Individual Therapy · Biddeford, Maine
Private, one-on-one therapy for addiction in Southern Maine
In individual therapy, it's just you and your clinician. No audience, no interruption, a safe hour built around your story, your triggers, and your goals. At Portland Treatment, every client gets dedicated one-on-one counseling at whatever level of care fits.
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Accredited & Licensed
LegitScript Certified
Joint Commission Accredited
Maine DHHS Licensed
Psychology Today Verified
1-on-1
Every client works with a dedicated clinician in private individual sessions, no shared caseload, no rotating counselors.
46%
Research on combined treatment finds individuals who stay engaged in one-on-one counseling alongside their program are significantly more likely to maintain sobriety at follow-up.
Your pace
Sessions are scheduled around work, family, and recovery, with morning, daytime, and evening options across York and Cumberland County.
Medically reviewed
Benjamin Crocker, MD
Psychiatrist · Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine · MD, The Ohio State University · Residency & fellowship training at the University of Michigan and LAC+USC Medical Center
Last reviewed August 2026. Read our editorial standards & clinical review process
What individual therapy is
A private space to work on what's actually yours
Group work teaches you that you're not alone. Individual therapy is where you stop performing and start doing the personal work. It's the room where the story you haven't told anyone, the guilt, the shame, the real reason you picked up, finally has a safe place to land.
Your clinician helps you untangle how substance use and your mental health feed each other. Depression, anxiety, past trauma, grief, and co-occurring disorders are common threads. In one-on-one sessions you build the coping tools that fit your exact life, not a generic script.
There's no right or wrong way to show up. Come as you are. The work moves at your pace, and every session is confidential.
What we work on together
Your sessions, your focus
Addiction & relapse prevention
Untangle the behaviors and situations that lead to use, and build a plan you can actually follow in Biddeford, Portland, and across the coast.
Co-occurring mental health
Address the depression, anxiety, and trauma that often sit underneath substance use, treated together, never separately.
Trauma & grief
Process painful experiences in a safe, paced way with clinicians trained in trauma-informed care.
Relationship & family stress
Repair the trust that addiction strains, and prepare for the conversations that happen at home and at work.
Life skills & coping
Learn practical tools for cravings, stress, sleep, and the hard moments that used to end in relapse.
Motivation & confidence
Strengthen the reasons that brought you here, and keep them front and center when doubt creeps in.
What to expect
How an individual session works
01
Your story
We start by listening. What brought you here, what's been hard, and what you want out of this.
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A real plan
You and your clinician set clear, measurable goals, the kind you can look back on and see progress.
03
Skills you keep
Between sessions you practice concrete tools: recognizing triggers, reframing thoughts, and handling cravings.
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Steady follow-through
Sessions stay connected to your overall care plan, so what you learn in private carries into group and day-to-day life.
How it fits
Individual therapy at every level of care
Whatever step of recovery you're on, one-on-one counseling is part of the picture, not an add-on.
Partial Hospitalization (PHP)
The most structured option we offer, daily programming with individual therapy built in, for clients who need intensive, inpatient-level structure while living at home.
Intensive Outpatient (IOP)
Multiple sessions a week that keep you anchored while you manage work and family. Individual counseling is a core part of the schedule.
Outpatient (OP)
Lighter-touch care for the next step down, with ongoing one-on-one therapy to protect your progress long after structured programming ends.
Insurance
In-network with almost every plan.
Portland Treatment is in-network with Anthem, UMR/UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Harvard Pilgrim, Martin's Point, TRICARE and MaineCare, Cigna is our only out-of-network plan. In-network means contracted rates, lower coinsurance and no balance bill. We verify your benefits free, in minutes, with no obligation.
Free, confidential, no obligation
Or read the coverage guide for your plan, Anthem rehab coverage, Cigna rehab coverage, MaineCare rehab coverage and other accepted insurance plans.
Questions
Individual therapy, answered
Is individual therapy confidential?+
Yes. Sessions are private and protected under state and federal confidentiality rules for substance use treatment. What you share with your clinician stays between you, except in narrow circumstances required by law for safety.
Do I need to be in a program to get individual therapy?+
Individual counseling is built into our PHP, IOP, and outpatient programs. If you're not sure which level fits, call 855-449-7674 for a free, confidential assessment and we'll help you figure out the right starting point.
How long are individual sessions?+
Sessions are typically 50–60 minutes. Frequency depends on your care plan, from multiple times a week in PHP to weekly or biweekly as you step down to outpatient.
Do you accept MaineCare and private insurance?+
Yes. We're in-network with MaineCare and nearly every major insurance plan in Maine, Cigna is the only exception. You can verify your benefits free of charge with no obligation, call 855-449-7674 or verify online and we'll check your coverage.
Where do sessions happen?+
At our outpatient center in Biddeford, Maine, serving clients from Portland, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, South Portland, Scarborough, Westbrook, Kennebunk, and Sanford across York and Cumberland County.
Keep exploring
Related care at Portland Treatment
Levels of care
- Partial hospitalization program (PHP) in Biddeford
Our most structured day treatment, five days a week, home each night.
- Intensive outpatient program (IOP) in Southern Maine
Nine-plus clinical hours a week with day and evening tracks.
- Virtual IOP for anywhere in Maine
The same IOP curriculum by secure telehealth, statewide.
- Outpatient program (OP) for ongoing recovery
One to two sessions a week that fit around work and family.
How we treat
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Practical tools for the thoughts that drive use and relapse.
- Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
Distress tolerance and emotion regulation skills that hold up.
- Group therapy sessions
Small clinician-led groups with people in the same fight.
- Family therapy and support
Bringing partners, parents and adult kids into the work.
Where we serve
- Addiction treatment in Biddeford, Maine
Our home clinic, in the mill district off Route 111.
- Addiction treatment for Portland, Maine
A 20-minute drive down I-95 from the Portland peninsula.
- Addiction treatment for Saco, Maine
Minutes across the river from our Biddeford clinic.
- All Southern Maine areas we serve
Every city and town within driving distance of Biddeford.
One conversation is where it starts.
Private. Confidential. Ready when you are.
855-449-7674Answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Free and confidential.