Evidence Based & Holistic
Healing from the root cause up
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In Person In Boca Raton & Virtual Across The US
Marijuana Use Disorder
Treatment in Florida
— The Renew Center
Is marijuana or cannabis use affecting your motivation, mental health, relationships, or daily functioning? The Renew Center of Florida provides compassionate, evidence-based cannabis use disorder treatment that addresses the psychological dependency, emotional triggers, and co-occurring mental health conditions driving use — available in-person in Boca Raton and virtually across the United States.
MARIJUANA/CANNABIS USE DISORDER TREATMENT
- OUR APPROACH
Why Cannabis Use Disorder Is More Complex Than "Just Stopping"
Many people underestimate cannabis use disorder because the drug is widely perceived as harmless. But for the significant percentage of users who develop dependency, stopping involves real withdrawal symptoms, powerful psychological conditioning, and often the unmasking of the anxiety, depression, or trauma that use has been suppressing. The Renew Center's program addresses all of these dimensions comprehensively.
Personalized treatment addressing your specific use patterns, triggers, and history.
Evidence-based therapies including CBT and DBT proven effective for cannabis use disorder.
Rapid Reduction Hypnosis to reprogram subconscious associations between cannabis and relief.
Individual, group, and family therapy sessions online and in-person.
Treatment for co-occurring anxiety, depression, and PTSD driving use.
Long-term relapse prevention for lasting recovery and restored clarity.
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PRESENTATIONS WE TREAT
Cannabis Use Disorder Presentations We Treat
Marijuana use disorder affects individuals differently from daily dependency to cannabis-induced anxiety to co-occurring mental health conditions. We treat the full spectrum with evidence-based, personalized care.
Cannabis Use Disorder
A clinically recognized substance use disorder in the DSM-5 — characterized by compulsive cannabis use despite negative consequences, withdrawal symptoms when stopping increasing use, and significant impairment in daily functioning. Contrary to popular belief, cannabis is addictive for a meaningful percentage of users.
Cannabis-Induced Anxiety & Paranoia
High-THC cannabis use is strongly associated with anxiety, panic attacks, and paranoia — in some individuals triggering the onset of anxiety disorders that persist beyond use. Many users become locked in a cycle of using cannabis to relieve anxiety while the cannabis itself is amplifying it.
Daily / Heavy Use & Dependence
Daily cannabis use creates physical and psychological dependency that makes stopping far more difficult than occasional users anticipate. Withdrawal symptoms — anxiety, insomnia, irritability, and appetite disruption — are real and clinically significant, and require structured support to manage effectively.
Amotivational Syndrome
Chronic heavy cannabis use is associated with amotivational syndrome — a persistent reduction in drive, ambition, and goal-directed behavior. Recovery restores motivation, cognitive clarity, and the capacity for meaningful engagement with work, relationships, and personal goals.
Cannabis & Co-Occurring Mental Health
Cannabis use disorder has high rates of co-occurring depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, and psychosis spectrum presentations. In many cases, cannabis use began as a form of self-medication for these underlying conditions — making integrated dual-diagnosis treatment essential for lasting recovery.
Teen & Young Adult Cannabis Use
Cannabis use during adolescence and early adulthood has a disproportionate impact on the developing brain — affecting memory, executive function, motivation, and mental health in ways that persist beyond use. The Renew Center's program is effective for young adults seeking to reclaim clarity and direction.
OUR THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES
6 Evidence-Based Therapies for Cannabis Use Disorder
Our strength-based methodology combines the most effective evidence-based therapies for marijuana use disorder — addressing the psychological triggers, emotional drivers, co-occurring conditions, and neurological recovery process, while clients remain in their real-world environments.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CBT is the most evidence-supported treatment for cannabis use disorder. It identifies and restructures the beliefs, triggers, and thought patterns that drive cannabis use — including the belief that cannabis is necessary for sleep, creativity, social ease, or stress relief — and builds alternative coping strategies.
Interpersonal Therapy
Cannabis use frequently functions as a social lubricant, isolator, or emotional numbing agent within relationship dynamics. IPT addresses the interpersonal patterns — conflict avoidance, social anxiety, emotional withdrawal — that cannabis has been fulfilling, building genuine relational skills as alternatives.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
DBT provides the emotional regulation and distress tolerance skills needed to manage the anxiety, irritability, and craving discomfort of cannabis withdrawal and early recovery. Mindfulness practices help clients observe urges without acting on them, creating space for choice.
