There are multiple types of psychotherapy that work for addiction treatment. The reason that therapists use so many is that no one type works for everyone. When you seek treatment for your addiction, it’s important to find a rehab program that uses several methods. This will allow you to find the therapy that works best for you.
Why Therapy Is Important
Therapy helps individuals understand why they started abusing substances, how addiction took hold and how to prevent relapse in the future. Therapy achieves this by looking deeply into the client’s past, as well as how individuals think and process the world around them.
There are several principles of therapy in drug rehab. The first is to improve the individual’s chance of success in sobriety. Second is reducing the risk of relapse. The third is enabling the individual to rebuild his or her life.
Therapies are extremely important in addiction treatment. There’s no “best” type of therapy and there are no guarantees that therapy will work for everyone. People in treatment need to participate fully to gain as much benefit as possible from their therapy programs.
Types of Psychotherapy
There are various settings for therapy. These include individual counseling sessions, group therapy, and family counseling. All three are usually part of addiction treatment programs.
Types of psychotherapy that rehab programs often use include:
Behavioral Therapy
Behavioral therapy focuses on reaching present-day goals. It examines unhealthy behaviors and identifies situations supporting those undesirable behaviors.
Contingency Management
Contingency management rewards clients for achieving behavioral goals, such as abstinence from alcohol or drugs. The reward reinforces good behaviors to build a pattern of those positive choices and actions.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CBT assigns equal value to thoughts and feelings. In CBT, clients learn that negative thoughts lead to negative behaviors and vice versa. The goal is to understand the connection between thoughts and feelings, for better control and positivity in daily life.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
DBT expands on CBT for help with specific types of mental health problems. This method is helpful for clients with PTSD, mood disorders, anxiety, eating disorders and addiction. DBT provides validation, acceptance, and encouragement for personal growth, acceptance, and positivity.
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is helpful with PTSD. In EMDR clients learn to process their traumatic experiences differently to prevent unwanted symptoms of PTSD. Clients learn how to recognize their symptoms, reprocess those symptoms, calm themselves, desensitize to triggers and build new positive beliefs.
Addiction Treatment Using an Array of Therapies
In Scottsdale, Arizona, Pinnacle Peak Recovery uses an array of therapies in individual counseling, group therapy, and family counseling environments. These therapies are part of quality addiction treatment programs, including:
- Extended care
- Transitional living/sober living
- Outpatient
- Inpatient/inpatient
- Intensive outpatient
- Partial hospitalization
If you or someone you love is ready to end addiction to drugs or alcohol, call Pinnacle Peak Recovery now at 866-377-4761. Through psychotherapy in rehab, you can build a better life.
