Substance abuse represents one of our society’s greatest challenges. Breaking the cycle of substance abuse requires hard work, commitment, and resources. Substance abuse treatment programs often include an individual therapy program as a component.
Substance use disorders emerge from a complex set of factors – ones people may not even realize. An individual treatment program aims to unearth those factors and help you build coping skills to avoid excessive drinking or drug use. At TruHealing Centers, an individual therapy program is often used to solidify recovery. Our team of therapists and addiction specialists is ready to help you begin healing so that you can overcome your addiction.
How Does Treatment Work?
There are no shortcuts to recovery from a drug or alcohol addiction. Excessive use of drugs and alcohol triggers profound changes in your brain chemistry. It takes work and commitment to unwind those changes and return to full health.
Treatment can go in many directions. For instance, some people with substance problems will spend most of their time in an individual therapy program. Others may be routed into a medication-assisted treatment program. Some may require hospitalization; some can thrive in outpatient care.
As someone struggling with substance abuse issues, you’ve conditioned your body to expect the chemicals. When you take those chemicals away, your body reacts. So, the first phase of treatment involves a comprehensive intake and medical assessment to develop a treatment plan. You will likely face a period of detox, followed by an individual treatment program, other forms of counseling, and aftercare.
Our Individual Therapy Program
Individual therapy at TruHealing Centers is built on the understanding that addiction and dependence reflect a complex set of factors. Everyone will have endured a different set of circumstances to get to the point of struggling with substance abuse. Therefore, each individual needs to be counseled based on their own background.
Making an individual therapy program even more complex is the fact that individuals respond to different drugs in different ways. Working closely with an addiction counselor, your goal is to engage openly and develop a deeper understanding of the world and how you respond to it. Therapy aims to help you find the capabilities and strength to abstain and/or resist the temptation of drugs or alcohol in your life. You’ll also work on developing more constructive activities to deal with your stress.
Not everything in an individual therapy program is geared toward matters involving substance abuse. At TruHealing Centers, we designed our individual therapy programs to address the whole person.
Treating the Whole Person
An individual therapy program isn’t the only approach to resolving drug treatment. People struggling with substance abuse also benefit from other forms of therapy, as well. Addiction therapy programs can lead to new habits, thoughts, and attitudes that are helpful in recovery. Some of these programs include:
- Group therapy – a way of building community and peer support
- Recreational therapy – also known as “adventure” therapy, capitalizing on nature and the outdoors
- Music or art therapy – helping individuals with substance abuse problems express themselves outside the therapy setting
- Mindfulness therapy – aimed at getting individuals to live in the moment within themselves
- Biofeedback therapy – utilizing technology to showcase the physiological response to certain situations, pushing you to build the skills to regulate those responses
Address the Causes of Addiction with Individual Therapy at TruHealing Centers
The path to recovery can feel extremely long. The good news is that addiction medicine has developed protocols that have successfully delivered millions from the pain of addiction to a more stable life.
At TruHealing Centers, we can guide you through each step in the recovery journey. Our team has helped many people find recovery, and we can help you too. Contact us by calling 833.641.0572 or completing our online form today for a confidential consultation.
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