Often overlooked as part of the alcohol and drug rehab process, individual counseling is a vital counterpart to individual and group therapy. Many treatment facilities are not sophisticated enough to discriminate between therapy and counseling - Promises does. Therapy is an in-depth and often long term approach to understand how and why we act and think the way we do; then putting that knowledge to use in changing generally desired outcomes. Counseling, on the other hand, is a more short term solution and is typically very specific in the objectives it serves to reach. In counseling sessions during the drug treatment program, one of Promises professional counselors will work with you or your loved one to achieve very specific and obtainable goals that further the cause of sobriety.
Chemical Dependency Counseling
In addiction treatment, many participants forge close bonds with their chemical dependency counselors. At Promises, all of our chemical dependency counselors are state licensed and/or certified. These counselors spend countless hours talking with participants, helping them educate themselves about the true nature of their drug or alcohol addictions, about their current addiction treatment progress and about their plans for a sober future.
Spiritual Counseling
As a firm believer in the power of the twelve step model of recovery, Promises also offers spiritual counseling. Spiritual counseling is NOT religion-based, and useful to all individuals, including atheists and agnostics. At Promises, we use spiritual counseling to discover and augment the participant's beliefs and values, facilitate spiritual growth and understanding and generally help participants feel comfortable with their perceived place in the world.
Marriage and Family Counseling
Less intense and more specific than marriage and family therapy, our family counseling program at Promises gives couples and/or families a supportive environment in which to work out issues together. Led by a professional counselor, these sessions provide a measurable boost to interpersonal relationships.
At Promises, we use individual counseling sessions to focus on treatment objectives identified by participants, family members and clinical staff in a more specific, less rigorous way. We invite you or your loved one to find out what makes individual counseling sessions at Promises so powerful.
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