Understanding Addiction Treatment with Family TherapyAlcohol Treatment, Drug Addiction Treatment, Mental Health TreatmentBy Chrissy PetroneMarch 30, 2021If your loved one is living with addiction, it can be hard to wrap your head around their behavior. You may see the way it affects your life and realize you’re struggling to cope, too. If it’s time for addiction treatment, why is family therapy important? Family therapy can help your loved one get…
CBT Plays Large Role in Substance Abuse TreatmentAlcohol Treatment, Drug Addiction Treatment, Mental Health Treatment, Rehab, Substance AbuseBy Chrissy PetroneMarch 2, 2021When you finally take that brave, bold step toward substance abuse treatment and recovery, you want to know you’re walking in the right direction. Who wouldn’t? When you enter treatment for addiction, you’re giving your time and effort as an investment. And we’re right there with you in saying we hope it’s an investment…
What is Illness Management and Recovery?Alcohol Treatment, Drug Addiction Treatment, Mental Health TreatmentBy Chrissy PetroneFebruary 23, 2021Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) is a program that teaches coping and self-management skills. This program helps people with serious mental health conditions. If you’ve never heard of it, you’re not alone. It’s new to behavioral health, and most of the public isn’t aware yet either. IMR is backed by research and is part…
Overcoming Addiction: Age is just a numberAlcohol Addiction, Alcohol Treatment, Drug Addiction Treatment, Mental Health Treatment, RehabBy Chrissy PetroneFebruary 2, 2021We’ll get straight to the point: do not let your age stop you from getting addiction treatment! We’ve all heard the saying, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Maybe you’ve even said it yourself a time or two. Thankfully, like plenty of other crabby-clichés, just because we’ve all heard it before doesn’t make it…
Drug Addiction Treatment: Healing MethodsDrug Addiction Treatment, Mental Health Treatment, Rehab, Substance AbuseBy Chrissy PetroneSeptember 29, 2020Before you or your loved one enter a drug addiction treatment center, it is helpful to familiarize yourself with the different approaches used to find healing from substance use disorders. There are many models to choose from whether it be evidence-based therapeutic approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT), group therapy…
What to Look For in A Drug Addiction Treatment CenterDrug Addiction Treatment, Mental Health Treatment, RehabBy Chrissy PetroneSeptember 15, 2020Choosing a drug addiction treatment center in Houston can feel so overwhelming. In 2018, the U.S. had nearly 15,000 rehab facilities in operation, all of them offering hope in one form or another. It’s no wonder it can be a challenge to determine the best place for you or your loved one to get the…
Benefiting from Individualized CareAlcohol Addiction, Drug Addiction Treatment, RehabBy Right Step HoustonMay 8, 2020Millions of people enter drug and alcohol rehab each year. But treatment today is far more complicated than the “take two aspirin and call me in the morning” approach of yesterday. Substance abuse is a tricky disease that manifests itself differently in each individual. And we’re learning more every day about how patients are benefiting…
What is An Addiction Specialist?Rehab, Substance AbuseBy Right Step HoustonMay 1, 2020Substance abuse turns your life upside down. You find yourself in a position where drugs or alcohol become the most important thing in your life. It causes problems with work, health, and relationships. If you’ve been considering treatment, you might be asking, “What is an addiction specialist?” Addiction specialists apply their expertise through hospitals, doctor’s…
Does Mindfulness Meditation Work For Addiction?Alcohol Treatment, Drug Addiction Treatment, Substance AbuseBy Right Step HoustonApril 15, 2020Dealing with an addiction problem is a challenge for many people. Finding adequate treatment is so critical so that healing can occur. The key to developing a treatment plan is to work side by side with an experienced team of professionals who understand what will work best for you. Mindfulness meditation is one therapy that…
What is Psychotherapy?Alcohol Treatment, Drug Addiction Treatment, RehabBy Right Step HoustonFebruary 29, 2020Psychotherapy is an umbrella term for evidence-based therapy that treatment specialists use to help clients with mental disorders. Psychotherapy is a form of talk therapy where a counselor listens to the client and responds with solutions to the client’s challenges. Therapists often help clients learn how to recognize the underlying issues within the problems and…
