Young Adult
The Young Adult Treatment program serves 17 to 24-year-old men and women. The group practice revolves around a 16-week curriculum with two to four months of individual continuing care counseling. The goal of the curriculum is to teach young people effective life skills such as behavior restructuring, honesty, loneliness versus solitude, problem solving, compassionate communication, and managing and overcoming depression. We demonstrate alternatives to substance abuse and encourage young people to participate in healthy, stimulating and engaging activities and interests. We teach ways to cope with transition and stress as they begin to work through the process of launching from home. The tone of the group is inquisitive, analytical and compassionate. We avoid fruitless discussions on why young people should not use drugs. Instead we teach group members to safely explore what has drawn them to substance abuse. This interactive process reveals specific behaviors and settings that trigger the decision to abuse and allows the individual to consciously redirect her actions toward a healthy and fulfilling life.
Men's
The men's treatment component is 16 weeks long followed by a weekly continuing care therapy group for an additional 20 weeks. The first 16 weeks is a learning group one time a week for one and a half to two hours filled with information and tools on addiction, sobriety maintenance, managing stress, tracking pervasive thought patterns, goal setting, and relationships.
In the weeks following the treatment period we strive to assist patients in creating a compelling vision for their future. We offer support in the therapy group that focuses on maintaining good humor, integrity, and growth without being strictly structured. Should relapses occur we seek to create transparency so that everyone can understand what happened and to allow others in the group consider what he might need to work on to avoid his own lapse. We have two continuing care therapy groups; Tuesday morning from 8:30 to 10:00 and Wednesday evenings from 5:30 to 7:00.
Women's
The women's treatment component is 16 weeks long followed by a weekly continuing care therapy group for an additional 20 weeks. The first 16 weeks is a learning group one time a week for one and a half to two hours filled with information and tools on addiction, sobriety maintenance, managing stress, tracking pervasive thought patterns, goal setting, and relationships.
In the weeks following the treatment period we strive to assist patients in focusing on regaining momentum in their lives. This momentum can involve such things as parenting, career, personal self-care and rebuilding relationships. We offer support in the therapy group that focuses on maintaining emotional safety, respect among the members, and growth while allowing members to process and receive input from each other and the therapist. Should relapses occur we seek to create transparency so that everyone can understand what happened and to allow others in the group to consider what she might want to work on to avoid a lapse. We have one treatment/continuing care therapy group on Thursday evenings from 5:30 to 7:00.
Aftercare/Continuing Care
We have found that continuing care is crucial following in patient treatment or intensive outpatient phase one and we recommend continuing care for a year following treatment or relapse. We provide weekly gender specific aftercare/continuing care in both a group and an individual format. Our therapists are masters level and trained in mental health and/or marriage and family therapy in addition to addiction. The emphasis in continuing care is relapse prevention, relationship wellbeing and defining life purpose while working through road blocks and celebrating the little successes.
Family Therapy
Anyone who has watched the decline of a family member due to substance abuse knows first hand the sense of helplessness and frustration as the family begins to suffer from the effects of the disease of chemical dependency. The consequences are especially severe for children. Arguments, distancing, financial troubles, family violence, divorce and neglect of children are some of the more common problems encountered where a parent is drinking or using other drugs.
The good news is that help is available in a variety of approaches and treatment for chemical dependency. Getting assistance to determine the right level of care is the first step into recovery.
The process of starting to get help begins with an assessment. If the spouse, partner, or family member is not yet ready to take that step the family member can initiate the process by meeting with me to help in assessing their personal needs and that of their family. Children are often receptive to counseling because it represents hope in an otherwise difficult situation.
Our counseling approach is compassionate and collaborative while encouraging family members to identify their goals for counseling. We educate families about substance abuse and discuss ways to reduce stress while coping with an addicted loved one.
In the weeks following the treatment period we strive to assist patients in focusing on regaining momentum in their lives. This momentum can involve such things as parenting, career, personal self-care and rebuilding relationships. We offer support in the therapy group that focuses on maintaining emotional safety, respect among the members, and growth while allowing members to process and receive input from each other and the therapist. Should relapses occur we seek to create transparency so that everyone can understand what happened and to allow others in the group to consider what she might want to work on to avoid a lapse. We have one treatment/continuing care therapy group on Thursday evenings from 5:30 to 7:00.
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