Breaking the dependency loop by treating the nervous system dysregulation underneath the substance.
Traditional approaches often focus purely on behavioural abstinence. However, compulsive cocaine and ketamine usage are deeply tied to chemical and emotional regulation. Cocaine is frequently used to mask profound fatigue, social anxiety, or an overactive inner critic by forcing artificial dopamine spikes. Ketamine is often used as a powerful dissociative agent to completely detach from painful, overwhelming emotional realities or unprocessed developmental trauma.
In-person sessions in Fitzrovia (W1W) and Bromley (BR1), plus online therapy across the UK.
With stimulants and dissociatives, the substance is not the root problem — it's the solution your nervous system has found. To achieve sustainable recovery, we must safely explore and treat the internal pain you are attempting to self-soothe.
Driven by an underlying sense of unsafety, creating an unconscious urge to self-medicate with stimulants to feel powerful, connected, or hyper-focused.
Using stimulants to override exhaustion, silence self-criticism, and manufacture confidence.
Driven by a profound sense of overwhelm, where the mind seeks total emotional numbing to escape intense inner shame or anxiety.
Using dissociation to detach from painful emotional realities and unprocessed developmental trauma.
These are not moral failings — they are survival adaptations. And they can be rewired with the right therapeutic support.
Schedule Your Free 15-Minute ConsultationBy utilising a trauma-informed lens alongside Post-Induction Therapy (PIT), our therapy sessions do not simply track sober days. Instead, we work together to address the root causes.
We identify the exact emotional triggers that send your nervous system into survival mode — the unspoken cues that precede the urge to use.
We deconstruct the deeply internalised shame and negative self-talk that fuels the relapse cycle — replacing it with self-compassion.
We develop robust, embodied grounding tools to help you tolerate distress without needing to alter your consciousness.
I'm Richard Lee, a BACP Accredited therapist with experience at Priory and Nightingale Hospitals and specialist Post-Induction Therapy (PIT) training. My approach integrates trauma-informed care with the PIT model — addressing the developmental roots of addiction rather than just managing symptoms. In-person sessions available in Fitzrovia (W1W) and Bromley (BR1), plus online therapy across the UK.