Forward Momentum Counseling is a private outpatient counseling practice in Prescott, Arizona, operated by Ezra Lavinsky, LPC, offering addiction therapy alongside a broad range of mental health services through in-person and telehealth sessions. Ezra’s approach combines EMDR, mindfulness-based CBT, and other evidence-based modalities within a compassionate, individualized therapeutic framework.
Addiction Therapy Focused on the Whole Person
Ezra approaches addiction as part of a larger picture involving purpose, connection, and underlying patterns that substance use has been filling. A central element of his addiction work is helping clients identify what gives their life meaning, the passions, relationships, and pursuits that can replace addictive patterns with healthy, sustaining ones. His clinical background and personal journey of growth inform a therapeutic style that is direct, authentic, and deeply attuned to both the universal human need for connection and each client’s unique path through recovery.
EMDR and Trauma-Informed Care for the Roots of Addiction
Many clients who struggle with addiction carry unresolved trauma that drives their use, and Ezra integrates EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, as a core tool in addressing those underlying experiences. EMDR is combined with other therapeutic approaches to create a comprehensive, individualized treatment plan, allowing trauma to be processed in ways that reduce its hold over present-day thinking and behavior. This trauma-informed lens distinguishes Forward Momentum’s addiction work from programs that treat substance use without addressing what often sustains it.
CBT, Mindfulness, and Empowerment as Recovery Tools
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is central to Ezra’s clinical approach, helping clients identify and shift the automatic thought patterns that fuel addictive behavior and emotional dysregulation. Mindfulness counseling runs alongside CBT, building the capacity to be present with difficult feelings without immediately reaching for a substance to manage them. Empowerment Therapy completes the picture, supporting clients in recognizing their own strengths and capabilities, building the self-confidence and self-efficacy that are essential to sustained recovery.
In-Person and Telehealth Sessions for Prescott-Area Adults
For adults in Prescott and the surrounding Yavapai County area seeking individual addiction counseling from a licensed therapist who brings both clinical expertise and genuine personal investment to the work, Forward Momentum Counseling offers accessible in-person and telehealth sessions.
