Alcohol use can start as a way to relax, cope, or connect — but over time, it can begin to take a toll on your health, relationships, and daily life. At The Summit Counseling Center, we provide compassionate, confidential support for individuals who are concerned about their drinking. Whether you’re trying to cut back, questioning your relationship with alcohol, or seeking long-term recovery, we’re here to help.
Is Alcohol Affecting Your Life?
You may benefit from alcohol use counseling if you:
- Feel like you need alcohol to manage stress, anxiety, or emotions
- Have trouble cutting back or stopping, even when you want to
- Use alcohol to escape or numb difficult thoughts or situations
- Notice your drinking is affecting your physical or mental health
- Experience relationship or work issues related to your alcohol use
- Want support in maintaining sobriety or navigating recovery
Our Approach
We understand that everyone’s relationship with alcohol is different. Our therapists create a personalized plan that fits your unique needs and goals. We offer a safe, non-judgmental space to explore your challenges and support your healing. Our evidence-based approach may include the methods listed below.
Types of Therapy
- Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Adlerian Therapy
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Biofeedback
- Brain Spotting
- Christian Counseling
- Cognitive Behavior (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Couples Counseling
- Creative & Expressive Art
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dance Movement Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Existential
- Experiential
- Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
- Expressive Arts
- Family Systems
- Family Therapy
- Gestalt
- Humanistic Therapy
- Integrative Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural Therapy
- Music Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Psychoanalytic Therapy
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Reality Therapy
- Relational Therapy
- Schema Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic Therapy
- Strength-Based Therapy
- Structural Family Therapy
- Transpersonal Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Whether you’re in the early stages of change or have been navigating recovery for years, we meet you where you are — with empathy and expertise.
There’s Strength in Asking for Help
Seeking help isn’t weakness — it’s courage. Recovery looks different for everyone, and you don’t have to walk this path alone. With the right support, change is possible.
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