If you are preparing for a residential treatment program for addiction or mental health issues, you might have concerns about how to reunite with your family after treatment. While in an inpatient program, you might not have much contact with the outside world. The early days of treatment are an opportunity to retreat from the stresses of everyday life and focus on your recovery. However, the support of your family members can be invaluable as you work on your sobriety.
Family therapy can be helpful as you reunite and reconnect with family members after residential treatment. They need to get to know the person you are apart from substance abuse issues, and in therapy, they can learn how to best support you.
And if you are concerned about reconnecting with a loved one who has been in inpatient addiction treatment, learn more about how you can best support them in their journey to recovery.
Connecting with Family After Residential Treatment
What do you need to consider about reuniting with family after residential treatment? In your newfound sobriety, you want to surround yourself with a network of support. If your family has not been supportive in the past of your efforts to overcome addiction in the past, you will want to be cautious about how you let your family in your life right after finishing treatment.
However, for many in recovery, their loved ones are excited about the opportunity to support their sobriety. No matter what your relationships with your family members are like, you would likely benefit from a family therapy program as you continue your journey to recovery.
How Your Family Can Support Your Recovery
When you decide to work with a family therapy program after residential treatment, you will discover a number of benefits.
- Your family will learn how to best support you in your recovery
- Your loved ones will learn about the realities of addiction
- You can rebuild damaged relationships
- You’ll find effective ways to communicate
After residential treatment, make reuniting with loved ones the best experience possible.
Family Therapy After Residential Treatment
The entire goal of enrolling in family therapy through a luxury treatment program is to place you in a position to be successful. Therefore, multiple types of family therapy might be used. A few examples include:
- Family System Model: The goal might be to change relationships among family members to reduce pressure on the person who is suffering from a mental health issue
- Cognitive-Behavioral Model: This treatment model focuses on building better communication and improving problem-solving skills
- Multidimensional Model: This model focuses on improving family relationships a better resist outside pressure from school, work, and society
It is possible that all of these treatment models will play a role in the recovery process. At Westwind Recovery®, our treatment team provides personalized treatment plans for each of our clients. We’ll help you reconnect with your loved ones in a healthy way. Our goal is to help you maintain your sobriety long-term, and your family can play an important role.
Contact Westwind Recovery® for Family Therapy and Inpatient Treatment
At Westwind Recovery®, we will spare no resource when it comes to helping you with your recovery. With a wide range of treatment programs including substance use treatment, inpatient treatment, and more, we will do everything we can to place your family on the road to recovery. Our professionals have an unparalleled level of experience that they can use to help you recover. Contact us today at 855.340.8832 to speak with a member of our team. Allow us to use our resources and develop a treatment plan for you and your family.
Dr. Deena is the Chief Clinical Officer of Westwind Recovery®, an award-winning outpatient treatment center in Los Angeles where she oversees the clinical and administrative program and treatment methods. Dr. Deena is a doctor of psychology and licensed clinical social worker since 1993. LCSW #20628. Originally from the East Coast, Dr. Deena has worked running treatment centers, worked as a therapist in psychiatric hospitals as well as school settings and currently has a thriving private practice in the LA area. Dr. Deena has appeared regularly on the Dr. Phil Show as an expert since 2003. She has also been featured on many other TV shows, podcasts and has contributed to written publications as well as podcasts.
