Once the personalized treatment plan is formulated, then most addicts will require that a medical detox takes place. In this program, one can expect to work through the withdrawal symptoms that appear after becoming physically reliant on drugs or alcohol. However, as a medically-assisted detox program, you can expect to be given medication to help deal with the symptoms that are common when quitting drugs or alcohol.

The focus of addiction treatment then shifts to the recovering person’s behavior, thinking, motivation, and overall mental wellbeing in order to facilitate the drastic changes that need to occur for future substance abuse to be prevented. Some of the most notable behavioral therapies that are incorporated into individual treatment plans include family therapy, motivation enhancement therapy, psychodynamic therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and process therapy.

Rehab is ultimately about providing a therapeutic environment with evidence-based therapies that are known to help people to fully recover from an addiction. A supportive, healing environment such as at our reha can improve the overall effectiveness of treatment.

What Does the Average Day Look Like While in Rehab?

So, what is rehab like in terms of treatment? In our inpatient (residential) rehab, you can expect to wake up in your own private room and get washed up in preparation for the day ahead. Your day will start with a healthy, organic breakfast with all of the nutrition that one needs to tackle the daily tasks.

Since each person tends to have a tailor made treatment plan, where you go after breakfast may change from day to day, but you can expect to take part in energizing exercise, partake in behavioral therapy in both a group and one-on-one setting, and be involved with many of the other programs that we have to help improve healing and recovery, such as art therapy, community engagement, and career counseling.

By the end of a day filled with therapeutic activities, you will retire to your room after having a satisfying meal that’s been prepared by our on-site chefs, and get a good night’s rest.

Group Therapy

One of the ways in which our behavioral therapy is carried out in a group setting. These groups will be led by one or more healthcare professionals. In such a group, one can expect to learn about addiction, problematic behavior and thinking, and learn alternative coping skills among other important elements that facilitate change.

The benefit of doing therapy in a group is that it’s often easier to learn from one’s peers, such as learning from another recovering person who has been through a similar experience as you, and are now nearing the end of their treatment. Peer learning is a powerful tool, as teaching can be, too; you may share your experience and what you’ve learned with others, helping to strengthen your own motivation and resolve.

One-on-One Therapy

Oftentimes, the most profound realizations and changes that occur during rehab happen in a one-on-one setting. Therapy done in such a way happens between you and a healthcare professional that is experienced in providing a specific type of behavioral therapy, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy.