Emotional Management focuses on understanding and developing skills to improve the emotional literacy of participants. Participants will gain an increased ability to regulate their emotions and understand the connection between how emotions can activate a craving to use. The curriculum offers a blend of psychoeducation and experiential sessions focused on increasing awareness and identification of feelings, identifying specific emotional reactions and how they have impacted substance use. Content will include developing coping skills to manage strong emotional states, distress tolerance, and managing emotional flooding.

Recovery and Resiliency Skills focuses on developing knowledge and skills to avoid relapse and become more adaptive to persevere through difficult circumstances in sobriety. . This group provides psychoeducation and experiential opportunities for participants. Participants will gain an increased ability to manage triggers, cravings and crisis situations. This includes recognizing the signs when you are heading towards a relapse, learning about risk factors, the Stages of Change, developing refusal skills, understanding post-acute withdrawal symptoms, triggers, cravings and crisis management, cross addiction and the disease of addiction.

Expressive/Creative Arts is a complementary offering that may help participants expand their world view while gaining a deeper understanding of the underlying issues that impacted their functioning. Expressive/Creative arts will focus on expanding individuals’ adaptive strategies through modalities such as dance, psychodrama, art and theater. 

The Mindfulness and Spirituality in Recovery group offers a safe environment for individuals to learn, explore, gain a deeper understanding of their core values and belief systems, and experience various mindfulness techniques and spiritual practices. During active addiction individuals often lose the ability to “be.” Instead, the brain and body became accustomed to being in an active state. The journey of recovery can often be confusing, painful, discouraging, and sometimes hopeless.

This group combines psychoeducation with experiences designed to develop more intentional skills. Participants will learn about and practice various meditation methods, engage in breathing exercises, learn how to do a body scan, and develop skills to quiet an anxious mind. Participants will also learn the difference between religion and spirituality, and be able to explore how they define a higher power in a judgment and pressure-free space.

Developing healthy habits and good life skills is a key ingredient to long term sobriety. This pychoeducation group provides information about how addiction impacts the body’s health and nutrition during recovery. Other topics include sleep hygiene, fun in recovery and building a sober network. Often it is difficult for people to get back on their feet. Finances, employment/education and time management segments are designed to develop the skills needed to live a well-rounded life and move from surviving in sobriety to thriving in sobriety.

Our Integrative Services group provides an avenue for individuals to explore the spirit, mind, and body connection by participating in services such as energy therapy (Reiki), yoga, acupuncture, sound healing, and strength training. These groups are scaled to the client’s ability and comfort level, providing an individualized plan for each person while experiencing the support of group participation. Including integrative services in your recovery plan provides an avenue for expression and builds a foundation for positive coping skills as you walk through your journey to sobriety.