Bruce Zufelt, LCSW, LICSW, CADC II

I am a licensed clinical social worker in Oregon and Washington and a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor with more than 25 years of experience working in behavioral health and addiction treatment. Throughout my career, I have worked with individuals and families navigating complex mental health challenges, trauma, and substance use, often within co-occurring treatment settings.

I founded Trubriety out of years of clinical work that showed me something important: mental health and substance use cannot be meaningfully treated in isolation. Many people I worked with weren’t simply struggling with substances—they were living with trauma, anxiety, mood instability, and nervous system overwhelm, and substances had become a way to cope. When those deeper patterns weren’t addressed, lasting change was often difficult to sustain.

My work is grounded in a co-occurring perspective that reflects how healing actually unfolds in real life. I believe meaningful recovery develops when people are supported in three essential ways: experiencing genuine Belonging, developing emotional and nervous system Stability, and reconnecting with a sense of Purpose and direction. These three pillars form the foundation of Trubriety’s clinical approach.

In therapy, I focus on helping people slow down, understand their patterns, and explore how past experiences continue to shape their present lives. I value collaboration, lived experience, and approaches that support steadiness, choice, and self-understanding.

I also believe that healing is not only a cognitive process. At times, meaningful change can be catalyzed through moments of insight and lived experience that shift how we understand ourselves. When approached with preparation, care, and thoughtful integration, these experiences can support deep and lasting transformation. At Trubriety, we work intentionally to hold these experiences within a safe, structured, and relational therapeutic framework.

Ultimately, Trubriety reflects my belief that people do not need to be fixed—they need space, support, and structure to reconnect with their TruSelf and their own innate capacity for healing.