Addictive Behaviors/Substance Abuse — licensed telehealth in Arizona, Illinois & Indiana
Named clinicians, secure video, a Scottsdale home office — not a rotating app roster. You must be in a state where we are licensed during the session.
Expert Addictive Behaviors/Substance Abuse Tailored to You
Outpatient therapy for addictive behaviors is confidential, licensed Arizona, Illinois, or Indiana care — not detox, not a slogan, and not a lecture. We treat the pattern and tell you honestly when you need a higher level of care.
Addiction thrives in isolation and shame — recovery grows in support and understanding. Therapy for addictive behaviors gives clients across Arizona, Illinois, and Indiana a confidential, nonjudgmental place to start.
Whether it is substances or behaviors you cannot seem to stop, change is possible with the right support. Online therapy helps clients across Arizona, Illinois, and Indiana understand the patterns and build a sustainable path forward.
You do not have to call yourself an addict to tell the truth. Therapy for addictive behaviors in your community is confidential, nonjudgmental, and honest about when you need a higher level of care.
Shame keeps the pattern alive. We look at what the substance or process is doing for you — boredom, sleep, a fight you cannot have — and what a week of recovery would actually include.
- Trigger mapping and urge skills you can use the same week.
- Shame work so secrecy stops running the show.
- Clear referral when medical withdrawal or residential care is the honest next step.
Who this is for
- Clients across Arizona, Illinois, and Indiana who cannot seem to stop a substance or a process, and who are done doing it alone.
Home office is in North Scottsdale. Care is licensed telehealth in Arizona, Illinois, and Indiana — you must be in the state where we are licensed during the session. Start with Addictive Behaviors/Substance Abuse in Scottsdale, or pick your city below.

Addictive Behaviors:
Breaking the Cycle of Silence
It starts as a way to cope. A way to numb the edges of a hard day or a quiet pain. But slowly, the coping mechanism becomes the cage.
Whether it's substances, behaviors, or habits that have taken the steering wheel, the feeling of losing control is overwhelming. You aren't just fighting a habit; you're fighting for your life back.
"But here’s the truth: your worth is not defined by your struggle – and recovery is possible."

We Specialize in Helping You Reclaim Your Agency
Recovery isn't just about stopping; it's about starting a new chapter. We provide a compassionate, structured space to explore the roots of addiction and build the resilience needed for lasting change.
Common questions
Addictive Behaviors/Substance Abuse FAQs
Do I have to call myself an addict to start?
No. Therapy for addictive behaviors is a confidential place to tell the truth about substances or processes you cannot seem to stop, without a slogan requirement. We look at triggers, what the behavior is doing for you, and what a week of recovery would actually include in your community — people, places, boredom, shame. We are not a detox facility. If you need medical withdrawal support, we will help you find it. If you need outpatient therapy that does not humiliate you, that is this work.
Do you have a therapy office in your community?
Our home office is real: 20715 North Pima Road, Suite 108, Scottsdale, Arizona 85255. We do not invent a storefront in every city on this site. Addictive Behaviors/Substance Abuse for your community residents is licensed Arizona, Illinois, or Indiana telehealth — you meet by secure video while you are physically in Arizona, Illinois, or Indiana. That is a service-area practice, not a fake local clinic. If you need the address for records or a map pin, it is North Scottsdale. It is not a your community waiting room we pretended to open so a page would rank. The clinician is named. The license is the state you sit in during the session.
Are your therapists actually licensed to treat people in Arizona, Illinois, or Indiana?
Yes. Telehealth is licensed by the state where you are sitting during the session, not by the city on the URL. Dr. Lisa Lavella, PsyD, BC-TMH is licensed in Arizona and Illinois. Christina Liakopoulos, LCSW, BC-TMH is licensed in Arizona, Illinois, and Indiana. If you live in your community, you simply need to be physically in Arizona, Illinois, or Indiana when we meet. We do not “see” clients in states where we are not licensed, and we will not pretend a video call erases that rule. The free consult is also where we confirm fit, timing, and whether self-pay or an accepted plan makes sense for you.
Who would I actually work with for addictive behaviors/substance abuse?
Dr. Lisa Lavella, PsyD, BC-TMH (Arizona and Illinois) and Christina Liakopoulos, LCSW, BC-TMH (Arizona, Illinois, and Indiana). They are named clinicians with decades of practice — not a matching engine and not a new intern every month. The free consult is how you meet the person, ask about addictive behaviors/substance abuse, and decide if the fit is right. Credentials live on the about pages. We will not hide behind a brand voice when you deserve a human being. If the pairing is wrong, we would rather say so than keep a mismatched hour.
Is online addictive behaviors/substance abuse in your community as real as sitting in an office?
For most of the concerns we treat, the research says yes — outcomes track the relationship and the method, not the waiting room. What changes in your community is logistics. You skip the commute, the parking, and the “who saw me walk in” problem. Sessions run on encrypted, HIPAA-compliant video. You still get a named clinician, a plan you both can explain, and homework that lives in your actual week. If video is a poor fit (safety, technology, or preference), we will say so in the consult rather than force a format that does not serve you.
Do you take insurance for addictive behaviors/substance abuse in Arizona, Illinois, or Indiana?
We are primarily a cash-pay practice and currently accept some insurance plans. Many clients in your community choose self-pay for privacy (sessions do not automatically hit a medical record the way a fully billed insurance episode can) and for simplicity — no surprise denials mid-treatment. We will tell you, before you commit, whether your plan is one we can bill and what a self-pay session costs. We do not advertise “we take everything” because that would be untrue. Call or use the consult form and we will be specific about fee, frequency, and whether a superbill is available. If money is the only barrier, say so in the consult; we would rather have an honest conversation than a bait-and-switch about coverage.
What actually happens in the first addictive behaviors/substance abuse session?
The first session is an honest conversation, not an interrogation. We cover what brought you in, what you have already tried, how addictive behaviors/substance abuse has (or has not) helped before, and what “better” would look like in your life in your community — sleep, work, relationships, the stuff you can feel. You will leave with a sense of the clinician, the pace, and whether the fit is right. There is no pressure to unload your whole history on day one. If it is not a fit, we would rather help you redirect than keep a mismatched pairing.
If I live in a smaller your community community, is this actually private?
Your sessions are protected by law and by ethics, with the usual mandated-reporting exceptions (risk of harm, abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult). Telehealth adds a practical privacy layer a storefront office cannot: nobody in your community watches you park at a clinic. You still need a closed door and headphones on your side. We use encrypted video. We will not discuss you in the grocery store, on a sideline, or in a Facebook group. If you share a house or a campus, we will help you plan a setting that is actually private — a parked car with a headset counts.
Addictive Behaviors/Substance Abuse by city
Licensed telehealth for addictive behaviors/substance abuse — pick the city you are in during the session.
Arizona
Phoenix
Pop. 1,650,000
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Pop. 545,000
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Pop. 250,000
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Pop. 242,000
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Chicago
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Indiana
Indianapolis
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