Therapies for Women in Addiction Treatment
At Hanley Center, our addiction therapists use a variety of evidence-based psychotherapies and creative therapeutic approaches to engage patients in the treatment and recovery process. These therapies have demonstrated to be effective in helping individuals in the following areas:
- Learn how to live without using drugs and alcohol
- Develop skills to resolve conflicts and problems
- Develop coping skills
- Reduce stress
- Enhance ability to think clearly
- Manage behavior
- Increase self-esteem and self-awareness
- Improve communication
Psychotherapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is based on the idea that our thoughts – not people, events or situations – cause our feelings and behaviors.
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
A type of CBT, suggests that by changing irrational thoughts into thoughts that are more reasonable, you can change harmful or self-destructive behavior and improve the way you feel, even if external circumstances do not change.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Another type of CBT, draws its inspiration from Zen and the power of mindfulness. It guides you to live effectively in the present and accept reality without impossible expectations, rigid rules, or old dialogues. These principles are effective coping skills for dealing with your addiction and co-occurring disorder after treatment.
Motivational Interviewing
The goal of motivational interviewing is to help you change your self-destructive behavior of substance abuse by increasing your awareness of the problems caused by your addiction, the consequences of your alcohol or drug abuse, and the improved quality of life you can have through sobriety.
Solution-Focused Therapy
This approach focuses on what you want to achieve through your addiction treatment at Hanley Center rather than what brought you here in the first place. Solution-focused therapy emphasizes the present and future rather than the past.
Creative Healing
Creative therapies provide a safe and expressive outlet for expressing strong emotions, recalling traumatic memories, facing fears, and contemplating your dreams and desires for recovery. Engaging in creative therapies is also meditative; it defuses cravings or obsessive thoughts, focuses creative energy in a therapeutic way, and fosters relaxation without alcohol or drugs. Creative therapies include:
Psychodrama
Psychodrama, or drama therapy, uses actions to help you tell your story to solve a problem. Through psychodrama, you can recognize unresolved conflict and feelings and express repressed emotions. As you come to better understand your inner being, you can find and practice new ways to change unsatisfying situations in your life.
Creative Arts
With creative arts you are encouraged to express intense emotions or painful thoughts through a non-verbal process using a variety of artistic mediums including painting, drawing, and modeling with clay.
Journaling
Writing in a journal can be both enlightening and cathartic. Keeping a journal provides a safe place to go to clarify your thoughts and feelings and learn about yourself. It can help you process traumatic events by exploring unresolved feelings and releasing repressed emotions. Journaling can also help you sort out a problem, develop a solution, and set goals.