Rapid Reduction Hypnosis
Dr. Palmer's signature method addresses the subconscious associations between cannabis and relief, creativity, relaxation, or social connection — rapidly reprogramming these conditioned responses and removing the emotional dependency that outlasts the physical withdrawal period.
Integrative Holistic Methods
Recovery from cannabis use disorder requires rebuilding a stress management and emotional regulation toolkit that cannabis has replaced. The program integrates mindfulness, breathwork, somatic practices, and Eastern wellness approaches to provide healthy alternatives to cannabis for relaxation and emotional balance.
Functional Medicine & Nutrition
Chronic cannabis use affects neurochemistry, appetite regulation, sleep architecture, and cognitive function. The center coordinates with physicians to support the neurological and physical recovery process — addressing sleep restoration, appetite normalization, and cognitive clarity restoration alongside psychological treatment.
Virtual & Telehealth Available
Online Cannabis Use Disorder Therapy — Across Florida & the U.S.
Virtual therapy for marijuana use disorder provides a private, flexible way to address cannabis dependency, emotional triggers, and co-occurring mental health conditions — wherever you are in your recovery journey. Led by Dr. Lisa Palmer — LMFT, CHT, CRRTT, PhD, via HIPAA-compliant encrypted platforms.
Flexible scheduling around work and personal commitments.
HIPAA-compliant encrypted platforms for privacy.
Same evidence-based modalities as in-person therapy.
BOCA RATON . FLORIDA
Marijuana Use Disorder Treatment in Boca Raton, Florida
For those in South Florida, The Renew Center provides a compassionate in-person setting for treating cannabis use disorder — addressing the psychological dependency, emotional triggers, and co-occurring mental health conditions with expert clinical guidance.
Cannabis dependency creates cycles of stress → use → temporary relief → tolerance → more use → withdrawal anxiety that are increasingly difficult to exit without professional support. Our program breaks these patterns and addresses the underlying conditions driving use.
The Renew Center of Florida
In-Person In Boca Raton & Virtual Across The US
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Begin With a Complimentary 15-Minute Discovery Call.
Your journey to clarity and freedom from cannabis dependency starts with a free 15-minute call directly with Dr. Lisa Palmer. She will listen to your experience without judgment, assess your patterns and needs, and provide initial guidance on the most effective path forward for your recovery.
START YOUR RECOVERY TODAY
Dr. Palmer specializes in addiction, anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, and co-occurring conditions — all addressed under one comprehensive, integrative program.
Dr Lisa Palmer
LMFT, CHT, CRRTT, PhD · America's Leading Celebrity Psychotherapist · 20+ Years Experience
Featured on CBS · NBC · FOX · CNN · Ranked #1 in U.S.
YOUR RECOVERY JOURNEY
The Cannabis Use Disorder Treatment Process
Recovery from cannabis use disorder is a structured, compassionate journey. Here is what to expect from your first call through to lasting clarity and freedom from dependency.
Free 15-min Discovery Call with Dr. Palmer
Begin with a free 15-minute call directly with Dr. Lisa Palmer. She will listen to your history with cannabis use, assess your current patterns, and provide initial guidance on the most effective personalized treatment approach — whether your goal is reduction, moderation, or full cessation.
Comprehensive Cannabis Use Assessment
A thorough assessment explores your cannabis use history, frequency and quantity of use, withdrawal experiences, emotional triggers, co-occurring mental health conditions, and the specific ways cannabis use has impacted your daily functioning and relationships.
Individualized Recovery Plan
Together you define clear, achievable goals, whether cessation, significant reduction, or addressing the mental health conditions that have driven use. Your plan is specific to your history, co-occurring conditions, and personal recovery goals.
Weekly Therapy & Coaching Sessions
Regular sessions — online or in-person — review progress, address cravings and triggers as they arise, and build the emotional and cognitive skills needed for lasting recovery. Sessions provide ongoing accountability and skill development.
Mid-Program Review & Adjustments
At the program midpoint, we assess progress and refine the therapeutic approach. Cannabis recovery often involves concurrent work on anxiety, depression, or motivation — mid-program adjustments ensure all dimensions of recovery are progressing appropriately.
Long-Term Recovery & Maintenance Plan
As the program concludes, focus shifts to sustaining recovery. You leave with a personalized long-term plan including relapse-prevention strategies, stress management tools, and ongoing support resources to maintain clarity and wellbeing beyond the program.