Leadem Counseling & Consulting Services believes that Alcoholism and other forms of Substance Dependency represent the single greatest threat to an individual’s physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. It matters little whether you are the addicted person or someone who cares about one. The devastating cost to the human quality of life has moved addiction to the position of the nation’s number one health problem. We are prepared to help you and those you love develop a sober and fulfilling lifestyle through comprehensive treatment.
Alcohol Addiction
Alcoholism is a primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by continuous or periodic: impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial.
We believe that treatment works and that relapse is an unnecessary departure from drug freedom and sober living. Relapse is not a part of recovery! We can help you to design a relapse prevention plan that addresses your past and present triggers.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is a brain disease. Although initial drug use might be voluntary, drugs of abuse have been shown to alter gene expression and brain circuitry, which in turn affect human behavior. Once addiction develops, these brain changes interfere with an individual’s ability to make voluntary decisions, leading to compulsive drug craving, seeking and use.
The impact of addiction can be far reaching. Cardiovascular disease, stroke, cancer, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, and lung disease can all be affected by drug abuse. Some of these effects occur when drugs are used at high doses or after prolonged use, however, some may occur after just one use.
Counseling Focal Points
Leadem Counseling & Consulting Services offers private and confidential counseling services to individuals and families whose lives have been touched by substance addiction:
- Practicing The Principles Of 12 Step Recovery In All Our Affairs
- Healing A Troubled Marriage
- Developing and Maintaining Intimate Friendships And Romantic Relationships
- Completion Of Specific Steps In The Recovery Process
- Improving Troubled Relationships With Our Children
- Helping A Loved One Get Help For Their Problem
- Navigating The Spiritual Desert
- Detachment With Love
- Improving Communication
- Understanding Parental Alcoholism
- Rising Above Co-Dependency
- Working With At-Risk Teens
- Parent Coaching Using The 12 Steps
Treatment Options
Individual Therapy
Individual therapy is designed to provide analysis, direction, and support in a therapeutic relationship whose hallmark feature will be mutual respect and responsibility. We believe that a therapy session should be guided by the needs of the client and treatment plans are designed around the needs the client presents. Our staff has an experiential orientation and a personal working knowledge of the 12 Steps.
Group Therapy
Group therapy provides a melting pot of personalities for each of the group’s members to develop skills needed to relate to a diverse population of people. Extensive training in Gestalt Therapy, Psychodrama, and Family Systems Dynamics combined with vast experience in the treatment of Addictive Disorders ensures that our recovering staff will bring a wide breadth and depth of skills to the treatment experience.
Family Therapy
Effective family therapy must begin with the bonding of values between therapist and family members. Our staff practices 12 Step oriented family therapy from a model that combines theories of natural and logical consequences with the spiritual principles of recovery used by 12 Step Groups.
Couples Therapy
The development and maintenance of a rewarding romantic relationship will involve an intense commitment to the 12 Steps and a willingness to address the challenges that each member has brought to the union. Our staff will work to assist the members in resolving immediate conflicts while working to uncover the antecedents to the current difficulty.
Addiction Assessment
An assessment to determine if an individual is suffering with Alcoholism or some other form of Substance Dependency should involve a comprehensive investigation into the individual’s developmental relationship with mood-altering substances. A comprehensive diagnostic assessment includes review of medical history, previous treatment records, psychiatric records, criminal justice involvement, interviews with significant others, and in-depth review of substance use history.
Intervention Training
While it is true that the chemically dependent person is the master of manipulation and a brilliant escape artist, a well-trained team of caring people can get through the wall of “denial” where individual efforts have failed.
Aftercare Support
Our after-care support services are intended to provide therapeutic services to substance dependent people and their families who are completing residential treatment and require transition support to stabilize their early recovery efforts. The focus is primarily on bridging the gap to 12 Step Groups and developing a relapse prevention plan.
If you or someone you love is struggling with substance addiction, we are prepared to help you develop a sober and fulfilling lifestyle. Contact us today to begin the journey to recovery.