it easier to open up about difficult things.

🔄When to Change Therapists

Therapeutic fit matters. It is okay — and sometimes necessary — to change therapists. Signs it might be time:

You leave sessions feeling worse consistently — not just uncomfortable, but depleted

Your therapist doesn't seem familiar with addiction or keeps suggesting willpower-only approaches

You have been in therapy for months with no measurable progress on your stated goals

Your therapist has reacted with judgment to your use, relapse, or lifestyle

You feel like you are performing wellness rather than actually working on it

The therapeutic relationship feels hollow — no sense of real connection or understanding

📊Track Your Progress

Use validated clinical scales to measure changes in your wellbeing over time. Share scores with your therapist at each session.

PHQ-9

Depression severity scale — 9 questions, scored 0–27. Track monthly.

Take it

GAD-7

Anxiety severity scale — 7 questions, scored 0–21. Track monthly.

Take it

AUDIT-C

Alcohol use severity — 3 questions. Use to monitor alcohol behavior over time.

Take it

DAST-10

Drug use severity — 10 questions. Good for tracking drug use impact over time.

Take it

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