The Substance Abuse Program focuses on the client's use of drugs and alcohol. Substances can be used as a coping mechanism to help alleviate pain and suffering from emotional issues that have not been addressed. This counselling program will help clients recognize the existence of a substance problem and the thinking to which it is tied. It will help them recover from the damage the substance use has caused in their life and identify triggers and emotional dysregulation.

The counsellor will explore the root causes of unhealthy substance use and provide the client with psychological tools to modify behaviour and improve the quality of their daily life and connections to others. Clients are encouraged to achieve and maintain abstinence while working on underlying emotional issues and developing healthier coping skills.

The Substance Abuse program is not traditional psychotherapy or group counselling; it combines talk therapy, psychoeducation, cognitive behavioural therapy, and meditative traditions.

Sessions are private, one-on-one meetings in person or via Zoom. They are fifty minutes long, and the frequency is negotiated with the client. The minimum requirement to complete the program is six sessions depending on the counsellor's assessment of the client's progress. A Letter of Completion will be issued upon completion of the program, confirming the client's participation and progress. No client confidentially will be breached in the letter.