During the family counseling program, a certified counselor will lead family members in a discussion and help teach skills to help including:
Education – Counselors discuss the science of addiction to help alleviate any leftover stigma. Families learn why certain things happen during addiction and why their loved one is suffering.
Negative Coping Mechanisms – It’s important for family members to ditch negative coping mechanisms like enabling, codependency, and covering up.
How to Communicate – Addicts can have difficulties communicating as well as their family members. Counselors can teach family members and addicts how to approach communication and to properly make their feelings known.
Self-Care – Families can lose time, sleep, money, and much more attempting to save their loved ones or worrying, which is why family counseling in Los Angeles is essential. You are the most important in your own life, not the addict. We teach you how to take care of yourself during stressful situations.