Addiction Therapy
Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.
What Is Addiction?
Addiction is the overwhelming feeling of being absorbed in something that you are unable to resist, despite your best efforts. For many, the object of addiction constantly occupies your thought life. “When am I going to get to _____ next?” Just fill in the blank with the object of addiction. Ironically, this question often immediately follows the addictive behavior. Then the participant begins planning when and how their next addictive experience will occur. Thankfully, addiction therapy can provide the tools to anyone struggling with these patterns.
Many people think primarily of alcohol and drugs when they think of addiction. However, addiction can be the inability to resist anything or anyone, both good and bad. Yes, even healthy objects can become addictions. In fact, healthy traits without moderation are often overlooked. Unfortunately, these traits are often praised by society as an achievement, making them harder to identify as addictions. Some common objects of addiction include drugs, alcohol, exercise, food, pornography, gambling, shopping, work, or a love interest.
Regardless of the object, addiction is psychological prison that keeps its subject captive. Current statistics show that this disorder affects millions of Americans of all ages, races, backgrounds, and genders. But, it doesn’t need to be this way. Freedom is available to anyone who commits to addiction therapy.
Addiction Therapy: Our Approach
The truth is, we all need and use coping skills to navigate life’s many challenges. Some coping skills are healthy and some are unhealthy. For example, moderate exercise is a healthy coping skill for dealing with stress. An unhealthy while Healing from addiction is about finding healthy coping skills that provide a way to deal with addictive urges. Healthy coping tools that can help fight addiction come in many forms. Here are some examples. Learn how to identify and communicate your feelings. Identify triggers that bring out addictive behavior. Recognize whether an environment is healthy or unhealthy. Know when to seek the right kind of support. Our therapists can help you build these skills and put you on the path to freedom from addiction.
At reTHINK Therapy, we believe that support is one of the keys to long term healing. Because of this belief, we may have a trusted family member or friend join you in some sessions to help support your journey to freedom. Here is a breakdown of what you can expect through addiction therapy here at reTHINK Therapy:
Session 1-2
Our therapists will address:
- Where your addiction began
- When and why your addiction progressed
- How your addiction plays out in your day to day life
- Any former treatment that you have received
Session 3-4
Our therapists work to help you:
- Identify the origin of your addiction
- Discover and address any other addictions you may be struggling with
- Discuss your current coping skills
- Investigate your current stressors
- Identify any negative beliefs you may have about yourself
- Create new appropriate coping tools
- Build a new more sustainable belief about who you truly are
Completion of Therapy
We want you to leave reTHINK with the confidence needed to detach from your addiction and successfully navigate your life. Here is the knowledge we want you to have upon exiting:
- Understand relapse prevention strategies
- Know when and how to reach out for support
- Have proper support and coping skills to support long term success
Let's Do This!
At reTHINK therapy, we want to help you address and overcome your addictions. Isn’t it about time you stopped surviving and started living?
Other Therapy Services
Looking to address something other than addiction? See our Therapy Services page for a full list of reTHINK’s services including anxiety, depression, EMDR, and trauma.
