Individual Therapy for Addiction

How Does Individual Therapy Help Prevent Relapse?

Continuous therapy is also vital to help an individual avoid relapses. There are several psychological issues and social situations that can play a major role in triggering a relapse. Individual therapy can address various triggers, including the following:

• Environmental cues: Going back to situations where an individual used to engage in drinking or drug use can trigger old and unwanted behaviors and patterns. This can include going to the same restaurant, bar, neighborhood, or another location that is tied to habit-forming behaviors. Therapy assists an individual in discovering coping mechanisms to deal with these types of situations.
• Social cues: It can be extremely challenging to continue seeing friends who also want to engage in drug and alcohol use, especially if they are continuing to do so. There might be pressure to join again. Therapy assists the patient in understanding this overall concept and learning how to have healthier relationships, as well as methods to approach difficult situations.
• Situational stressors: This could manifest as stress from relationships, family members, work, and various other life situations that can lead to an overall desire to self-medicate. Therapy helps individuals locate more constructive methods of dealing with difficult stress.

In any type of addiction recovery process, there are a variety of therapies that can be utilized together for comprehensive treatment programs. Group therapies promote positive peer support and relationship building, which are very important in recovery. Every recovery story and addiction is unique and therefore requires various approaches.

Benefits of Individual Therapy for Substance Abuse

Individual therapy is a vital part of recovery. At the Discovery Institute of New Jersey, we believe in giving our clients the best possible foundation on which to build a lifetime of health and well-being enhanced with positive relationships.

Providing individuals with access to individual sessions in which they can confront their issues with interpersonal relations, work, school, society, family, trauma, and internal emotions is part of what makes our mental illness program so effective at treating substance misuse.

There are countless benefits to individual therapy. These benefits include:

• Reduced rates of depression
• Reduced general and social anxiety
• Increased self-esteem and self-awareness
• Introduction of healthy coping skills
• A safe outlet for thoughts and feelings
• Reduced levels of stress
• Increased emotional intelligence and identification of emotional states
• Reduced feelings of isolation; fostering a sense of connection to other people
• Reduction of addictive or compulsive behaviors, such as drug use or self-harm
• Improved relationships with the whole family, friends, and romantic partners
• Improved social skills and communication skills
• Reduced symptoms of mental disorders such as bipolar disorder
• Positive behavioral therapies and changes
• Increased compassion and empathy
• Boosted confidence
• Assertiveness in communication
• Fosters inner peace and serenity
• Treats various mental health disorders
• Improved cognitive functioning
• Complements other therapies and addiction treatment

Group Therapy vs. Individual Therapy

Group therapy and individual therapy are the two most well-known categories of counseling for addiction treatment. While both approaches to therapy are helpful and important, they offer varying benefits and advantages. They also have different goals to produce distinct results. So, in most cases, people in recovery experience both individual and group counseling. Here are ways to differentiate each type of therapy:

Individual Therapy for Addiction at Discovery Institute

The Discovery Institute of New Jersey is an addiction treatment center that provides a range of substance abuse treatment programs. We employ experienced therapists and professionals who are passionate about treating addiction and mental health disorders. We understand that when individuals come to Discovery, they may be struggling with a myriad of issues, such as unemployment, strained family relationships, broken romantic relationships, histories of trauma or abuse, and little to no healthy coping mechanisms.

Our therapists are not only skilled and trained at addressing these issues clinically, but they also approach these matters with compassion and develop a comprehensive treatment plan for each individual. Every person who comes to Discovery Institute is treated with dignity and respect to foster trust and facilitate complete, true, and whole healing in the lives of each individual in recovery.

Privacy and confidentiality are commitments to our patients that we take very seriously. Every client at our facility can expect high-quality individual therapy in a private setting, where their process will be respected and protected.

Our goal at the Discovery Institute is to help our patients work through the many aspects of their lives that fuel addictive behaviors and help them to create new, healthy patterns of living that will support them in lifelong recovery from addiction and alcoholism. Reach out to our compassionate staff today and allow us to help you start moving forward!