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  • July 16, 2025

Josie Geddes Counselling

Counselling in West London

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Addiction

Whether it be food, alcohol, shopping, sugar, drugs, gaming, cleaning, social media or porn we ALL engage in behaviours that help us to deal with the difficulties that life throws at us. However, when these behaviours become more problematic than helpful it might be time to find a new approach. 

Dopamine is a key chemical that plays an important role in understanding addiction.  Dopamine helps us feel pleasure and is part of the reward system, making us more likely to repeat behaviours that give us pleasure. 

Treatment includes thinking about problematic behaviours, current triggers, the function of the addiction and the possible root causes, developing a map to illustrate the cycle you are be caught in.   Sessions focus on identifying emotional regulation strategies and alternative, more helpful ways to get dopamine hits.

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josie.g100@hotmail.com

07930 339 713

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The First Step

Finding a therapist can be difficult. Even if I've been recommended to you, you still need to decide whether I am somebody you feel able to work with. So please browse my website and send me an email or phone me if you want to discuss anything further. You are not obliged to book a session or pay a penny. However, talking to each other may help us to decide if an assessment would be appropriate.

Location

I currently provide therapy from

Chesterton Road
London
W10 6EP

Josie Geddes Psychotherapy

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