I'm Nick Burke, CADC — an addiction counselor with training in trauma-informed care, seeing teens, adults, and families who are ready to do the work.
Most of what I know about addiction, I learned before I ever had a license.
I've been in this field since I was 21 years old — five years as frontline staff and an admissions specialist, helping people take that first hard step into treatment. I'm also in recovery myself, which shapes how I sit with clients: not as someone observing from the outside, but as someone who understands the work from the inside too.
I'm now a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) with three years in private practice, focused on addiction and trained in trauma-informed care. I work with teens navigating early struggles, adults facing long-standing patterns, and families trying to understand — and support — a loved one through it.
My approach is direct, steady, and rooted in the belief that recovery is possible, even when it doesn't look like a clean, forward line.
Support for teens navigating early substance use and high-risk behavior — in language that meets them where they are.
One-on-one work for adults facing addiction, whether early in the process, deep in it, or well into recovery and building what comes next.
Guidance for families trying to understand a loved one's addiction, set healthy boundaries, and rebuild trust and communication over time.
Whether it's early experimentation, active use, or life after treatment, addiction is the center of the work — not a side note to something else.
Training in trauma-informed care shapes how I show up — staying mindful of what may be underneath the substance use, not just the behavior on the surface.
Eight years in the mental health and addiction field, starting long before the certification did — this isn't theoretical for me.
Addiction rarely affects one person alone. When it's helpful, family is part of the process — with clear boundaries around confidentiality.
Reach out to ask questions or set up your first session.
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