Transforming the suffering and aloneness behind the addiction.

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Addictions Treatment

Specialist pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatment of addiction in Cambridge, MA. Sophisticated, respectful harm reduction.

Mark and Drew have spent their careers working with people in addictions. See their bios for details but for now know:

They are regional, in part national, pioneers and practice at a very high level. Mark studied with some of the most prominent neurobiology labs and researchers of the last century (Vince Dole and Mary Jeanne Kreek); ran some of the most advanced programs in the country (The Adolescent Development Program at Cornell Medical Center; WestBridge Services); taught beside the most important therapy innovators (Ed Khantzian, Andrew Tatarsky, Warren Bickel, Robert Drake). Drew studied and practiced advanced psychopharmacology and multimodal team approaches to complex dual disorders in in- and out-patient settings, perfected and taught CRAFT, MI, moderation, and much more.

From 12-step, to behavioral, psychodynamic, family, biological and harm reduction models, we know our stuff.

For a while we ran one of the finest programs in the North East (Psych Garden) with 14 therapists and psychiatrists.

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You didn’t start using to become addicted.

Maybe it started off as fun. Or a way to manage your life and your feelings. 

But now, it’s as if it’s taken on a life of its own. You are no longer in the driver’s seat of your own life. Maybe you’ve tried a bunch of times to take back control but to no avail.

It doesn’t have to be this way. There is still hope.

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While most therapy takes an abstinence only approach we see that as just one option–one that may not work for everyone.

We incorporate evidence based models such as Harm Reduction, where stopping use completely is not the goal–instead we help you focus on building a meaningful life.

Our goal is to help you live safer, more fully, more connected, and more mindfully. And to use what works to help you get there.

Addiction starts as your best attempt to cope–to cope with pain, stress, emotions that feel to big to handle. 

At some point avoiding these issues worked for you–until it didn’t.

To change deeply, you need to unwrap the emotions and thoughts that lie deep within,  face what you have been running from.

We’ll help you do the hard work to discover the stifled or frightened parts of yourself that have something to say–that need to be heard. This is what we know can change your life, open paths to connection, meaning and empowerment. 

We can be alongside you. You don’t have to go there alone.

At Psych Garden we do addictions treatment differently.

We provide the following services:

  • Specialist pharmacological treatment of addiction - detox, maintenance, craving management

  • Naltrexone /Vivitrol

  • Suboxone and other buprenorphine treatments

  • Harm reduction and moderation approaches

Here are some that we work with most commonly:

  • Opiate addiction, kratom, fentanyl and others

  • Alcohol addiction

  • Tobacco Addiction/Smoking

  • Prescription medication addiction (such as Benzodiazepines)

  • Marijuana

  • Gambling Addiction

  • Sexual Addiction

  • "Stopping use was a scary prospect but I couldn’t imagine going inpatient or detox."

    “You took your time and we felt very taken care of. We appreciated that you were so straight-forward with us and explained what I’d feel… It wasn’t easy but it got me off to the right start.”

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You can come back from addictions stronger.
And we’re here to help.

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