Addiction is more than a physical disease. The mental, emotional and social ramifications of substance misuse often have far more reaching impacts. If you want to get sober, receiving counseling can help you address the underlying psychological and social factors that lead to relapse. While individual therapy is key, group counseling creates a unique culture where you’re surrounded by others who understand your recovery struggles and are there to cheer your successes.
At Gateway Foundation in Lake Villa, IL, we offer safe and effective group counseling services for addiction as part of many of our patients’ personalized treatment programs.
As the name implies, group counseling is a therapeutic modality involving a small group of people working together to better understand their addictions and set recovery goals. Counseling in a group setting targets substance misuse by providing an outlet to open up to others about your struggles. Sessions are led by a highly trained counselor who helps create a safe space where group members can open up about their feelings and relate to others in more positive ways.
At Gateway Lake Villa, we use group counseling to help our patients better understand the disease of addiction while simultaneously finding support from their peers. While no one is required to share, the group synergy often elicits openness and vulnerability. The ultimate goal is to help members discover they’re not alone and learn from others who are successfully changing, growing and developing new coping skills.
Everything that occurs during your treatment program revolves around communication. While the fellow members of your group will be strangers at first, you will begin to view them as allies as time goes on. The relationships formed here often serve as an ongoing source of support.
Your group counseling will be accompanied by various other programs and clinical services tailored to your unique needs. These could include:
Addiction is a lonely disease. Group counseling helps you break free from isolation and provides you with companionship and understanding. To learn more about group counseling and our other individualized treatments and services available at Gateway Lake Villa, please contact us today.
