Addiction Counselling Helps Control Your Addiction

Posted by one40 on October 9th, 2014

Talk therapy or counselling is one of the most important components of an addiction treatment program. It is through different behavioural therapy approaches that patients as well as their therapists can begin to understand the underlying causes of their dependence on a particular substance and in turn, take measures to overcome them. Addiction counsellors are specifically trained to help recovering addicts make long lasting and far-reaching changes in their behaviours and habits by providing motivation and encouragement, as well as honing skills that can help them cope with life without their addictions.

Medications can only do so much to help the physical body recover from addiction. This is why incorporating different behavioural therapies and counselling approaches is essential in initiating recovery and keeping patients away from their addiction triggers. Counselling therapies can be done using different approaches. There are different types of residential and outpatient programs designed to help addicts discover underlying issues that have contributed or may still be contributing to their addictive urges as well as to devise techniques to help them cope with their thoughts and behaviours in order to prevent slips and relapse. The following are some of the most common counselling techniques and approaches expert therapists use to help recovering addicts make progress in their fight with addiction:

• Motivational enhancement therapy and motivational interviewing – These therapy techniques help individuals with addiction recognize that they have a serious problem with substance abuse as well as the degree of damage that their substance use causing in their lives. Motivational enhancement therapy also helps encourage those who may be ambivalent about quitting their addiction to stop using the substance and take positive steps towards recovery.
  
  
• Cognitive behavioural therapy – Alcohol or drug dependence is a chronic condition, which is why many patients find it difficult to overcome relapse. One way to avoid going back to a life of addiction is by going through cognitive behavioural therapies, where you can be taught how to cope with addictive cravings and how to avoid things, places, and people that may trigger the addiction.
  
  
• Incentives and rewards therapy –Participating in a rewards and incentives programs where small prices and rewards are given for each progress you make in the treatment process can also be a great positive reinforcement to encourage long-term recovery from addiction. This kind of approach promotes greater behavioural changes throughout the treatment progress.

About the Author:-

This article is written by Dale Conlon, who is associated with One40. One40 is a culmination of all expertise, dedication, compassion, and experience they have gained over the years and enables them to offer clients comprehensive individually tailored addiction and disorder day treatment programs in a tranquil, conducive environment.