Therapies at Desert Hope
Addiction can change a person’s behaviors and thought processes in ways that make them prioritize drugs and alcohol over their health, wellness, and personal and professional responsibilities.
We offer individual and group therapy for addiction in all our treatment programs to help you experience a well-rounded recovery. Individual counseling sessions are structured and customized for your unique needs and allows you to speak openly and privately with your therapist about your substance use disorder and the struggles you face.
Group therapy and addiction recovery support groups allow you to interact with peers and discuss common challenges you may face as you work toward recovering from substance use disorders together.
Proven Therapy for Addiction
At Desert Hope, you’ll participate in recovery-oriented therapies chosen just for you based on your assigned level of care, co-occurring mental health disorders, and aftercare recovery plan. These therapies are evidence-based, meaning they have been proven to improve outcomes for patients.
Therapies for addiction treatment used in our treatment programs include:
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT): This therapy, which is very commonly used in the treatment of substance use disorders, helps you identify and change negative and irrational thoughts and behaviors that propel substance abuse.
- Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT): This therapy focuses on improving a patient’s ability to envision, articulate, and pursue goals, develop coping skills, and work on acceptance. DBT is effective in the treatment of patients with suicidal tendencies and/or a dual diagnosis for borderline personality disorder.
- The Matrix Model: This integrative therapy often used in the treatment of stimulant addiction combines a number of treatment approaches including recovery skills groups, 12-step meetings, family therapy, and more to help you achieve long-term abstinence from drugs and alcohol.
- Motivational interviewing: This therapy focuses on helping you resolve any ambivalence about getting sober and empowering you to achieve abstinence.
- Family therapy: Family therapy involves your loved ones in treatment so you can improve the family dynamic and repair relationships and address resentments that may be a continuing strain on the family unit.
- Psychoeducation: This therapeutic intervention teaches you the ins and outs of substance use disorders and addiction to help you feel more empowered about sobriety and recovery.
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) at Desert Hope
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is available at Desert Hope, though it may not be an appropriate treatment option for all patients. MAT combines counseling and behavioral therapy for addiction with medications that reduce alcohol and opioid withdrawal symptoms and help you avoid relapse.
We can discuss whether you’re an ideal candidate for MAT at the time of intake.
Addiction Recovery Support Groups
Connecting with peers in a therapeutic group setting can give you the support and motivation you need to achieve long-term recovery and abstinence from drugs and alcohol.
We offer the following addiction recovery support groups at Desert Hope:
- Alcoholics Anonymous : AA uses the 12-step model to facilitate discussion about alcohol use disorder and recovery, and supports the notion that healing can take place when you surrender to a higher power as you define it.
- Narcotics Anonymous: NA uses the same 12-step model as AA, but is designed for people who abuse substances other than alcohol such as heroin, opioids, and stimulants.
- SMART Recovery: This secular recovery group and 12-step alternative focuses on 4 points instead of 12, and on self-empowerment instead of surrendering to a higher power.