The basic components of addiction therapy are employed for all of our clients at Discovery Transition’s outpatient program. These components work to establish a foundation for maintaining long-term recovery. A holistic approach to addiction therapy cultivates the process of inner change. This method of therapy encourages not only freedom from drugs and alcohol but also a more productive, effective life.
Counseling
At Discovery Transitions, we employ individual counseling, group therapy, and a trauma-informed approach to resolve various co-occurring issues/stressors. Discovery Transitions implement emotional intelligence enhancement training, psycho-drama experiential group sessions, and neuro-feedback applications. Utilizing these specific therapies as a vehicle to empower each participant, clients learn to navigate the holistic approach to relapse prevention, anger management, coping skills, and utilize these tools to enhance each individual’s quality of life.
12-Step Facilitation
We encourage the 12-steps at Discovery Transitions. We introduce them as an approach to uncover, discover, and discard lifelong beliefs that produce inner discord at a spiritual level. Each participant has an opportunity to transform their lives. Spiritual experiences are personality changes sufficient enough to bring about recovery from a seemingly hopeless state of mind. The term recovery is to regain that which has been lost; Discovery Transitions is here to assist in the restoration of the human spirit.
Education
Chemical dependency is a threefold disease: biological, psychological, and sociological. In more technical terms, addiction is a brain disease in which the pleasure-reward circuit has been hijacked by the effect of substances. The addict’s brain seeks its new, altered equilibrium which generates a desire for more pleasure (drugs). The individual’s brain equates drinking or using it with survival. The addict’s mind makes up a story to justify the desire: It’s not that bad; I can handle this by myself; I’ll taper in the next few weeks; I’ll quit when I go on vacation, or move to another city… The excuses go on and on. However, they are all simply justifications for a compulsion generated at a much deeper level. The concept of willpower is nonexistent for the addict and what looks like a “choice” to the addict is, in fact, a surrender to that compulsion.
Discovery Transitions’ addiction therapy program in Los Angeles, California addresses addiction at its deepest level. It will restore the struggling individual to new freedom and a sense of purpose. Our successful alumni regularly testify that their lives were dramatically changed as a result of our program. Join us, and discover that recovery is the gift you’ve been longing for.