Counselling

Our programme operates within a warm, nurturing environment. A combination of therapy and leisure activities enable clients to recover more quickly and see new possibilities in a life of total abstinence. Our treatment is delivered by our professional members of staff, who have many years of experience in the field of addiction treatment. What to expect in the programme:

• Affirmation Groups - These groups focus on positive affirmations and creating positive attitude towards life's challenges. Furthermore, this teaches gratitude and appreciation, which can lead to the development of successful coping mechanisms and constructive behaviour.

• Written Assignments - As a part of the therapy, the clients are expected to have some written work such as writing their life story. This proves to be very therapeutic as it enables the client to grow trust and feel freedom to share their past experience. Furthermore, the clients will be required to answer the questions from our Step Writing Booklet, which will enable the clients to gain a better awareness of their current behaviour.

• Relapse Prevention - This workshop is very important as it discusses the tools, which the client could use, when life's struggles result in cravings. As some clients might have a history of relapses, this workshop offers the solution to turn future challenging situations into a new sober and clean lifestyle. This is an integral part of developing long term coping mechanisms, which can result in a sustainable sobriety. We recognise that after the treatment, the clients will have the challenge of managing their own recovery and the relapse prevention focuses on suggestions that will be very useful for that purpose.

• Anger Management - We have found that some of our clients have trouble with managing their anger and we offer a practical solution, which enables the client to deal with anger adequately. Our Anger Management workshop delivers the necessary tools, which make the client more perceptive to their own emotions and improves the communication skills. This way anger can be expressed in a constructive and non-harmful way.

• One-on-One Therapy - This is an essential part of our treatment as it gives the client the opportunity to share their emotions and receive constructive, personal advice. This encourages the client to be involved with their own therapy and enables us to deliver a unique, personalised treatment.

• Group Therapy - These are very beneficial sessions as the diversity of opinions within a group brings issues and suggestions, which might not be apparent otherwise. Our groups are small in size and this gives an opportunity to every client to be an active participant of the group. This enables the clients to improve their communication and social skills. Our group therapy also brings people from different backgrounds together in search for a solution for a common problem. This allows the clients to practise respect and open-mindedness towards other members of the group. There is a large range of skills that can be developed in group therapy including receptivity and empathy.

• Graduation Ceremonies - At the end of the treatment period, we celebrate the successful completion of the client's treatment by having a Graduation Ceremony. This allows the client to feel the achievement of the effort that has been put into the recovery. Furthermore, the clients are given feedback from the staff and their recovering housemates and are given the opportunity to share their personal experience. This encourages the clients to appreciate the hard work they have done so far and it motivates them to continue their journey on the road to recovery.