Our inpatient and outpatient rehab programs for alcoholism provide residents with several different treatment options.
Psychotherapy, often referred to as ‘Talk Therapy’, is a common approach that involves talking. In this process, an individual will share their challenges and experiences with a trained psychologist, addictions counsellor or therapist. Sessions can be individual, in groups, or with family. Topics may cover daily struggles, ongoing problems, and past traumas, which help the psychologist or therapist understand the client’s current state of mental health.
For those dealing with alcoholism, a psychologist can help them understand cravings and stay focused on recovery.
Psychotherapy can last several weeks or months, building a trusting and confidential relationship between the psychologist and the patient.
Psychotherapy helps clinicians understand their clients and find solutions. Different methods include psychoanalysis, behavioural therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), Rational Emotional Therapy (REBT) a branch of CBT and integrative or holistic therapy.
REBT is the first type of CBT and looks at negative thoughts and their impact on emotions and actions. It can be very helpful for problems like anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and addictive behaviors.
DBT incorporates things like mindfulness and emotional regulation through talk therapy in an individual or group setting. This subtype can be particularly effective for people who live with borderline personality disorder (BPD), eating disorders, or depression.
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a helpful method that assists people in reaching their goals. It recognizes that everyone comes to therapy with different levels of readiness to change. MI boosts personal motivation for changing behaviors while addressing any doubts they might have. Initially created to help with substance use issues, MI is now widely used to inspire change in various areas of life.
Psychodynamic therapy explores not only the resident’s past experiences and learned behaviours, it also relies heavily on the relationship between the therapist and the resident to create a bridge of trust, understanding, and cooperation between the past, the present, and the desired future.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a type of talk therapy that helps with feelings, thoughts, and behaviors related to addiction. Since CBT is organized and focused, you can see results quickly. It has been proven to effectively treat many mental health issues connected to alcohol, such as depression, PTSD, OCD, ADD, anxiety, and bipolar disorder.
At Searidge, we offer this therapy in both group and individual settings, as each has its own benefits:
Typical treatment may include:
This approach can be tailored to your needs. For example, you can choose to meet your therapist online or in person.
Regular meetings with an alcohol counselor are crucial for people in recovery to share and get support. Counseling helps maintain communication during both good and tough times. Your therapist can assist you in addressing any issues that might be causing your drinking, such as friends, family, work, or other situations. This provides a chance for you to understand yourself better and learn how to stay healthy, both mentally and physically.
Group therapy treats multiple people at once with at least one therapist, and sometimes more. Group sizes can vary based on the type of therapy. For substance misuse, groups typically include 10 to 12 participants per session. Researchers generally recommend having 6 to 12 people in a group for effective therapy.
Contingency Management operates on the idea of positive reinforcement to encourage behavioural changes. In CM, people receive rewards, like gifts, for reaching goals or milestones. This can include passing sobriety tests or attending therapy regularly. Research shows that CM can help people stay sober and continue their treatment.
Our psychiatrist helps with mental health issues like depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and ADD.
Searidge also tackles alcohol addiction along with these mental health problems. This combined method is important, as many people use drugs or alcohol to cope with their mental health challenges.
Our primary therapy is psychological – medical. All our therapists/counselors are University trained in Psychology and Addictions at accredited US and Canadian Universities.
All of our Psychotherapeutic approaches to overcoming and understanding addiction are chosen to empower our team to give our residents a whole new set of life skills perfectly suited for a new life free of addictive and self-destructive behaviour.
We strive to treat the psychological and emotional factors contributing to each individual’s addiction, as well as the addictive behaviour itself.
Time and experience have shown us that alcohol use disorder (AUD) has root causes that run deep, so deep that it is easy to misunderstand the connection between alcohol use disorders and deeper mental health issues.
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