Therapy for the Underlying Things
A part of alcohol and drug rehab at Cirque Lodge is intensive therapies. Licensed and professional drug addiction counselors work with our residents in both private and group settings. These different therapies are used to get to the heart of the matter when it comes to alcohol and drug addiction. A lot of times, the addiction is developed due to another more deeply rooted underlying problem.
These underlying things can have a heavy influence on developing an addiction. A person struggling with a traumatic occurrence in their life, or someone grieving, can turn to drugs or drink as a way to medicate away the pain. The problem is that this doesn’t address the problem. It just suppresses it. Over time, more of the drugs or drink is needed, as the body has built up a tolerance. This abuse can lead to addiction, which compounds the problem in a whole new manner. A part of alcohol and drug rehab is to provide therapies to address these underlying things.
Personal, one-on-one therapy sessions are a part of our addiction program. In this setting, the resident works with their own personal counselor. This counselor is devoted to helping the resident address the underlying problems in their life, as well as address the influence that addiction has on these problems. Family therapies are also provided to help address some of the underlying problems there are within the home. The purpose of these therapies is to develop coping strategies for the underlying problems. These strategies can provide answers that do not rely on addictive substances to suppress the problem, but constructive ways for dealing with these difficult dilemmas in life.