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Creative processes like art, writing, or dance use inner creative desires to help boost confidence, emotional growth, and initiate change.

Lateral, guided eye movements help reduce the emotional reactions of retelling and reprocessing trauma, allowing intense feelings to dissipate.

Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.

This brief and structured therapy addresses present relationships and improves overall communication at work, home, and other social settings.

Teaching life skills like cooking, cleaning, clear communication, and even basic math provides a strong foundation for continued recovery.

Combined with behavioral therapy, prescribed medications can enhance treatment by relieving withdrawal symptoms and focus patients on their recovery.

MBCT combines mindfulness practices—like meditation—with cognitive therapy techniques to help patients work through negative thought patterns.

This approach is based on idea that motivation to change comes from within. Providers use a conversational framework that may help you commit to recovery.

Singing, performing, and even listening to music can be therapeutic. Music therapy sessions are facilitated by certified counselors.

Through narrative therapy, patients rewrite past events with a positive focus. They separate themselves from the problem to see their purpose and capabilities.

Nutritious food helps patients heal from within, setting them up for mental and bodily wellness as they learn about healthy eating.

This method combines treatment with education, teaching patients about different paths toward recovery. This empowers them to make more effective decisions.

Relapse prevention counselors teach patients to recognize the signs of relapse and reduce their risk.

Muscle relaxation techniques relax mind and body. They can easily be practiced outside treatment, making it a valuable coping tool for continued recovery.

Not looking to the past, patients improve their present circumstances. They work toward safety without detailing traumatic events.

A quick goal-oriented therapy that helps patients identify their current and future goals, find out how to achieve them, and empower future problem-solving.

Tending to spiritual health helps treatment become more effective, allowing patients to better cope with their emotions and rebuild their spiritual wellbeing.

Patients learn specific stress management techniques, like breathing exercises and how to safely anticipate triggers.

12-Step groups offer a framework for addiction recovery. Members commit to a higher power, recognize their issues, and support each other in the healing process.

This cognitive behavioral therapy teaches patients to accept challenging feelings and make the appropriate changes to reach personal goals.

Yoga is both a physical and spiritual practice. It includes a flow of movement, breathing techniques, and meditation.