Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy incorporates a group of psychological and psychosocial therapies aimed at helping patients develop coping strategies to deal with their addictions and mental health problems and in the long run substitute these activities with healthy alternatives. There are various types of psychotherapies, some of which include:

• Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT): Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy that emphasizes on building connections between feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. CBT is used by psychotherapists for identifying and changing dysfunctional thought patterns. Read more
• Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT): Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) empowers the clients with novel skills to process their debilitating emotions and reduce clashes in relationships. DBT explicitly emphasizes on offering therapeutic abilities in multiple domains. Read more
• Peer support therapy: Peer support therapy typically comprises an assembly of people with comparable complications, sharing their experiences. The sessions can be intervened by a psychotherapist or by the members themselves. Countless people in the quest of help have a preference for this sort of therapy over individual therapy, primarily because of the comfort derived from knowing that others also have similar problems and have managed to overcome them. Read more
• One-on-one therapy: Individual one-on-one therapy, frequently referred to as psychotherapy, includes meeting with a psychotherapist in isolation with the intention of alleviating internal distress caused due to relationship problems, parenting challenges, workplace stress, etc. Read more
• Cognitive remediation: One of the organs that is adversely impacted in cases of substance abuse or severe mental illnesses is the brain. The brain is like the control center of our body, responsible for our thoughts, actions, behaviors, speech, and emotions. At the same time, it is also at the center of mental illness and addiction. Read more
• Experiential therapy: Experiential therapy is used to help patients recover from a substance use disorder (SUD) or a mental health disorder. This therapy endeavors to address concealed or subliminal issues with the help of real-life experience tools like props, re-enactment, and guided imagery. Read more