Online and In-Person Therapy for Addiction Recovery
Addiction comes in a variety of forms, and it can impact the lives of those struggling with dependence as well as their loved ones. It’s easy for a person who is navigating addiction recovery to feel frustrated, exhausted, hopeless, stressed, guilty, and myriad other emotions. Unmanaged, these complex emotions may serve as triggers for relapse, so it’s important to carefully consider and manage the ways that thoughts, emotions, and behaviors impact you throughout the addiction recovery process. During online therapy for addiction recovery, a therapist at Lakeside Counseling can help you stay on top of difficult patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting, so you can develop safe, healthy coping strategies to maintain recovery. You can learn more about the role of therapy in the addiction recovery process on this page or by scheduling a consultation visit with one of our knowledgeable therapists.
Who Can Benefit from Therapy for Addiction Recovery?
Most people think about alcohol and substance use disorders when they hear addiction, but dependencies are not limited to drug or alcohol misuse. Addictions to gambling, pornography, food, risk taking behaviors, and other activities impact the brain and body in very similar ways. Whether you’re working through substance addiction or another form of dependency, therapy may be an important aspect of your addiction recovery plan. For those who are healing from alcohol or substance use disorders, therapy may not be the appropriate first step. Instead, you may need to work with medical doctors and/or rehabilitation facilities to ensure your health and safety as you gain sobriety.
Therapy is a beneficial resource for individuals in addiction recovery who are developing a support network as part of relapse prevention plans. Therapy not only offers a safe place to discuss issues that potentially contributed or triggered addictive behaviors in the past as well as learning healthy ways of coping with difficult emotions, thoughts, or behaviors that were previously soothed or numbed through addiction dependency. Therapy can also help individuals understand the impact of their addictive behaviors on those who care for them and take responsibility for healing these relationships.
What Happens During Therapy for Addiction Recovery?
The place of therapy in the addiction recovery process is all about building a network of support to help individuals develop strategies to maintain sobriety and avoid relapse. Therapy can help people in recovery to process complex emotions, traumatic experience, and other factors that may contribute to addictive behaviors. Additionally, therapy can help people in addiction recovery to recognize and avoid relapse triggers. Finally, working with a therapist gives people in addiction recovery a resource to offer guidance and support when the threat of relapse arises. Additionally, working with a therapist can help individuals develop the skills they need to navigate the often difficult process of healing relationships that have been impacted by addictions. This can be accomplished through learning new strategies for effective communication and interpersonal connection during individual therapy, and we also provide couples and family therapy options when appropriate.
Get Started with an Initial Appointment
At Lakeside Counseling, we begin the therapy process with a 55 minute intake session to explore the reasons you are seeking therapy and to set goals. When you’re ready to get started, we look forward to hearing from you.