Jeremy Prillwitz
I’m a Licensed Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LAADC). I have worked as a harm reduction-based counselor for the past ten years, helping people make changes in their substance use.
Though I am trained and certified as a substance use counselor, I have trained and studied extensively in psychoanalytic technique and theory. Harm Reduction Psychotherapy is the holistic treatment philosophy I have embraced throughout my career, inspired by pioneers in the field such as G. Alan Marlatt, Patt Denning, Jeanne Little, and my personal mentor Dee-Dee Stout.
My eclectic approach also incorporates ancient Buddhist teachings, Motivational Interviewing, and Attachment Theory.
If you are working with me, you are the expert on your life, and we are partners in finding what works best for you.
Organizations
An overview of personal experience and training in the field.
SF AIDS Foundation: Stonewall
The Stonewall Project provides harm reduction-based counseling, treatment, and support services to gay men, transmen, and other men who have sex with men who are working towards changing or exploring their relationship with drugs and/or alcohol. The aim of the program is to reduce the harm caused to individuals and communities by drug or alcohol use. The harm reduction spectrum and can range from complete abstinence to controlled or safer use based on a desire to improve health, relationships, or one's functioning in the world. The Stonewall Project is a state-certified drug and alcohol treatment program integrating substance use, and mental health treatments and welcomes people with any substance use history.
About Me:
I was born and raised in Northern California, and am now centered in Sacramento after working as a harm reduction-based substance use counselor for ten years at The Stonewall Project in San Francisco. When I am not working, I am usually reading psychoanalytic literature and playing music. Before completing my education as a Licensed Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LAADC), I worked as a political reporter, political consultant and researcher. My MA and BA degrees are in Government. I practice meditation, and consider spirituality and compassionate action to be the heart of my existence.
Maya Earle
I hold a license in marriage & family therapy and professional clinical counseling. I work both as a psychotherapy practitioner and local supervisor, and am an outspoken supporter of patients’ rights.
I have spent many years working with people at moments of crisis as well as supporting them through life’s smaller hurdles.
Much of my work has been in community spaces, and with people who deal with chronic illness alongside mental health concerns. In my professional care, as well as through program development I strive to create better treatment systems that are responsive to what people need, and respectful of the choices we make.
Bay Area Center for Psychotherapy
A nonprofit group of therapists committed to providing professional services to adults suffering from anxiety, depression, and other challenges who are seeking support.
SF AIDS Foundation, Stonewall & UCSF: Artemis Intervention
Stonewall is a community program providing tools to people at chaotic points in their lives to benefit health outcomes, and address drug use. The Artemis Project is a positive psychology intervention for substance using people to focus on mindfulness, positive event recall, and self soothing exercises.
Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
Crisis Support Services offers trauma-informed counseling, and prevention services to youth, seniors and individuals in crisis.
About Me:
I have lived and worked in the Bay Area since 2005 and am invested in creative effective and collaborative models of care in our local treatment centers, and safe equitable treatment for substance users. Before beginning my work in mental health I studied history and religion at UC Berkeley. I briefly restored damaged murals as a side job. In my spare time I read as much and as often as I can, take classes on health and sociology, and enjoy traveling by train.