Therapy
Our approach
Our substance misuse practitioners and therapy team are professionals with specialised training and integrated skills that may help in a variety of ways. For example:
- Addressing the addiction as well as any underlying issues or co-occurring disorders that are impacting on daily life. Our therapists are trained to assist in the identification of any other mental health problems that may be acting as a barrier to recovery.
- Use a variety of approaches to help us focus on changing our behaviours. It can be overwhelming thinking of how to approach changing an addictive behaviour, the therapy team can help support your steps to recovery in a caring and understanding way.
- Help us address problems that have arisen as a result of substance misuse, assisting to restore broken relationships and help to address issues around trust that may have fractured friends and family, as well as breaking free from old relationships that do not serve us positively moving forward.
Why Therapy?
Our therapy team use a variety of techniques such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness that helps patients to examine patterns of thinking that are unhelpful or even destructive. We provide self-help strategies that may help to identify and recognise clues and warning signs that may trigger a relapse. This allows us to learn healthier coping techniques and recognise thoughts that may trigger cravings and relapse.
At The New Life Centre we inspire motivation and provide positive interventions to support navigating our own recovery. Addiction is complex but can be treated. Therapy is an integral part of effective rehabilitation and recovery.
Our highly skilled and empathic practitioners will help us gain control of emotions, change behaviours and actions that can result in a happier, healthier life.
It is never too late to begin the journey to recovery.
Solution Focused Therapy
Also known as brief therapy – is an approach to psychotherapy based on solution-building rather than problem-solving. Although it acknowledges present problems and past causes, it predominantly explores an individual’s current resources and future hopes.
Logotherapy
Is a school of psychology and a philosophy based on the idea that we are strongly motivated to live purposefully and meaningfully, and that we find meaning in life as a result of responding authentically and humanely (i.e. meaningfully) to life’s challenges.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Is a psycho-social intervention that aims to improve mental health. CBT focuses on challenging and changing unhelpful cognitive distortions and behaviours, improving emotional regulation, and the development of personal coping strategies that target solving current problems.
Humanistic Therapy
Is a mental health approach that emphasizes the importance of being your true self in order to lead the most fulfilling life. It’s based on the principle that everyone has their own unique way of looking at the world. This view can impact your choices and actions.
Group Therapy
Is a form of psychotherapy that involves one or more therapists working with several people at the same time.
One-to-one Therapy
Takes place on an individual basis, between yourself and the most appropriate specialist for your unique mental health requirements, and is designed to provide you with a safe, supportive space in which to explore personal issues and connect with the feelings that are associated with these issues. Most of the therapy at The New Life Centre in one-to-one therapy
