Full Spectrum Recovery

Our 12 Step Support Track is grounded in the concept of addiction as a spiritual and medical disease. Clients work individually with a therapist to learn how to establish a firm foundation in a 12 Step program such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous or Alanon. Our 12 Step Support Track is consistent with the 12 Step Programs, with primary emphasis given to Steps 1 through 3. We emphasize communication skills and educate clients on how to utilize 12-step meetings, acquire sponsorship, and understand concepts such as the "12-steps", "powerlessness" and the "Higher Power".   Depression, anxiety, couples issues, family issues and other problems are also addressed as necessary.  Total abstinence, meeting attendance and self identification as an alcoh olic or addict are core components of this work.  Material introduced during treatment sessions is complemented by reading assignments from 12 Step literatures.

* This program is also an excellent aftercare plan for those clients completing in-patient detoxification or treatment.

The Program

Stage One: Incentive

Goal: To help the client identify their personal rationale for getting and staying clean and sober.

Clients are lead through a series of exercises and treatment activities designed to determine their primary motivation and incentive to get clean and sober. We help clients to look at their substance use history, negative consequences, positive reinforcement, and other factors that influence their decisions to drink and abuse drugs. This phase is designed to make clients stop and think about the possibilities of their future, with and without substances. We consider collaborative information from family members, healthcare providers and other key individuals in the client's life. At the end of this Phase clients have a clear and specific concept of why they want to get clean and sober and what the consequences are if they continue to use.

Stage Two: Awareness

Goal: To increase insight and awareness about self and the nature of addiction.

This phase continues throughout the course of treatment. Clients are provided education regarding a variety of topics pertinent to substance abuse treatment and recovery. Clients are educated on issues including drugs of abuse, process addiction, dual diagnosis, relapse prevention, family dynamics, sober socializing, communication skills, mood management, anger management, cognitive distortions, developing and utilizing a sober support system, medications in recovery, codependency, parenting, workaholism, identifying high risk situations, etc. Clients are taught clinical techniques that they can utilize themselves to intervene on behalf of their own recovery. One of those techniques is to empower the clients to be part of their own solutions. This is done by helping the client to identify a topic that is pertinent to their own recovery, research that topic and share their findings with the community. This is an amazing process and clients teach and learn lessons that help them and their peers for years to come.

Stage Three: Support

Goal: To develop and utilize a sober support system that has permission and encouragement to give the client feedback and direction.

The purpose of Phase Three is to develop the initial sober support network. By starting this process midway in the treatment episode we are able to identify strengths and weaknesses in this area. This Phase requires that clients identify specific individuals, organizations, and support groups that will become their primary support system. Clients are assisted in locating resources in their own communities that will provide support services. We take into consideration the client’s lifestyle, vocation, living situation, family issues and any personal challenge.  Prior to transition from this phase clients must have a list of names with phone numbers of those peers that will eventually be part of their sober support system as well as specific instructions as to how those individuals might provide support in times of need.

Four:  Vigilance

Goal:  To determine specific triggers that can lead to relapse and develop a solid Relapse Prevention Plan.

This phase requires that clients identify specific people, places and things that pose a threat to their recovery. Clients are led through a series of exercises designed to help them understand the relapse process, identify personal relapse triggers and develop an action plan to avoid relapse. When clients transition from this Phase they have an increased awareness of what it takes to succeed in recovery as well as what can threaten their recovery. Clients will develop a list of relapse triggers that are specific to their lifestyle, personality and history. They will then develop a relapse prevention plan that addresses these triggers and gives the client a strategy to avoid relapse.

Stage Five: Preparation

Goal: To develop a concrete, specific and measurable Recovery Maintanence Plan that really addresses the clients issues and provides the most opportunity for continued Recovery.

All clients will have a comprehensive Recovery Maintenance Plan prior to completing the program. We assist the client in developing an initial three month plan that outlines weekly Recovery Activities complete with times, locations, names and phone numbers. Clients present their Discharge Plan to their therapist, their Sober Support System to get feedback and suggestions. When clients finish our 12 Step Support Track they have a concrete, specific and measurable Recovery Maintenance Plan.

Stage Six: Accountability

Goal: To provide continued support, direction and accountability upon completion of the 12 Step Support Track.

All clients are encouraged to follow their Recovery Maintenance Plan and stay in touch with their therapist.  Many clients decide to remain in therapy in order to  address deeper underlying psychological issues that can sabotage recovery.

If you or a loved one is ready to end the suffering and begin the healing, please call one of our caring therapists 7 days a week @ (805)966.5100.