Addiction Therapies at MARC
Therapy for Addiction Recovery and Mental Health Treatment
Mental health and behavioral health therapies are the cornerstone of the recovery process. While medication-assisted treatment and detoxification can be beneficial to kick-start your recovery experience, they’re often not sufficient to support lasting sobriety and lifelong recovery.
The nature of addiction is that it is a chronic condition and prone to relapse. To address the patient experience as a whole, you must present a holistic solution that addresses each concern from the inside out to mitigate future risks.
The benefits of therapy are extensive and seep into 360 degrees of life beyond the scope of formal treatment settings. It helps enhance stability, improves treatment outcomes, and is directly tied to positive behavioral change.[1]
As part of our full range of treatment programs, MARC offers a wide array of therapeutic modalities to enhance the treatment process and help our patients build healthy new coping and life skills to support their progress.
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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is a talk therapy intervention that helps you learn positive ways to manage emotions, sharpen mental focus, and accept difficult circumstances. DBT works to create a clear mind and heightened awareness of potential triggers to reduce harmful behavior.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another talk therapy intervention based on the concept that harmful thoughts influence undesirable behavior and is globally considered highly effective for treating substance use and co-occurring disorders.[2] As you identify negative thoughts and emotions, you learn to create new, healthy thinking patterns to reduce undesirable behaviors.
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Without motivation or drive, accomplishing any goal is challenging. The nature of addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders make it difficult to summon motivation for change. MI helps you cultivate personal, intrinsic motivation based on goals that align with your values.
Creative Arts Therapy
Artistic pursuits are often relaxing but when you combine them with therapeutic guidance, they become something more effective. Creative arts therapy uses a myriad of mediums, from ceramics to music composition, to help you process trauma, navigate emotions, learn more about yourself, and heal.
Trauma Therapy
Studies show that trauma and addiction are often linked.[3] Trauma therapy interventions provide a safe space to process and understand traumatic experiences, build healthy coping skills, and regain a sense of safety and control. Individual trauma therapy sessions are tailored to each patient’s unique needs.
Psychoeducation
Awareness and education empower confident action. Psychoeducation provides valuable training, resources, tools, and support as you and your loved ones continue learning about addiction and recovery. Empowered with the information you need to be successful, you can confidently step forward in your new life.
Experiential Therapy
Build Your Best Life.
Own Your Story.
✦ Frequently Asked Questions ✦
About Therapies for Addiction
DBT and CBT are closely related, and both are forms of talk therapy. CBT focuses on identifying and altering harmful thought patterns to create new, healthy ones and activate a positive behavior change. DBT focuses more on accepting negative thoughts and feelings, learning emotional regulation and maturity in spite of them.
The best way to treat addiction is to treat the person, not the disorder. The person needs support, tools, resources, and practical help to overcome addiction and restore positive balance in life.
Trauma-informed treatment understands the connection between traumatic experiences and addiction. The process encompasses support and treatment for the underlying trauma that may influence harmful behavior without retraumatizing and by building on the patient’s strength and resilience.
[1]Woody, G. (1996). The challenge of dual diagnosis. Alcohol health and research world.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6876494/
[2]McHugh, R. K., Hearon, B. A., & Otto, M. W. (2010a, September). Cognitive behavioral therapy for Substance Use Disorders. The Psychiatric clinics of North America. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2897895/
[3]Khoury, L., Tang, Y. L., Bradley, B., Cubells, J. F., & Ressler, K. J. (2010, December). Substance use, childhood traumatic experience, and posttraumatic stress disorder in an urban civilian population. Depression and anxiety. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3051362/