About Dharma Counseling Service

Dharma Counseling Service (DCS) is committed to providing exceptional care to everyone who comes to us for support. Our aim is to promote awareness, build on motivation, and strengthen the skills needed to live a happy and fulfilling life free from the bondage of addiction, through individual, family and community efforts. Asking for help is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of strength and a brave first step towards change.

What we do

DCS offers DWI/DUI, substance use and mental health assessments, and provides the outpatient treatment those assessments recommend, both in person and by telehealth. We specialize in individual and group counseling for people facing mental health and addiction challenges.

We tailor treatment to each client, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with an emphasis on strengths. Our areas of expertise include comprehensive substance use and mental health assessment, and counseling for depression, anxiety, anger management, trauma, grief and loss, chemical dependency, emotion regulation and interpersonal issues.

We accept most private insurance and offer a sliding fee scale when needed.

How we work

Counseling at DCS is collaborative and empowering. Clients lead their sessions at their own pace and work towards the outcomes they choose. We offer support and practical feedback to help clients address life’s challenges, and we draw on complementary methods to tailor mental health and addiction services to each person, whatever their sexual orientation. With compassion and understanding, we help everyone build on their strengths and reach the personal growth they are working towards.

Our mission

Our goal is to promote awareness, build on motivation and enhance the skills needed to live a happy and productive life free from the bondage of addiction, through individual, family and community efforts.

Clinical supervision

We also supervise associate-level counselors (LCMHC-A, LCAS-A, CSAC-I and CSI) who are working towards the full license required by the NCSAPPB and the NCBLCMHC. See clinical supervision.

It is never too late to be what you might have been. — George Eliot