Abigail Oni
Trauma care, PTSD, Anxiety, Relationship & Life challenges.
54 licensed therapists for addiction and substance use
Addiction and Substance Use Therapists in Nigeria
Licensed therapists who work with alcohol, codeine and tramadol, cannabis, sports betting, porn and anything else that has stopped being a choice. Sessions by video, voice or chat.
Focused support
Why see a therapist who focuses on addiction and substance use
Addiction is when something you started for relief or fun has taken the wheel: drinking that goes further than planned, codeine or tramadol you cannot do without, cannabis every evening, betting that chases every loss, or porn and phone use that you hide and hate. In Nigeria the shame runs deep and the help has mostly been rehab centres or deliverance, so many people wait until things fall apart. You do not have to.
Sessions happen inside the Mytherapist.ng app, by video, voice or chat. Chat is useful on the days you cannot say it aloud. You book and pay in the app, from wherever you are, and nobody at home or at work is told. Sessions are booked ahead, so this is for ongoing work, not for an emergency.
This page suits people who want to cut down or stop and have tried on their own, family members who want to know how to help without enabling, people fresh out of rehab who need support to stay well, and anyone whose betting or drinking is damaging money, work or a relationship. The therapists here do not prescribe, and do not run detox. If you drink heavily every day, stopping suddenly can be dangerous, and your therapist will want a doctor involved.
A first session looks at what you use, how much, what it does for you and what it is costing you, without lectures. You and your therapist then set a goal, whether that is stopping or cutting down, and a plan for cravings and slips. Browse the therapists below to compare backgrounds and rates, and book a first session when you are ready.
Therapists specialising in addiction and substance use
Each therapist below is licensed and verified. Read their background and rates, then book by video, voice or chat.
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDGrief and LossSubstance Use and AddictionFamily and Parenting TherapyPsychotic DisordersCognitive Behavioral and Skills Therapies
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YorubaEnglishPidgin
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Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDGrief and LossSubstance Use and Addiction
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English
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Voice
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Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDStress and BurnoutSubstance Use and Addiction
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English
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Voice
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Depression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDSubstance Use and AddictionRelationship and Marriage CounselingPersonality Disorders
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English
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Voice
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Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDGrief and LossSubstance Use and AddictionRelationship and Marriage Counseling
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English
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Voice
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Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDSubstance Use and AddictionRelationship and Marriage CounselingADHD and Neurodevelopmental Conditions
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EnglishYorubaPidgin
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Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDGrief and LossSubstance Use and AddictionRelationship and Marriage CounselingADHD and Neurodevelopmental ConditionsCognitive Behavioral and Skills TherapiesGeneral Mental Health and Wellbeing
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English
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Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersStress and BurnoutGrief and LossSubstance Use and AddictionRelationship and Marriage CounselingSelf Esteem and Emotional SkillsEating Disorders and Body Image
Languages:
EnglishYoruba
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Anxiety and Panic AttacksTrauma and PTSDStress and BurnoutSubstance Use and AddictionEating Disorders and Body Image
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YorubaEnglishArabic
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Voice
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Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersSubstance Use and AddictionRelationship and Marriage CounselingPersonality DisordersOCD and Related Disorders
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YorubaEnglish
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Voice
Video
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Depression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDSubstance Use and Addiction
Languages:
English
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Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersStress and BurnoutSubstance Use and AddictionRelationship and Marriage Counseling
Languages:
YorubaEnglishPidgin
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Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDSubstance Use and AddictionFamily and Parenting TherapyGeneral Mental Health and Wellbeing
Languages:
EnglishYoruba
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Voice
Video
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Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDSubstance Use and AddictionAnger Management and ConflictSleep and Somatic Symptoms
Languages:
English
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Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDSubstance Use and Addiction
Languages:
EnglishYoruba
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Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersStress and BurnoutGrief and LossSubstance Use and AddictionRelationship and Marriage CounselingCareer and Workplace Mental Health
Languages:
EnglishYoruba
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Voice
Video
Specialties:
Depression and Mood DisordersSubstance Use and Addiction
Languages:
EnglishYoruba
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Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDSubstance Use and AddictionRelationship and Marriage Counseling
Languages:
English
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Voice
Video
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Depression and Mood DisordersStress and BurnoutGrief and LossSubstance Use and AddictionSexual Health and Gender IssuesSuicidal ThoughtsSleep and Somatic SymptomsEating Disorders and Body Image
Languages:
EnglishPidginIdoma
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Voice
Video
Specialties:
Depression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDSubstance Use and AddictionChild and Adolescent Mental HealthPersonality DisordersPsychotic DisordersSleep and Somatic SymptomsEating Disorders and Body Image
Languages:
EnglishYorubaIgbo
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Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersStress and BurnoutSubstance Use and AddictionRelationship and Marriage CounselingChild and Adolescent Mental HealthPersonality DisordersSleep and Somatic Symptoms
Languages:
English
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Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksSubstance Use and Addiction
Languages:
EnglishYoruba
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Voice
Video
Specialties:
