Addiction Counseling in Connecticut
Compassionate, evidence-based recovery support for sustainable change.
Whole-Person Addiction Treatment & Recovery Coaching
Addiction doesn't develop in isolation. Most often, substance use or behavioral addiction masks underlying trauma, pain, meaning-seeking, or unmet emotional needs. Recovery isn't just about stopping the substance—it's about understanding and addressing what you're seeking through use, healing the wounds driving the addiction, and building a meaningful life where you don't need the substance to cope.
Robert Romano, LCSW, brings clinical depth to addiction treatment, having spent four years at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, a premier facility specializing in dual diagnosis treatment. He integrates evidence-based approaches—motivational interviewing, CBT, DBT, trauma-focused therapy, and meaning-making work—with compassion and without judgment. Recovery is possible, and you deserve skilled, whole-person care.
Understanding Addiction & Substance Use Disorders
Substance use disorder (SUD) is a medical condition involving compulsive drug or alcohol use despite harmful consequences. It's not a moral failing or lack of willpower—it's an illness involving brain chemistry, neural pathways, and often trauma. Similarly, behavioral addictions (gambling, sex, food, shopping) follow comparable patterns, offering temporary relief from distress.
Common Substances & Addictive Behaviors Treated:
- • Alcohol use disorder
- • Opioid addiction (heroin, prescription painkillers)
- • Stimulants (cocaine, methamphetamine, prescription stimulants)
- • Cannabis use disorder
- • Benzodiazepine dependence
- • Behavioral addictions (gambling, sex, food, shopping)
- • Polysubstance use (multiple substances)
Robert's Integrative Addiction Treatment Approach
Understanding Root Causes
Robert explores what you're seeking through use. Often addiction masks trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, or existential questions about meaning. Treatment addresses these underlying drivers.
Dual Diagnosis Treatment
If you have co-occurring mental health conditions (anxiety, depression, PTSD, bipolar), Robert treats them simultaneously. Recovery requires addressing both.
Relapse Prevention
Identifying triggers, developing coping strategies, building support systems, and creating a meaningful recovery lifestyle that makes sobriety sustainable, not just possible.
Stages of Change
Robert meets you where you are—whether contemplating change, preparing for it, actively recovering, or maintaining long-term sobriety—without judgment.
Trauma-Informed Care
Many people self-medicate trauma. EMDR, somatic therapy, and trauma-sensitive approaches heal the wounds driving addiction.
Why Robert's Clinical Background Matters
Four years at Silver Hill Hospital, a leading psychiatric hospital specializing in addiction and dual diagnosis, means Robert has worked with complex cases—multiple addictions, severe mental illness, medical complications. He brings seasoned clinical judgment, nuanced understanding, and genuine hope that recovery is possible.
- Non-judgmental stance: You'll find no shame or judgment in Robert's office. Addiction is an illness, not a moral failing.
- Confidentiality: Everything you share is protected by Connecticut law and federal regulations. Your recovery is private.
- Evidence-based methods: Approaches proven effective for addiction—motivational interviewing, CBT, DBT skills, trauma therapy.
Start Your Recovery Today
Whether you're beginning to consider change, actively seeking recovery, or maintaining sobriety, support is available. The first step is a free 15-minute consultation with no pressure or judgment.
Phone: 203.654.9094
Email: LCSW@robromano.com
Offices: Darien & Westport | Telehealth: Throughout Connecticut