One-on-One Counseling
A Private Space for Your Story to Unfold
Individual therapy is the cornerstone of effective addiction treatment. It is a confidential alliance between you and your therapist, focused on uncovering root causes and building the skills for a life in recovery.
The Role of a Trained Professional in Recovery
While group settings are vital for building community, individual therapy is where the deep, personalized work of recovery happens. In these sessions, it is just you and a trained addiction specialist. This promotes an environment of trust where you can practice honesty, learn effective communication, and express emotions in a completely safe space. Our therapists prioritize your privacy, allowing you to unpack your burdens and discover the path to a successful recovery.
Individuals in our addiction treatment programs will have the opportunity to meet with a therapist for individual therapy sessions at least once per week. Although group therapy and family therapy are also available as part of holistic addiction treatment, individualized therapy sessions dive deeper into the underlying causes of addiction and addressing specific addictive behaviors so that recovery skills are developed.
The Benefits of Working With a Trained Professional
Our addiction specialists can help guide you to uncover the underlying causes of your addictions. Some of the key benefits of this focused, one-on-one work include:
Individual vs. Group Therapy: A Powerful Combination
While both are essential, they serve distinct and complementary purposes. At Asheville Recovery Center, we believe that individual therapy is where skills are learned, and group therapy is where they are practiced.
The Foundation: Individual Therapy
In your one-on-one sessions, you have a focused, confidential space to work with a therapist on your specific issues. This is where you can safely unpack trauma, identify personal triggers, and develop a highly personalized treatment plan. The therapeutic alliance you build with your counselor is the foundation of this deep work.
The Practice: Group Therapy
In contrast, group therapy provides a community of peers who understand your struggle. It is a space to practice new communication skills, receive honest feedback, and realize you are not alone. It’s where you apply the insights from individual therapy in a supportive social context.
By participating in both, you get the benefit of targeted, expert guidance and the power of shared experience, creating a comprehensive support system for your recovery.
Our Therapeutic Approaches
Our individual therapy sessions are based on proven psychological methods designed to create real, lasting change. We tailor our approach to you, focusing on the techniques that will best support your journey.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT works to address the behavioral aspect of addiction by helping you identify, challenge, and reframe the negative thoughts and beliefs that lead to substance use. It is a goal-oriented therapy where your advancements are recognized and built upon, giving you practical, real world tools to manage stress and change your perspective for good.
Motivational Interviewing
This collaborative counseling style is essential for exploring and resolving ambivalence about change. Instead of confrontation, your therapist will work with you to strengthen your personal motivation and commitment to recovery. It helps you find your “why” and builds the internal drive needed to sustain a sober lifestyle, making you a partner in your own healing process.
Trauma Informed Therapy
Many people seeking help have had traumatic experiences that led to addiction through self medication. Individualized therapy provides a safe and confidential way to express the emotions stemming from these experiences. By addressing trauma directly, we help you heal the cause of the addiction, not just the symptoms, which is a much more effective treatment approach for long term success.
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Are you sick of the consequences of addiction that are keeping you from achieving your goals? You are not alone. Find out what individual therapy can do for you and join the recovery community at Asheville Recovery Center.
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