You’ve made it this far.

You’re abstinent from whatever process was creating enough suffering in your life to consider the thought that you might be addicted. Whether it was alcohol or other substances. You found a way to stop. Treatment, 12-step groups, rehab, smart recovery, Refuge Recovery. Whatever it took.

Now you find yourself feeling like abstinence was just the beginning.

You might be noticing other behaviors starting to have the same charge that your primary addiction did. Less consequences, but something feels similar. Relationships are difficult, money feels complicated, eating isn’t feeling nourishing, emotions are hard to deal with, and craving is just as present.

After Abstinence is group therapy for people in recovery who are ready to explore the deeper layers of healing. Together, we look beyond abstinence to understand the roots of addictive patterns—like unresolved trauma, attachment wounds, and relational struggles.

This group offers a therapist-led space where your story is met with care, not judgment. Through shared reflection and connection, we support each other in building a recovery that feels honest, sustainable, and rooted in relationship—with ourselves and with others.

We explore the challenges and opportunities of long term recovery including:

  • 🧠 Unlearning survival strategies that no longer serve you

    Like people-pleasing, perfectionism, or needing to stay in control to feel safe.

  • 💬 Feeling your feelings without needing to fix, numb, or escape them

    Learning to sit with anxiety, grief, or joy without reaching for old habits.

  • 💞 Navigating relationships with more honesty, boundaries, and care

    Whether it's repairing trust with a partner or recognizing a friendship that drains you.

  • 🔁 Facing new compulsions or “replacement behaviors”

    Noticing you're obsessing over work, sugar, or shopping now that you're abstinent.

  • 🧘 Reclaiming your body and learning to trust its cues again

    Whether that’s through movement, rest, sensation, or simply being in your skin.

  • 🪪 Exploring identity beyond old roles

    Asking, “Who am I when I’m not just trying to survive or make up for the past?”

  • 🎨 Rediscovering pleasure, play, and creativity

    Letting yourself dance, make art, be silly—or even do nothing—without guilt.

  • 🌬️ Working with trauma and the nervous system in safe, embodied ways

    Understanding why you shut down, lash out, or freeze—and learning new responses.

  • 🌿 Making space for spiritual inquiry or connection

    Whether that means prayer, nature, ritual, or simply being present with what is.

  • 🧭 Staying in right relationship with recovery itself

    Not clinging to perfection or rigid rules, but staying attuned to what’s actually supportive now.

THIS GROUP IS FOR YOU IF…

🧭 You’ve quit a substance or behavior, but still feel lost or untethered
Abstinence brought relief—but also stirred confusion or a sense of emptiness.

🌀 You notice new patterns creeping in
Shopping, scrolling, controlling, or restricting—different behaviors, same familiar loop.

💔 Your relationships feel strained or unclear
You’re unsure how to connect, set boundaries, or rebuild intimacy after abstaining.

🫥 You feel like you’re “doing recovery right,” but still feel hollow
Outward success doesn’t match your inner experience.

🧱 You’re bumping up against emotional walls
Big feelings, numbness, shame, or anxiety show up more now that you’re not numbing them.

🫂 You crave honest, grounded connection
You want community that honors your story without judgment or rigid rules.

🪞 You’re asking deeper questions about identity and purpose
Who am I now? What do I value? How do I want to live?

🌱 You’re ready to grow—gently and at your own pace
This isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about nurturing what’s already wise within you.

📿 You’re drawn to relational, body-based, or spiritual approaches to recovery
Something beyond checklists and dogma. Something alive.

🔥 You know there’s more healing to do—and you’re ready to begin
You’ve stopped the behavior. Now you want to build something meaningful in its place.

THE INTENTION

UNDERSTAND

Understand addiction from a holistic perspective beyond the using or abstinence dichotomy.

ENGAGE

Engage in a recovery community that provides connection and belonging as you navigate your unique path.

ATTUNE

Attune to your inner compass and learn to relate with your emotions in a supportive way that strengthens your recovery.

EXPLORE

Explore what other substances or behaviors in your life might be at risk from becoming addictive.

BECOME

Become clear on the boundaries that protect you from addiction and relapse and support your recovery.

IMPROVE

Improve the relationship with yourself, your behaviors, substances, food and with people you care about.

RELATE

Relate with all the parts of you who have a stake in your well-being, even the difficult ones.

DEVELOP

Develop practices that help rewire your neural circuitry to support long term recovery and healing.

NURTURE

Nurture relationships with your inner and outer world that feel nourishing, connected, and satisfying.

GROUP MEETS WEEKLY ONLINE ON THURSDAY’S


7:00 PM EST - 8:25 PM EST
4:00 Pm PST - 5:25 pm PST

Cost: Sliding scale $50 / $65 / $80 per session

Meet your facilitator,
Julio Iniguez, LMFT

Julio is person in long term recovery who specializes in working with people navigating recovery from addiction and trauma. He has served in community mental health centers, residential treatment centers, and has over a decade of experience supporting people in all stages of recovery. His approach is informed by somatic therapies, nervous system regulation, and the development of right relationship.

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