Dragosh Negrea

Maybe you've already been through crisis services or treatment that didn't quite land, and you're wondering if anyone can really help this time. I work with people navigating substance use, crisis, and trauma, and I spend most of my time with folks who've been told therapy "didn't work" for them before or who feel wary after hard experiences with inpatient or crisis care. I'm fluent in Romanian as well as English, so I can work with clients in either language. Clients often tell me they appreciate that I speak plainly instead of tiptoeing around hard things.

Together we build a plan grounded in where you actually are, whether you're in active crisis, working through more than one diagnosis at once, or still sorting out your relationship with substances. We'll set concrete goals early and revisit them often, adjusting anything that isn't working rather than sticking to a plan for its own sake. I'm especially comfortable going straight at hard topics like risk and substance use, because in my experience clients trust that more than caution. I work especially well with people who've cycled through crisis services before and need someone who understands that system from the inside, including how it feels when a higher level of care isn't the right fit.

Our first session is really just about getting to know you and understanding what brought you here. I'll ask honest, direct questions about what's going on and what you've tried before, without any judgment attached, so you can just talk to me like a person rather than feel evaluated. By the end we'll usually land on a clearer sense of what kind of support fits you right now and a couple of goals to start with, a starting point we keep shaping together. If that sounds like the kind of partnership you're looking for, I'd love to hear from you.