Depression and Mood DisordersGrief and LossSubstance Use and AddictionRelationship and Marriage CounselingFamily and Parenting TherapySexual Health and Gender IssuesAnger Management and ConflictSpiritual and Faith Based Counseling
Languages:
English
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Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDSubstance Use and AddictionFamily and Parenting TherapyAnger Management and Conflict
Languages:
English
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Voice
Video
Specialties:
Depression and Mood DisordersGrief and LossSubstance Use and AddictionRelationship and Marriage Counseling
Languages:
EnglishYoruba
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Voice
Video
Specialties:
Grief and LossSubstance Use and AddictionRelationship and Marriage CounselingFamily and Parenting TherapyChild and Adolescent Mental Health
Languages:
English
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Voice
Video
Specialties:
Depression and Mood DisordersStress and BurnoutSubstance Use and AddictionRelationship and Marriage Counseling
Languages:
EnglishIgbo
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Voice
Video
Specialties:
Depression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDSubstance Use and Addiction
Languages:
English
Available session options
Voice
Video
Specialties:
Depression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDSubstance Use and AddictionFamily and Parenting Therapy
Languages:
EnglishYoruba
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Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDSubstance Use and Addiction
Languages:
EnglishHausaIgbo
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Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDStress and BurnoutSubstance Use and AddictionRelationship and Marriage CounselingFamily and Parenting Therapy
Languages:
EnglishPidgin
Available session options
Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDSubstance Use and Addiction
Languages:
English
Available session options
Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDGrief and LossSubstance Use and AddictionPersonality DisordersSelf Esteem and Emotional Skills
Languages:
YorubaEnglishPidgin
Available session options
Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDStress and BurnoutSubstance Use and Addiction
Languages:
YorubaEnglish
Available session options
Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksTrauma and PTSDSubstance Use and AddictionChild and Adolescent Mental HealthMindfulness and Somatic Healing
Languages:
English
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Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDStress and BurnoutGrief and LossSubstance Use and AddictionRelationship and Marriage CounselingSuicidal Thoughts
Languages:
EnglishYoruba
Available session options
Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersSubstance Use and AddictionFamily and Parenting TherapyCognitive Behavioral and Skills Therapies
Languages:
English
Available session options
Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersStress and BurnoutSubstance Use and AddictionRelationship and Marriage CounselingAnger Management and Conflict
Languages:
EnglishYoruba
Available session options
Voice
Video
Specialties:
Depression and Mood DisordersSubstance Use and AddictionRelationship and Marriage CounselingFamily and Parenting Therapy
Languages:
EnglishYoruba
Available session options
Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDGrief and LossSubstance Use and AddictionGeneral Mental Health and Wellbeing
Languages:
EnglishYoruba
Available session options
Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDSubstance Use and AddictionFamily and Parenting Therapy
Languages:
EnglishYoruba
Available session options
Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDSubstance Use and AddictionAnger Management and Conflict
Languages:
PidginEnglishTiv
Available session options
Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDStress and BurnoutSubstance Use and AddictionAnger Management and Conflict
Languages:
English
Available session options
Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersSubstance Use and AddictionPsychotic DisordersAnger Management and Conflict
Languages:
EnglishYoruba
Available session options
Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersGrief and LossSubstance Use and AddictionCareer and Workplace Mental Health
Languages:
EnglishYoruba
Available session options
Voice
Video
Specialties:
Depression and Mood DisordersStress and BurnoutSubstance Use and AddictionRelationship and Marriage Counseling
Languages:
English
Available session options
Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersSubstance Use and AddictionRelationship and Marriage CounselingFamily and Parenting Therapy
Languages:
English
Available session options
Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDSubstance Use and AddictionRelationship and Marriage CounselingAnger Management and ConflictCareer and Workplace Mental Health
Languages:
EnglishYoruba
Available session options
Voice
Video
Specialties:
Depression and Mood DisordersSubstance Use and Addiction
Languages:
English
Available session options
Voice
Video
Specialties:
Depression and Mood DisordersSubstance Use and Addiction
Languages:
English
Available session options
Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDGrief and LossSubstance Use and AddictionRelationship and Marriage CounselingSleep and Somatic Symptoms
Languages:
EnglishYoruba
Available session options
Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDSubstance Use and AddictionSuicidal ThoughtsAbuse and Domestic Violence Recovery
Languages:
EnglishYoruba
Available session options
Voice
Video
Specialties:
Anxiety and Panic AttacksDepression and Mood DisordersTrauma and PTSDSubstance Use and Addiction
Languages:
EnglishYoruba
Available session options
Voice
Video
Specialties:
Substance Use and Addiction
Languages:
EnglishYoruba
Available session options
Voice
Video
Good to know
Questions people ask about addiction and substance use
Can I get help without going to rehab?
Often, yes. Rehab is for people who need a safe place to detox or cannot stay away from the substance where they live. Many people cut down or stop with weekly therapy, support at home and, where needed, a doctor. Your therapist will tell you honestly if they think residential care would be safer.
Is it safe to stop drinking on my own?
If you drink heavily every day, stopping suddenly can cause withdrawal that is dangerous, including seizures. See a doctor before you stop, and tell your therapist how much you drink. Our post on how to stop drinking safely explains what to watch for.
Does therapy work for betting addiction?
Yes. Gambling is one of the areas where CBT has good evidence. The work covers the beliefs that keep you chasing losses, handling urges, blocking access to apps and money, and repairing the damage. Debt from betting is part of the conversation, not a separate problem.
Is it confidential?
Yes, with one limit. What you tell your therapist stays between you. The exception is a risk to life: if your therapist believes there's a real and immediate risk of serious harm to you or to someone else, including a child, they may need to act on it. That can mean contacting emergency services or someone who can reach you. They'll tell you when they're doing this, wherever it's safe to.
Can I book for a family member?
You can book a session for yourself to talk about someone else's addiction, and many people do. The person using has to choose therapy for themselves for it to work, but you can learn how to support them, set limits and look after yourself in the meantime.
How much does it cost?
Each therapist sets their own rate, from ₦7,500 a session. Some therapists offer a student rate or a free first consultation, and it shows on their profile below.
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