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Alcoholism

The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.

Drug Addiction

Drug rehab in Idaho provides treatment for addiction to drugs. It usually includes a combination of treatment methods that can involve counseling, medication, and a variety of evidence-based therapies. Programs are designed to help individuals manage their substance use disorder long-term.

Dual Diagnosis

Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

Substance Abuse

Substance rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from substance abuse, including alcohol and drug addiction (both illegal and prescription drugs). They often include the opportunity to engage in both individual as well as group therapy.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

The main function of cognitive behavioral therapy is to catch negative thought patterns and redirect them into more constructive and helpful avenues. Cognitive behavioral therapy was originally developed to treat depression, because it’s a way to get people out of patterns of self-reprimanding and harmful self-talk that they tend towards when they’re depressed. Now, it’s used for many things, especially to change behavior. Cognitive therapy is based on a specific model that states that their perception of a situation determines how they feel and react.

Experiential Therapy

Experiential therapy can refer to numerous methods that enable a patient to come to a greater understanding of their patterns, thoughts, emotions, and needs through creative actions, projects, and relationships. Different patients will have different preferences. One patient might feel highly motivated to pursue musical therapy as a means of expressing themselves and decoding their own behavior and dealing with stress. Another patient might have an affinity with animals and find the best fulfilment and breakthroughs in equine or pet therapy. They give their patients a variety of resources and techniques for experiential therapy so that they can all discover the advantages of hands-on therapy.

Family Therapy

Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation. Their philosophy involves bringing those suffering from addiction and the family together to rediscover the truth behind what healthy relationships are all about. Their goal is to treat the underlying causes of addiction, while addressing the wider needs of the whole family, giving us the best hope at a life-long recovery from this horrible affliction.

Group Therapy

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

Individual Therapy

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Life Skills

Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.

Motivational Interviewing

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a clinical approach to helping people with substance abuse issues and other conditions shift behavior in positive ways. It is more goal-oriented than traditional psychotherapy, as MI counselors directly attempt to get clients to consider making behavioral change (rather than wait for them to come to conclusions themselves). Its primary purpose is to resolve ambivalence and help clients become able to make healthy choices freely.

Trauma Therapy

The effects of trauma can be long-lasting and widespread. Trauma causes extreme distress, and we often suffer long-term effects as our bodies and minds try to process the situation. When it comes to trauma and abuse survival, counseling must be handled with care and sensitivity so that patients are able to deal with trauma on their own terms and timeline. Often, the goal of trauma counseling is to help the patient find that “therapeutic window” wherein they can review the traumatic memories without becoming overwhelmed by their personal response, or too far dissociated to positively integrate the memory and information into their personal identity and history. With a modified emotional response to the memories, patients are eventually able to heal and accept.