Addiction Treatment Alternatives, LLC.

Treatment for family issues related to Substance Use, Abuse, and Addiction

Addiction is a family disease. When one person in the family develops a substance abuse issue, it doesn’t solely affect them. No matter what their substance of choice happens to be, their addiction becomes a family disease, because it causes stress to the people living in the family home and to those people closest to the user. One of the casualties of a battle with addiction is the trail of damaged relationships it leaves in its wake. With the right kind of help, repairing relationships after addiction is possible.

Family counseling for alcohol and drug addiction can be very positive and influential. It can help address the steps needed in improving communication and ultimately help begin movement towards a healthy life away from drug and alcohol abuse. Positive family involvement can also help lead the rest of your family toward a journey of recovery and self-discovery. Each family is different, so the approach of family involvement with will differ with every person and family.

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Family Recovery Sessions

We involve engagement of the family as we’re treating their loved one or in some cases without their loved one. We work on helping everyone understand the ways they are affected by living with someone who has a treatable addiction.

Some of our goals with Family Therapy are...

To reboot the family in a healthy way
To help them heal, by teaching healthy stress management techniques
Teach them how to have helpful and clear conversations
We also help the family members re-connect with outside support systems
We educate the family on how to relate to the loved one with clear and loving boundaries.

Family members will also learn critical skills:

How to address their own individual issues or needs
How to heal as a unit
Communication techniques for healthy interaction

Good communication can foster a harmonious and loving family relationship. Improving family communication cultivates love, trust, respect, and more importantly, it helps the family learn to cope with life's ups and downs.

Expected Family Treatment Improvements

Helping clients increase their self-awareness and understanding of their needs and behaviors

Improving the mental and physical state of the whole family unit

Understanding the process of addiction and the factors that can cause somebody to become addicted

Helping family members gain self-care processes to improve their own individual well-being

Improves communication and quality of the relationships

Helping families gain knowledge in avoiding enabling behaviors

Understanding codependency

Learning and understanding the processes in place that support and deter substance abuse

Preventing drug addiction and alcoholism from spreading throughout the family or down through future

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Fear of the unknown can keep families from getting help.

Fear can make families doubt their basic instincts when it comes to dealing with an alcohol or drug addiction. Even though it is difficult to watch a loved one self-destruct, people are even more afraid of letting the secret out — admitting there is a problem and seeking help. Other families are afraid to approach their loved one; suffering addicts can be manipulative and self-centered, and the family is usually tired or scared of what the person will do or say. Still others do not understand the process of recovery and are willing to allow the addiction to carry on rather than speak up.

Self-Help for Families

Al-Anon and Nar-Anon are fully supported by ATA.

Al-Anon and Nar-Anon are organizations that are self-supported through member donations. Meetings are available to help family members and friends of Substance Abusers recover from the effects of living with the Substance problem, even if their loved ones haven’t recovered. The key focus of the two groups is to support members by letting them know they aren’t alone in their struggle. ATA also provides individual counseling and help for these family members.

Family Services