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Denise O’Doherty

Denise O’Doherty

Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Drug and Alcohol Counselor, Registered Nurse

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Home » Articles » Addiction Recovery and Addiction Counseling

Addiction Recovery and Addiction Counseling

August 2, 2018 by Denise O'Doherty

Substance Abuse, areas of practice, addiction recovery, addiction counseling

You don’t recover from an addiction by stopping using.

You recover by creating a new life where it is easier to not use.

If you don’t create a new life, Then all the factors that brought you to your addiction will eventually catch up with you again.

Category: addiction counseling, addiction recovery, areas of practice, Substance Abuse

About Denise O’Doherty

Denise O’Doherty, LPC, MSN, LMFT, RN, a native New Yorker, is a psychotherapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified IMAGO Relationship Therapist and Registered Nurse. In addition to her 25-year, full-time private practice in Houston, Texas, she is an educator, lecturer and author. Denise presents regularly to professional, corporate and civic organizations on personal development and transgender education. She has been a Clinical Instructor for the University of Texas at Houston School of Nursing. Her warm and engaging style provides enlightenment, clarity and insight. She inspires confidence while helping others seek positive change. Denise specializes in Gender Identity Issues, Marriage and Family Therapy, Relationship Counseling, Pre-Marital Counseling, Addiction, Recovery and Codependency.

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